Tag: Balasore

A six-member team of Soro police on Saturday questioned Pralipta Priyadarshini Samal aka Jessy, driver Dhaneswar and event coordinator Pralay in connection with the death of Odia TV actor Ranjit Patnaik alias Raja

Bhubaneswar: With mystery shrouding the death of choreographer-turned-television serial actor Ranjit Patnaik alias Raja, the family members on Wednesday lodged an FIR seeking a thorough probe smelling a foul play in the matter.

Balasore: Nilagiri police on Monday rescued an unidentified girl child, who was kidnapped from Allahabad station, from a mutt near Panchalingeswar temple in Nilagiri area here. According to sources, the child was abducted by two god men for human sacrifice. On being informed about the incident, the police detained the two god men with the […]

Balasore: India today test fired its indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. “Three rounds of test were carried out by IAF personnel aiming at para-barrel targets,” said an official. The missiles, with a strike range of 25 km and capability to carry warhead […]

Bhubaneswar: In a face saving measure, the Odisha government, already hit by a major ration card scam in the State, cancelled ration cards of 1420 ineligible persons in Balasore district on Friday. With the number of ineligible persons in the NFSA beneficiary list is reportedly rising in other districts also, the respective administrations are likely […]

Bhubaneswar: The sunstroke death toll in Odisha went upto 63 even as monsoon covered the entire state by third week of June. The collectors of different districts have so far confirmed deaths of 63 persons due to sunstroke in recent months, a communication from the special relief commissioner’s (SRC) office said today. “The collectors sent […]

Cuttack/Balasore: The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police took Ishwar Chandra Behera, accused of spying for Pakistani military spy agency Inter-Services intelligence (ISI), to Balasore for producing him in court there as his remand period ended today. The probe agency will pray the court for four more days’ remand of the accused, ADG B.K. Sharma […]

The SDJM court here today allowed police to take DRDO contractual lensman Ishwara Behera, who was arrested on charges of passing confidential information to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, on 7-day remand, instead of 14 days it had requested, for further questioning

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP from Balasore Rabindra Jena was interrogated by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for around three hours here on Monday evening over his alleged complicity with Seashore Group. After coming out of the CBI office, Jena admitted before the media that he had some business links with the chit-fund company. “I had some […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday said that the construction of the Subarnarekha port in Balasore will begin in October. Commerce and Transports Minister Nrusingha Charan Sahu said that the port will cost around Rs 4,000 crore and will be completed in 36 months. The state has already handed over 692.68 acres of land to […]

Bhubaneswar: India on Monday successfully conducted the first test of the BrahMos cruise missile aimed at increasing its life from 10 to 15 years. The missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur along the Odisha coast at about 10.44 a.m., said sources in the Defence Research […]

New Delhi: India on Thursday successfully test-fired the Guided Pinaka rocket from Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur in Odisha. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman S. Christopher congratulated the scientists, industry and the armed forces for the successful flight test of the new rocket version. The […]

Balasore: As many as three trucks and a pickup van engaged in illegal transportation of cattle were detained by locals at two different places in Balasore district early morning today. The locals have also detained two persons allegedly involved in the cattle smuggling. As per reports, villagers of Chalanti in Jaleswar area of the district […]

Khurda/Balasore: One person was killed and six others were critically injured in two separate mishaps in Khurda and Balasore districts. According to reports, a youth was killed while another person was injured after the motorcycle they were riding on was hit by an unknown vehicle near Sarua chhak under Town Police limits in Khurda district […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday flagged off a train carrying senior citizens on a pilgrimage at Balasore railway station through video conferencing. Under the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Yojana (BNTYY) programme of the state government around 3,000 pilgrims get an opportunity to go on a pilgrimage every year. The train will take senior […]