Tag: Soro

Balasore: A newborn baby girl was found near Old Cinema Hall in Balasore today. According to sources, the baby was rescued in a serious condition and was admitted to Soro Community Healthcare Centre by a local resident. However, under what circumstances the child was abandoned and by whom is yet to be ascertained. A team […]

Balasore: A girl student was found dead while another rescued in critical condition today morning from Purubai Kanyashram, a residential school for girls in Soro area of the district. The deceased has been identified as Hemjani Hansda, daughter of Lal Hansda of Kumarpur village while the girl who was recovered in critical condition is Saraswati […]

Balasore: Locals were seen scurrying with packets of rice after a rice-laden mini truck overturned on Bahanga flyover near Soro on NH-16 in Balasore district today. According to sources, the truck overturned after its driver lost control over the vehicle. The rice bags loaded on the truck were scattered on the spot under the impact […]

Balasore: Four shops were gutted and property worth lakhs of rupees reduced to ashes when a major fire broke out due to an electric short circuit near Rosha Chhak under Soro block of Balasore district late last night. As per reports, the blaze originated from one Chintamani Barik’s salon located in the Swain Market Complex […]

Berhampur/Balasore: Despite various steps by the State Government to create awareness, there seems to be no let up in crime against women in Odisha. Bodies of two women were recovered under mysterious conditions from two separate places in the state on Tuesday. In the first incident, decomposed body of a woman was found from bushes […]

Balasore: Odisha excise sleuths Saturday seized huge amount of country-made liquor near Matiapalli under Soro block of the district and arrested seven persons involved in transporting the liquor. The sleuths informed that the illegal liquor business had been on a rise on National Highway-16 in the area. However, acting on a tip-off, the officials conducted […]

Balasore: In yet another instance of sheer disrespect to the dead, which in many ways also reflects the failure of government schemes in Odisha, body of an ‘unidentified’ elderly person was carried on a garbage trolley from Soro hospital to the burial ground today. According to reports, the elderly man had died while undergoing treatment […]

Normal life was affected at various places in Soro today after the district unit of BJP observed a 12-hour bandh demanding sub-division status for the Soro-Simulia block.The bandh was observed from morning 6 am to 6 pm.

Balasore: Normal life has been affected at various places in Soro and Bahanaga blocks of Balasore district today due to a 12-hour dawn to dusk bandh being observed by BJP demanding sub-division status to Soro. Besides, Government and private offices, shops and other business establishments and educational institutions have remained closed due to the bandh. […]

  Balasore: Balasore Sadar police today arrested 6 highway robbers and seized 2 four-wheelers, 2 two-wheelers, 5 mobile phones and sharp weapons from their possession. While two persons were arrested in connection with a robbery executed on May 12 near National Highway 60, others were arrested in two different incidents near Soro. According to sources, […]

  Balasore: A seven-year-old girl has been allegedly raped under Soro police limits in Balasore district. The incident occurred when the minor girl had gone to attend a marriage function in the village, police said on Sunday. The accused Manindra Mallick from Purushotampur village allegedly abducted the minor girl and raped her near a lift […]

Balasore: Tension prevailed in Soro after members of a marriage party allegedly misbehaved and attacked some women passengers travelling in a bus on Friday night. Trouble erupted after three members from the groom’s side allegedly refused to give way to a bus during the marriage procession. There was a heated argument between passengers of the […]

Balasore: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a youth after she rejected his love advances in Soro of Balasore district. The incident came to the fore after the parents of the survivor filed a complaint at Soro police station on Saturday. According to reports, the youth identified as Anup Behera of Simulia area in […]

Balasore: In another case of gender disparity, a man dumped his one-year-old daughter under a tree at Mendhagadia village under Soro block in Balasore block on Saturday evening. The man identified as Kailash Chandra Sahoo of Itua village was married to daughter of one Mayadhar Dey of Mendhagadia village. Kailash was staying with his in-laws […]

Soro: Even though the State government is spending crores of rupees for setting up water tanks at several places, people are still facing problems due to water crisis in Soro block of Balasore district. Several water supply projects have become defunct after a few days of its inauguration at a few places while some projects […]