Tag: Soro

Bhubaneswar: As communal tension prevailed in three towns of Odisha during immersion processions of Lord Ganesha and another deity, the administration imposed section 144 of the CrPC in these areas. Section 144 has been clamped in Rourkela in Sundargarh district, Soro in Balasore district and Patamundai in Kendrapada district following communal tension between two groups, […]

Balasore: Two persons sustained critical injures while some police personnel escaped unhurt in two separate road mishaps near Dahisada Chapolia Chhak on NH-16 in Soro of Balasore district in the wee hours of Saturday. According to reports, the two injured were travelling in a car which is suspected to have overturned after being hit by […]

Balasore: A journalist was hospitalised after being allegedly attacked by liquor mafia with sharp weapons near Anantpur ghat in Balasore district on Saturday. The journalist Pramod Rout, who is currently working for a daily newspaper in Balasore, has been admitted to Soro Community Health Centre for treatment. Rout was allegedly attacked by the mafia for […]

Balasore: Gold and silver ornaments of as many as three temples at Soro municipality in Balasore were allegedly looted by unidentified miscreants late Friday night. The matter came to light after the authorities of the temples found all the ornaments stolen and lodged complaints at the police station this morning. According to sources, silver and […]

Balasore: Tension prevailed at Tentei village in Balasore today after two Class X girl students died under mysterious circumstances. The deceased identified as Priyanka Das of Biripada village and Laxmipriya Das were students of Bhikaricharan High School in the district. According to reports, Priyanka had come to her friend Laxmipriya’s house for joint studies on […]

Two boys of a family were found dead at Soro in Balasore district on Monday

Balasore: The Vigilance officials today conducted raids at four locations including residence of Ramchandra Upadhyay, a block grant college lecturer of Talanagar College in Soro area of Balasore district on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on a tip off, a team of anti-graft officials of Balasore division raided Ramachandra’s […]

Balasore: Police have arrested a man today on charges of raping a 6-year-old girl in Soro area of Balasore district. As per reports, the incident took place on Monday during Maha Shivaratri celebrations when the minor girl had gone to a nearby temple. While she was returning home, the accused lured the victim by giving […]

Balasore: Armed miscreants looted cash and gold ornaments from one Harendra Pradhan at gunpoint in Bahanaga Bazar near Soro area of Balasore district late on Saturday night. According to sources, the gang of miscreants carrying country-made pistols and sharp weapons barged into the house yesterday night. The miscreants assaulted Pradhan and looted gold ornaments worth […]

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 […]

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: Armed miscreants looted silver and gold ornaments from a businessman at gunpoint near Bhogapur in Soro area of Balasore district late on Saturday night. The victim identified as Mahesh Prasad, a native of Miripur in Balsore, runs a jewellery shop in Soro. According to sources, three armed miscreants intercepted Mahesh while he was returning […]

Balasore: In a bizarre incident, a minor boy was detained and beaten black and blue by locals of Soro on suspicion of being a thief. The incident reportedly took place near Uttareswar market on Monday. A few days back, the villagers of Singakhunta had lodged a complaint with police regarding theft of money and cycle […]

Balasore: A labourer lost his life after falling into a machine engaged in road construction work in Nuahata area under Soro police limits of Balasore. The deceased has been identified as Sashikanta Sahoo, a resident of Balikatirana village of the district, who was engaged in the work under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) As […]

Sonepur/Balsore: One person was killed while 11 others sustained injuries in separate road mishaps in Sonepur and Balasore districts today. In Sonepur, one person was killed while another person sustained critical  injuries after the two-wheeler they were riding collided with a car on the bridge over Anga river near Binika. The deceased has been identified […]