Tag: Balasore

Balasore: India today successfully test-fired its indigenously built nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile, which can hit a target 700 km away, as part of a user trial by Army from a test range off Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 10.10 AM from launch pad-4 […]

Balasore:India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile twice in quick succession as part of a user trial by the army from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha. In salvo mode, the two surface-to-surface missiles which have a strike range of 350 km and are capable of carrying 500 kg to […]

Balasore: A day after conducting its perfect trials, India today again successfully test-fired a new long range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM), developed jointly with Israel to strengthen its air defence capability, from a base off Odisha coast. The sophisticated LRSAM was test fired from the launch pad 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur […]

The Odisha police and paramilitary forces today conducted a flag march in some areas of Soro municipality in Balasore district where Section 144 CrPC was imposed following tension over immersion of Ganesh idol

Rich tributes were today paid to legendary freedom fighter and revolutionary philosopher Jatindranath Mukherjee known as 'Bagha Jatin' who was shot dead by British Police on this day in 1915 at Chasakhand here

The Odisha Human Rights Commission today asked the district collector of Balasore and Inspector General of Railway Police to enquire into alleged carrying of a corpse by tying it to a bamboo pole

Balasore: At least four persons died and two others injured in lightning strike them in two places of Balasore district today, police said. Of the four, Ajit Das (18) and his grandfather Mahendra Das(58) died at Gabgaon village under Chandipur police station while Basanti Singh (12) died at Ganeswarpur under Remuna block. Jaleswar police said […]

Balasore: The test launch of a new surface-to-air missile, developed jointly by India and Israel, was deferred today due to unspecified reason. The trial was postponed though preparation for conducting the maiden test of the newly developed missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast had reached the final stage, said an ITR […]

Bhubaneswar: Seeking recruitment of more youths from the southern parts of state in the Army, the Odisha government today demanded setting up of a recruitment office at Koraput and a Brigade headquarters at Amarda Road in Balasore district. The state government made the demands at a liaison conference between civil and Army administration here at […]

A local court has sentenced a self-styled Godman to 10-year imprisonment for rape and seven-year jail to two others

Orissa High Court has issued notices to the state government seeking details of case of 'unnatural' death of a 14-year-old boy in 2012 after a petition claimed that due procedure was not followed by police in the matter

Two persons were awarded life imprisonment by a local court in separate murder cases in Balasore district

Police on Tuesday registred a case against Dr Anup Ghose, the Chief District Medical Officer of Balasore on charge of violating Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act

Balasore/Telangana: Tension prevailed at Nilagiri block after the body of a migrant labourer, who allegedly died under mysterious circumstances in Telangana on Friday, arrived at his native place in Narasinghpur village in Balasore district today. The deceased, identified as Manoranjan Mahapatra, was working at Telangana crushers quarry at Karim Nagar for the last ten years. […]

Balasore: The Sahadevkhunta police on Friday arrested three officials of North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Limited (NESCO) on charges of stealing scraps worth lakhs of rupees from the storeyard of the company in Balasore district. The arrested officers have been identified as the then Executive Engineer Chittaranajan Mistry and two store keepers, Rajendra […]