Tag: Balasore

Balasore: Odisha police on Monday dropped attempt to murder charge (Section 307 IPC) against Rajeswari Kamila, who was earlier arrested for hurling eggs at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during Talsari beach festival here recently. Balasore SP Niti Sekhar informed that a case has been registered under section 353, 332 & 506 of Indian Penal Code […]

Balasore: Police today rescued 12 minor migrant labourers from Soro railway station in Balasore district while they were being transported to Hyderabad on Monday. As per sources, all the minors belong to Thakuramunda area of Mayurbhanj district. Police said they were all waiting to board a train at the Soro station in which they were […]

Baripada: In a major breakthrough, Baripada police on Friday arrested Sk Samiluddin, the prime accused, who was running a fake currency racket in the region. Samiluddin, who hails from Balasore, was nabbed basing on an investigation and leads from two students, who were earlier caught circulating fake Rs 2,000 notes in the market on Wednesday. […]

Balasore: Armed miscreants on Thursday looted Rs 9 lakh at gunpoint from the cash counter of Bank of India’s Nuabazar branch in Jaleswar. Sources said five miscreants posing as customers entered the bank at around 3:15 pm and later decamped with the cash by terrorizing bank officials with weapons. A team of senior police officials […]

Balasore: An attempt to murder case has been lodged against the woman who had hurled eggs at the dais of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the inauguration of Talsari beach festival in Balasore on Wednesday. Talsari Marine police have registered the case suo motu, under section 307 (attempt to murder) read with Section 120B (criminal […]

Balasore: A woman was thrashed and misbehaved with allegedly by mob of BJD workers in presence of party president and CM Naveen Patnaik for hurling eggs during inauguration of Talsari beach festival in Balasore today. The woman, wife of BJP worker Dillip Kamila, threw two eggs back to back while Patnaik was addressing the gathering. […]

Balasore/Bhadrak: As many as 19 students fell ill after they were vaccinated for measles rubella in Balasore, Bhadrak and Kalahandi districts on Tuesday. As per reports, 10 students from Balasore, five from Bhawanipatna and four from Bhadrak were hospitalised after the vaccination. Besides, several students across the state reportedly experienced dizziness and fell unconscious in […]

Balasore: A youth with criminal antecedents was hacked to death by two miscreants near Electric Office square on OT Road in Balasore town today. The youth has been identified as Kunu Panda, brother of gangster Papa Panda. According to sources, Kunu was travelling on a motorcycle when the two miscreants chased him and hacked with […]

Balasore/Kendrapara: BJD supporters and activists celebrated after party candidate Kamal Sahu emerged victorious in the bypoll for Zilla Parishad (ZP) zone-26 in Balasore district. Sahu defeated BJP candidate Parshuram Parida by 4,117 votes. While Sahu got 13,499 votes, a total of 9,382 votes were cast in favour of Parida. Polling official Bhabatarana Sahoo declared, “Among […]

Kendrapara/Balasore: Bypolls were held for the posts of Samiti Member in Penthapala and Badambila panchayats of Kendrapara and member of zilla parishad in zone 26 in Balasore. As many as 6,000 voters cast their vote during the bypoll for the Penthapala panchayat samiti seat, reserved for woman candidate. While Marua Malik and Pramila Malik claim […]

Balasore: Tension erupted in Digibhanra village under Gopinathpur panchayat in Soro block of Balasore district after locals detained a police vehicle which had arrived to arrest two persons accused of looting ornaments from a woman here on Thursday. As per sources, two bike-borne miscreants intercepted one Rangabati Mallick in the village when she was on […]

Balasore: A police officer fell prey to a violent clash between two villages, Kalma and Bankatira, under Sadar police limits in Balasore district today. As per sources, after getting information of a group clash between the two villages, Haldipada police outpost in-charge, Sub Inspector Rajendra Nayak, arrived at the spot to control the situation. However, […]

Bolangir: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth at Patnagarh in Bolangir district yesterday. Sources said the accused identified as Fesan Meher managed to take the minor girl to his house by luring her on the pretext of giving her chocolate. He raped her and absconded after that. The girl was later admitted […]

Balasore: A tribal minor girl of Bageipur village under Khaira police station in Balasore district was allegedly raped by a youth of the same village yesterday. Sources said when the minor girl had gone to forest to collect wood in the afternoon, one Jaga Jena (22), son of Biswanath Jena, of the same village forcibly […]

Balasore: A woman of Parikhama village under Khaira block in Balasore district died today as ambulance failed to reach the place due to poor road connectivity. Sources said the family members of the woman called up 108 ambulance service when she suddenly fell ill. The ambulance, which was one kilometre away from the house, could […]