Tag: Balasore

Balasore: A man allegedly attacked his elder brother with a sharp weapon over land dispute at Ratina village under Khaira police limits in Balasore district last night. The injured, Bidhyadhar Nayak who has sustained multiple injuries has been admitted to Khaira government hospital in critical condition. As per reports, both Bidyadhar and his younger brother […]

Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Jharsuguda/Jeypore: Following the announcement of candidates’ list for two Lok Sabha and 54 Assembly constituencies late on Friday, resentment is now brewing among Congress workers and supporters of several party leaders who have been denied a ticket. Tension erupted at the Congress party headquarters in Bhubaneswar when supporters of Amir Mohammed ransacked property at Congress […]

Balasore: After heated altercation over payment in coins, three youths were beaten up and forced down on knees for hours allegedly by some staff of Uttareswar Petrol Pump in Soro block of Balasore district. Th three youths in two motorbikes were travelling to Balasore from Markona area when they picked up a quarrel with the […]

Balasore: Resentment is brewing up in Balasore unit of Congress post declaration of the list of party candidates for first and second phase polls. The local party workers have been opposing the candidature of newly inducted Mahanadi Banchao Andolan chief and member of Jaleswar Vikash Mancha Sudarsan Das from Jaleswar Assembly constituency. It may be […]

Balasore: Tension ran high at Balasore district headquarters hospital today after family members of a deceased 5-year-old girl alleged medical negligence behind her death and demanded action against the erring hospital officials. As per sources, the girl had a tumour above her eye and was operated at the district headquarters hospital yesterday. When she showed […]

Cuttack: A major fire broke out at Big Bazaar near Buxi Bazaar in Cuttack in the wee hours of Monday. As per reports, the flames erupted in a dance bar on the fourth floor of the shopping mall. Subsequently, three fire tenders were pressed into action who managed to douse the flames after four hours […]

Balasore: Lakhs of devotees today thronged the sacred Chandaneswara temple in Balasore district to participate in Nila Parva, which is one of the important part of the traditional Chadak Mela. As per tradition, devotees took a dip in Nila pond and offered thier prayers to the deity at the temple. It is believed that several […]

Balasore: Accusing the headmaster and physical education teacher of torturing and misbehaving with girl students at Janardhan High School of Barbatia village under Bhogarai block in Balasore, locals staged a protest in front of the school today. Apart from harassing girls, the locals also alleged that teachers used to consume alcohol inside the school premises. […]

Bhubaneswar: Devotees in huge numbers thronged various temples of Lord Ram across the State to offer prayers on the occasion of Ram Navami on Saturday. The temples across the state are teeming with devotees since the early hours of today. Special programmes including musical recitals of Ramcharitmanas and Ram Katha Amrit have been organised at […]

Kendrapara/Balasore: On a day when Odisha is voting in six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly Constituencies, PM Narendra Modi seemed all brimming with confidence as addressing a Vijay Sankalp Samavesh in Kendrapara, he virtually foretold that the exit of Naveen Patnaik government is pre destined. He reiterated the same theme in Balasore also. ” I […]

Balasore: Ammonia gas leakage from a cold storage triggered panic in Balasore town today. The incident was reported from ITI square. On being informed, fire tenders reached the spot and plugged the gas leakage, bringing the situation under control. As per reports, some locals spotted the leakage of ammonia gas from a cold storage. Though […]

Balasore: As many as 50 polling staff from Khudra had a harrowing time as no arrangements were allegedly made for their stay in Balasore on Thursday. As a result, the poll officials were forced to spend the night under the open sky. The poll officials from Khurda have been deployed for the conduct of fourth […]

Balasore: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising unemployment in the country and called his party’s proposed NYAY scheme a surgical strike on poverty. While addressing a poll rally in the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha, the Congress President said, “Under the Nyuntam Aay […]

Cuttack: The Central Excise Intelligence officials on Sunday arrested three students on the charges peddling ganja (dry cannabis) following a raid near Link Road in Cuttack. All the accused are students of a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar. Senior officials informed that 32 Kg ganja worth Rs 4 lakh has been seized from their possession. […]

Bhubaneswar: The fourth and final phase polling in the 2019 General Elections in Odisha has witnessed brisk polling, if one goes by the tentative poll turnout figures of 66 per cent till 5 PM. The final count may touch around 76-77 per cent as the districts that went to poll today have high population density, […]