Tag: Soro

Soro: At least seven girl students of a private science college at Badakhuri near here in Balasore district were taken ill after taking food last night. The students were later admitted to the Soro hospital. According to sources, the students of the Radhanath +2 Science Residential College complained of vomiting and dizziness after eating rice […]

Soro: In a bid to save his mobile phone from falling, a man lost his left leg. He fell off a train near Sabira railway station under Soro block in Balasore district. Standing beside the train compartment door during his journey to Bahanaga from Bhadrak on Thursday, the injured man, Dheera Sundar Sahu of Paikasta area […]

Bhubaneswar: An elephant counting exercise has begun on Tuesday in Similipal, Kuldiha and Soro to estimate the number of pachyderms in the sanctuaries. The process is likely to continue till May 13. The forest officials are using both line-transect and dung count methods to ascertain the exact numbers of elephants. The forest department has constituted […]

Soro: A man was thrashed by locals today near Bahanaga railway gate in Soro after being suspected of stealing a newborn baby. However, she was found to be dead. The locals grew suspicious about the man, identified as Biju Naik of Patharapentha village under Bahanaga block, seeing him with the baby near the railway gate. […]

Soro: A person was killed when the bike he was riding on collided with a truck near Betada Bazaar under Basudevpur police station in Balasore district this morning. The deceased has been identified as Sanatan Behera. The incident occurred when Sanatan was returning to his village Nairatapur after finishing his work at Jamujhadi. A speedy […]

Balasore: In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws for dowry in Tundapada village under Soro block of the district here on Thursday. As per reports, the deceased, identified as Manini, was being tortured by her in-laws since her marriage to one Laxmidhar Nath. She was admitted to the […]

Soro: Unidentified miscreants looted cash and ornaments worth lakhs of rupees from the house of one Abhaya Kumar Mohapatra near Uttareswar market in Soro block of Balasore district today. As per the complaint, the robbery happened when Abhaya and his family members had gone to Puri. The miscreants entered their house by breaking open the […]

Soro: In a tragic incident, a minor boy died today and two others including the deceased’s father were critically injured in a road mishap near Balanga Chhak under Soro block in Balasore district this morning. The mishap victim, identified as Arun and son of Arada resident Chakradhara Jena, died on the spot whereas Chakradhara and […]

Balasore: Evaluation of matriculation examination papers has stalled midway at Satyananda High School in Soro here due to the discontentment of the teachers. The teachers are staging a dharna in front of the school with their six-point charter of demands including hike in allowance for checking the papers. They have decided not to check the […]

Soro: As many as 30 houses of 13 families gutted after a major fire broke out at Adibasi sahi in Badasahi village under Oupada block here late on Saturday night. According to sources, a woman was also injured in the fire mishap. Being informed about the incident, fire tenders from Nilagiri and Khaira rushed the […]

Soro: In a tragic incident, one person was killed and 15 others sustained injuries after a private bus in which they were travelling lost control and hit a stone-laden dumper on National Highway-5 at Khantapada in Balasore district late on Friday night. According to sources, the incident took place around 2.30 am while the bus […]

Soro: In a shocking incident, the family members were forced to cremate a member, who died of AIDS, in front of their house at Tentei village under Soro police limits in Balasore district on late Friday evening as the villagers did not allow them to cremate at the village cremation ground. Reports said Nabaghana Mallick, […]

Soro: In a tragic incident, two persons were killed and five others including a one-year-old baby sustained critical injuries after a speeding trailer hit a Scorpio vehicle in which they were travelling near an over bridge at Jamujhadi in Simulia late on Friday night. While one deceased has been identified as Ratnamani, the identity of […]

Soro/Pattamundai/Rourkela: The situation in Soro, Pattamundai and Rourkela, which had turned violent following group clash between two communities during the immersion procession of Ganesh idol, is limping back to normalcy. Reports from Balasore said the situation in Soro town has vastly improved as all business establishments and educational institutions opened today. Talking to media persons, […]

Rourkela/ Soro: Tension visibly eased in Rourkela and Soro after violence during Ganesh idol immersion kept both the cities under curfew for days. In Rourkela, there has been a minor improvement in the situation as prohibitory orders under Section 144 continue to remain in force. According to sources, section 144 has been kept in force […]