Tag: Soro

Balasore: Unidentified miscreants have reportedly set an ATM of Bank of India on fire at Uttereswar market in Soro last night. As per sources, a police patrol team saw the ATM on fire and called the fire brigade unit, which doused the flames within minutes. Meanwhile, Inspector-in-Charge of Soro police station has initiated a probe. […]

Balasore: Police today rescued 12 minor migrant labourers from Soro railway station in Balasore district while they were being transported to Hyderabad on Monday. As per sources, all the minors belong to Thakuramunda area of Mayurbhanj district. Police said they were all waiting to board a train at the Soro station in which they were […]

Puri/Balasore: A major fire broke out at a multi-storeyed star hotel on VIP road in Puri late Monday night. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. Getting information, fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Though the exact cause of fire is still unclear, it is suspected that the mishap occurred […]

Balasore: Tension erupted in Digibhanra village under Gopinathpur panchayat in Soro block of Balasore district after locals detained a police vehicle which had arrived to arrest two persons accused of looting ornaments from a woman here on Thursday. As per sources, two bike-borne miscreants intercepted one Rangabati Mallick in the village when she was on […]

Soro: A man was arrested on Monday for tying a mentally challenged minor girl with a rope and beating her up in Sajanpur village under Soro block of the district. The arrested person, identified as Bipin Sahoo along with some others tortured the minor girl, Rachana Lenka, for allegedly stealing firewood from the house of […]

Soro: The video of a mentally challenged minor girl being beaten up severely after being tied with a rope by a group of persons for allegedly stealing firewood at Sajanpur in Soro block of Balasore district has gone viral. Though no formal complaint has been lodged with police till now, the incident reportedly took place […]

Soro: At a time when Odisha government is making tall claims of launching schemes for welfare of women and children in the State, condition of Anganwadi centres in Soro municipality belie the assurances and promises made by senior officials and ministers. Some Anganwadi centres are running in mud houses and lack even basic facilities such […]

Soro: In yet another case of farmer death in the State, a sharecropper of Nuagaon village under Khaira block of Balasore district committed suicide allegedly due to crop loss. The deceased, identified as Gaurang Barik, was under severe mental stress due to his failure to repay loans that he had taken from banks and private […]

Balasore: In yet another incident of robbery that has raised questions on the safety of railway commuters, unidentified miscreants intoxicated an elderly man and looted cash from him near Soro railway station of Balasore district on Saturday. The old man, Baikunth Gocchayat (55) has been identified to be a resident of Sirapur village in Soro. […]

Soro: Distressed over damages to crop due to pest attack, a woman farmer attempted suicide on Thursday night by consuming poison in Gojadihara village in Soro, Balasore district. The farmer, identified as Saraswati Patra, became critical after consuming poison and was admitted to the Soro Community Health Centre (CHC) by locals. She was in distress […]

Soro: A staff of the Excise department was beaten up by supporters of an illegal liquor trader near the Soro court square in Balasore last evening. The Excise department staff, identified as Prabhas Mohanty was attacked by supporters of the liquor businessman who was arrested and taken to the Soro jail. The video footage available […]

Bolangir/Balasore: One person was killed and as many as 23 critically injured in two separate road accidents in Bolangir and Balasore districts on Tuesday night. In Bolangir district, a passenger bus named ‘Sriram’ rammed into a dumper truck on NH-57 near Puintala area of the district leaving eight persons injured. The bus was on its […]

Balasore: Normal life in Soro in the district is affected as Congress is observing a dawn-to-dusk bandh in the town over poor health services at the Community Health Centre (CHC). Residents of Soro are facing difficulties to purchase essential items due to the closure of shops whereas commuters are having a harrowing time because of […]

Balasore: A youth sustained grievous injuries after being attacked by a group of miscreants in Agapada village under Sabira Panchayat of the district here on Sunday. The injured, identified as Narendra Nayak of Agapada village was allegedly attacked with sharp weapons by four miscreants after a chase when he was walking on the village road. […]

Soro: Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera flagged off city bus services in Balasore district today. Ten buses will run on five routes in the first phase of the service. While two buses will run from Balasore town to Mitrapur via Remuna Golei, two others will ply from Station Chhak to Gandhi Smruti Bhawan via Phuladi. Similarly, two […]