Tag: Soro

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 […]

Soro: A man was murdered by slitting his throat in front of his wife at Kianalia village under Mangalpur police limits in Balasore on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Gobind Singh, a resident of the village. As per reports, Singh was returning from a nearby market with his wife when some miscreants attacked him […]

Balasore: A new born girl was found abandoned from a temple near Gopinathpur Chhak under Soro police limits of the district here on Sunday. According to sources, the girl was found wrapped in a blanket inside a bag, which was placed inside the temple. On hearing the cries, few locals spotted the bag and rescued […]

Balasore: In a case of one-sided love, a girl sustained serious injuries after a man allegedly attacked her with a blade for refusing his marriage proposal in Soro of Balasore district here on Wednesday. According to sources, the incident occurred near Ashram Chhak in Soro when the girl was intercepted by the accused, Sheikh Zakir, […]

Puri/Balasore: In two separate road mishaps today, two people were killed near Pipili in Puri district while at least thirty five passengers had a narrow escape when the bus they were travelling in rammed into the parapet of a bridge near Soro in Balasore district. A Bolero, which was on the way to Puri from […]

Balasore: Two tribal girls were allegedly raped by a person near Debgiri forests under Soro police limits in the district on Thursday. Following the incident, one of the victims attempted suicide and was hospitalised. The incident came to light only after the victims lodged a complaint with Soro police. As per reports, the accused Sashadhar […]

Balasore: In a case of one-sided love, a man allegedly tried to slit a girl’s throat after she turned down his proposal at Tantei village under Soro block of Balasore district. The incident took place on Monday night after the accused, Parsuram Biswal, stated to have developed one-sided love for the girl, barged into her […]

Nayagarh/Balasore: Three persons were killed and seven others critically injured in two separate road accidents in Nayagarh and Balasore districts today. Two persons were killed and three others sustained grievous  injuries when driver of a car, they were travelling in, lost control and rammed into a roadside tree on NH-17 near Nuagaon in Nayagarh district. […]

Soro: Three persons were killed and three others injured as an ambulance hit a truck on National Highway-5 at Dahisada near Soro in Balasore district today. The ambulance was on its way from Kolkata to Cuttack when it lost its balance and crashed into a truck coming from the opposite side of the road. Talking […]

Soro: A 70-year-old man died and two others were critically injured after the tourist bus they were travelling in was hit by a truck on NH 5 near Maitapur Mahantipokhari under Semulia police limits in Balasore district late on Friday night. The deceased was identified as LN Naidu. According to reports, the truck rammed into […]

Soro/Berhampur: At least three persons were killed and five injured in two separate road accidents in Balasore and Ganjam districts last night. According to sources, a person was killed and five injured when a private bus dashed against a truck near Nayak Bandha Chhak at Soro in Balsore district late last night. Five persons were […]