Tag: Balasore

Balasore: Bhograi Police arrested a youth for allegedly attacking a woman at Shyamanandipur area. The accused, identified as Sania Hui confessed to have committed the crime after the victim’s daughter rejected his marriage proposal, police said. Sources said, the critically injured woman has been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. Preliminary investigations revealed that […]

Balasore: A pall of gloom descended on Kahalia village in Nilagiri block in the district here after two minor girls met a watery grave in the village pond today. The deceased have been identified as Banashree Behera and Jyotirekha Behera. Sources said the incident occurred at around 10:30 am when both Banashree and Jyotirekha were […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the ruling BJD-led Odisha government of indulging in cheap politics by disrespecting Union Minister during his visit to the state for inauguration ceremony of medical college and hospital in Balasore. Addressing a presser, senior BJP leader Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo alleged that on one hand Odisha government […]

Balasore: A city-based transporter was shot dead in front of his house at Firingipatna under Sahadevkhunta police limits in Balasore. The deceased has been identified as Manas Das. Sources said miscreants attacked Das soon after he was trying to enter his house at around 11: 30 pm yesterday. Though the exact reason behind the firing […]

In a significant milestone in the direction of developing a two layered Ballistic Missile Defence system, India on Sunday successfully carried out its maiden Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) test-fire meeting the mission objectives

Two boys of a family were found dead at Soro in Balasore district on Monday

India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni-IV, with a strike range of about 4,000 km, from a test range off the Odisha coast. "The test firing was a total success. The missile travelled its full range," M V K V Prasad, the director of Integrated Test Range, told PTI.

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: India Saturday successfully conducted the first canister-based trial of its nuclear-capable Agni-V missile, which is capable of hitting targets over 5,000 km away. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “a prized asset”. The surface-to-surface missile, which has the ability to hit targets deep inside China, was fired from a mobile vehicle at the […]

Unidentified miscreants decamped with Rs 10 lakh after holding a trader at gunpoint in Balasore district on Thursday.

By Sandeep Sahu The ongoing CBI investigation into the multi-thousand crore chit fund scam is fast turning out to be a theatre of the absurd. More than a year after it last questioned Balasore MP Rabindra Jena and Laxmibilasini Biswal, wife of Choudwar-Cuttack MLA Pravat Biswal, in connection with the Seashore case, the agency suddenly […]

Bhubaneswar: With only a week left for the online registration of farmers for Kharif crops for the ensuing KMS 2018-19, the Co-operation department has raised concerns over the slow pace of registration process as only 65 per cent farmers in Odisha have registered so far. The Registrar of Cooperative Societies has reportedly shot a letter […]

Balasore: Continuing its crackdown on the illegal trade of drugs, the Jaleswar police today seized nearly 10 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 1.5 lakh and arrested two youths involved in the racket. Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid near Chalanti Chhak in Jaleswar and nabbed both the accused while they were […]

Balasore: Jaleswar Police on Friday arrested a person on the charges of stealing motorbikes from various busy junctions in Balasore district and disposing them in West Bengal. The accused has been identified as Chandramohan Das of Takatpur area in the district. Acting on a tipoff, a five-member team of Jaleswar Police led by IIC Pradeep […]

Balasore: Farmers gheraoed the Rasalpur panchayat office in Balasore district today alleging irregularities in distribution of cash benefits under KALIA scheme. The agitated farmers even detained the nodal officer, Ramachandra Dhal inside his office. As per the allegations made by the farmers, two to three persons from a single family are receiving benefits while eligible […]

Balasore: Palpable tension gripped Silang area of Balasore today as locals seized a cattle-laden pickup van and detained three youths in connection with the case. According to sources, some local residents spotted a vehicle carrying cattle near Tailak chhak in the district. Suspecting that the cows were being transported for slaughter, hundreds of locals crowded […]