Tag: Balasore

Bhubaneswar: When the nation was trying to come to terms with the ghastly Unnao and Kathua incidents, the rape of a four-year-old girl at Nilagiri in Odisha’s Balasore district sent shockwaves in the state again.  Heinous to an inexcusable limit, the minor was admitted to Nilagiri hospital in a critical condition with her private parts […]

Balasore: Markona village under Simulia police limits of Balasore district is in a state of shock after charred bodies of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter were found under mysterious circumstances Tuesday. Both the dead bodies were reportedly found inside a house. The woman has been identified as Sanjulata, wife of one Narayan Roul. It […]

The history of Christianity in Odisha is linked to the discovery of the sea-route from Europe to India by Vasco de Gama in 1498. The Portuguese traders played a vital role in the beginning of Christianity, particularly in the Balasore region. By 1514, they had made a settlement at Pipili, and ancient port at the […]

Balasore: A man allegedly committed suicide after killing his wife over family feud in Bahanaga block of Balasore. The deceased have been identified as Buddhiram Majhi and his wife Tulasi Kumari. As per reports, the couple entered an argument over some issue yesterday night. Following a heated exchange of words, Majhi became violent and beat […]

Balasore: The death of an elderly woman in a road mishap triggered tension at Godhibasa area near Balasore Railway Station today. Irate over the rash driving and negligence on the part of a truck driver, irate mob went berserk and ransacked over 70 trucks parked inside the nearby Malgodown area. According to sources, a truck […]

Balasore: Two proxy candidates appearing the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) at the Government ITI Centre in Balasore, were today detained by the police. The candidates were identified after the exam invigilator spotted mismatch in their signatures when compared with those of the real candidates,informed Chairman of the ITI Krushna Chandra Rout adding that a […]

Balasore: Body of one fisherman was found while three others are yet to be traced in the boat capsize incident that took place near Kirtania jetty in Balasore district today morning. The body of the deceased fishermen was recovered near Kankadapal under Baliapal block by the rescue team comprising personnel from the Fire Services department […]

Bhubaneswar: With eight persons getting admitted to SCB medical in Cuttack after being afflicted by a ‘mysterious’ ailment upon arrival from Goa and subsequent return of 12 more persons from Goa yesterday triggering panic; Health Minister Pratap Jena today ruled out Nipah virus scare. The minister said that is only a hearsay that the eight […]

Bhubaneswar:The crackdown on various fish markets and godowns to detect cancer inducing formalin laced fishes continued at different parts of the state for the third consecutive day today. According to reports, a team of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) raided a godown at Press Chhak in the city and collected samples for examination at the food […]

Balasore: A gate constructed on the Odisha-West Bengal border has irked residents of Balasore who claim that the gate has encroached into the state. The construction has come up on a road connecting Odisha’s Sahabajipur  and Udayapur sea beach in Bengal. Locals of Sahabajipur under Bhogarai block in Balasore alleged that the gate has intruded […]

Balasore: Eight youths from Balasore suffering from an unknown disease were today admitted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack after two of their mates succumbed to the disease at Goa last week. All of them hailing from Nimatpur in Bhograi area of the district were employed at a restaurant in Goa, […]

Balasore/Baripada: Three people were killed and four others injured in separate road mishaps in different places of Odisha today morning. In Balasore, two persons died while four others were injured after an auto-rickshaw hit a car near Rupsa on NH- 60 today morning. The injured were rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has decided to open three more cyber police stations in Jeypore, Balasore and Bhubaneswar to deal with increasing cyber crime cases in the State. Currently, the State has four cyber stations in Cuttack, Berhampur, Rourkela and Sambalpur. “We are also planning to augment the infrastructure at the existing stations while increasing […]

Balasore: Demanding a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in seed supply, farmers in Balasore along with members of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan on Tuesday staged demonstration in front of the District Collectorate. The protestors alleged that seeds provided to them were of low quality. “They do not sprout and are not fit for agricultural activities. […]

Balasore: A man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 13-year-old girl at Pakhara village under Soro police limits in Balasore district on Monday evening. The accused has been identified as Subash Das of the same village. Though the incident occurred in the night of July 8, the matter came to fore after the […]