Everything you need to know about Puruna Balasore: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Puruna Balasore: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) At least 177 people were arrested in different parts of Odisha during the past week for their involvement in illegal money circulation and chit fund activities, a police official said Friday.
Bhubaneswar, May 9 (IANS) A bear Thursday mauled an elderly man to death and injured seven others in Odisha's Balasore district, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) Odisha Police Tuesday said they are keeping a close watch on the operations of Saradha Group in the state after its chairman Sudipta Sena was arrested last week for duping chit fund depositors in neighbouring West Bengal.
Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) A fire broke out at a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory in Odisha Monday but no one was injured and there was no damage to facilities, officials said.
Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) A fire broke out at a magazine storage area of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chandipur in Odisha Monday. It was brought under control by fire fighters in five hours, officials said.
Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by three people in Odisha's Kendrapada district sparking protests across the region, police said Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) A heat wave sweeping across Odisha intensified further with capital city of Bhubaneswar Saturday recording a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, the day's highest in the state, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) The district and sessions court Friday granted bail to Raja Shree Mohanty, son of former Odisha minister Raghunath Mohanty, over a fortnight after he was arrested for allegedly torturing his wife for dowry, his lawyer said.
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) A court granted bail to former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife Pritilata Tuesday, three days after they were arrested for allegedly torturing their daughter-in-law for dowry, their lawyer said.
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) Former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife Pritilata Mohanty were Saturday remanded to judicial custody, hours after they were arrested for allegedly torturing their daughter-in-law for dowry, his lawyer said.
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) Former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife Pritilata were Saturday remanded to judicial custody, hours after they were arrested for allegedly torturing their daughter-in-law for dowry, their lawyer said.
New Delhi, Mar. 30 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the law will take its own course in case of the arrest of his former Cabinet colleague Raghunath Mohanty, who has been accused of dowry harassment by his daughter-in-law.
Kolkata, Mar. 30 (ANI): Raghunath Mohanty, the former Law and Urban Development Minister of Odisha, who has been accused of dowry harassment by his daughter-in-law was arrested here on Saturday morning.
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) Police Saturday arrested former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty and his wife Pritilata for allegedly torturing their daughter-in-law for dowry, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) Police have busted a fake certificate racket operating in Odisha since 2007 and arrested seven persons for their involvement in the crime, an official here said Friday.
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) The Odisha High Court has dismissed the petition of former Odisha law minister Raghunath Mohanty seeking quashing of the first information report (FIR) registered against him and his family, alleging torture of his daughter-in-law for dowry.
Former Odisha Law minister Raghunath Mohanty, evading arrest in connection with a dowry torture case lodged against him by his daughter-in-law has sought an anticipatory bail, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) After public outcry and protests by opposition parties, police Sunday arrested Raja Shree Mohanty, the son of former Odisha minister Raghunath Monahty, on charge of torturing his wife for dowry, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) Opposition parties Saturday increased pressure on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by staging demonstrations to demand the immediate arrest of former minister Raghunath Mohanty for torturing his daughter-in-law for dowry.
Bhubaneswar, Mar. 15 (ANI): Odisha's Law and Urban Development Minister Raghunath Mohanty, who resigned after his daughter-in-law filed a dowry case against him and his family members, on Friday claimed that the allegation was false and fabricated.
Odisha Law Minister Raghunath Mohanty Friday resigned from his post on moral grounds after his daughter-in-law filed a dowry case against him and his family members.....................
Bhubaneswar, Mar 15 (ANI): Odisha Law Minister Raghunath Mohanty today resigned on moral grounds after his daughter-in-law filed a dowry case against him and his family members.
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) A day after the long-range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' deviated off course during its maiden launch off the Odisha coast, scientists Wednesday began the post-mission analysis to locate the fault, a defence scientist said.
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) India Tuesday terminated the maiden test of a long-range cruise missile after it deviated off course but defence scientists claimed "it met the mission objectives successfully".
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) India may conduct the maiden test of a missile off the Odisha coast Tuesday, defence sources said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 1 (IANS) India successfully tested its indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher 'Pinaka' from a defence base in Odisha for the second consecutive day Friday, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) India Thursday successfully tested indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher 'Pinaka' from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The NHRC Thursday sought a report from Odisha in four weeks over the incident of a 30-year-old mentally challenged woman being kept chained to a bamboo grove by her family which could not afford her treatment.
Bangalore, Feb.8 (ANI): The Indian Army will on Friday be the first recipient of the Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL) manufactured Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Rudra, which has been equipped with state of the art weaponry and self-defence systems.
Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian army will get its first weaponised light attack helicopter, Rudra, on Friday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) A woman died after being raped and burnt by a man in Odisha's Balasore district November last year, her mother alleged Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (IANS) Millions of people in Odisha Monday took a ritualistic dips in ponds and rivers and visited temples across the state as they celebrated the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 20 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha, a defence official said.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 20 (IANS) India Thursday successfully fired its nuclear-capable ballistic Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 17 (IANS) Birla Tyres, a unit of the BK Birla Group company Kesoram Industries, Monday halted operations at its plant in Odisha temporarily for about a fortnight on account of poor market conditions, a company official said.
Balasore (Odisha), Dec. 14 (ANI): Locals of several villages in Balasore district of Odisha have been spending cold nights atop trees, terrified by the prospect of being attacked by a herd of wild elephants that has entered the area from neighbouring forests of Jharkhand.
B+hubaneswar, Nov 29 (IANS) A Class 10 student in Odisha allegedly killed himself by consuming poison because his parents couldn't pay the Rs.250 fine imposed by the school for attendance shortage and he was subsequently refused permission to sit for a test, police said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26 (IANS) The dengue appears to be on a decline in Odisha with only two new cases reported in the state in the last two days, taking the total number of those affected by the disease to 2,196 this year, an official said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 26 (IANS) Two men set themselves afire in Odisha in a bid to prevent policemen from entering their house as they investigated a crime, a family member said Monday.
Balasore (Odisha): India on Friday successfully test-fired an indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying a hostile ballistic missile, from a test range off the Odisha coast.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) Odisha Thursday confirmed 51 more dengue cases, taking the total number of those infected to 1,861 in the state this year.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) Odisha Thursday confirmed 56 new dengue cases in the state and one death taking the total of those infected by the mosquito-borne disease to 1,412 and deaths this year to five.
The dengue cases in Odisha are still on rise despite remedial measures. According to an Odisha government official 80 more people in Odisha tested positive for dengue in the last couple of days. This number has taken the dengue cases to in the state to 1,707 this year.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 11 (IANS) At least 80 people in Odisha tested positive for dengue in the last couple of days, taking the total number of those affected by the disease in the state to 1,707 this year, an official said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 5 (IANS) India Friday successfully tested its nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush from a naval ship in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (IANS) India Thursday test fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range in Odisha, defence sources said.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (ANI): India on Thursday successfully test-fired surface-to-surface Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur of Balasore district off Odisha coast.
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed allegedly by Maoists in a forest in West Bengal's West Midnapore district in the early hours Monday, police said.
The number of dengue cases in Odisha has rose to 671 this year with 72 new cases of dengue reported in the state in the past two days, an official said on Wednesday.
Purulia (WB), Sep 26 (ANI): Top police officials from Maoist-infested regions held a meeting on Tuesday at West Bengal's Purulia district to chalk out a strategy to combat the activities of the rebels.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 26 (IANS) The number of people infected with dengue has soared to 671 in Odisha this year with 72 more cases reported in the state in the past two days, an official said here Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (IANS) Dengue has killed one more person in Odisha, taking the toll of the disease in the state over the last two months to four, an official said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully tested its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 25 (IANS) India Saturday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a day of peace and brotherhood Monday as Hindus in many parts of Odisha joined in Eid celebrations across the state.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 (IANS) Four senior officials of a private financial management company in Odisha have been arrested for their involvement in illegal money circulation in the state, police said Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (IANS) Eleven of Odisha's 30 districts have recorded deficit rainfall this monsoon, impacting on paddy cultivation that is crucial for the economy of the state, officials said Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) India Sunday successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said. It has a range of 290 km and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg.
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) India Sunday successfully tested the supersonic cruise missile 'BrahMos' from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Birla Tyres said Wednesday it is yet to decide on when to commission its passenger car tyre making unit at Balasore in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) Four engineering students and another man have been arrested in Odisha with brown sugar or pure heroin worth over Rs.80,000 in the international market, police said here Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, June 16 (IANS) The Odisha government Saturday announced the extension of the summer vacation in schools by a week in view of an unabated heat wave sweeping the state which has so far claimed 37 lives this summer.
Bhubaneswar, June 12 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday confirmed four more deaths due to sunstroke taking the toll of heat-related casualties this summer in the state to 36, with temperatures crossing over 42 degrees Celsius at many places.
Balasore, June 6 (ANI): India today successfully test fired the indigenously developed Air Force version of the surface-to-air 'Akash' missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district off the Odisha coast.
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force Friday successfully conducted two tests of country's indigenously developed medium-range surface-to-air Akash missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) India Monday successfully conducted two tests of its medium-range surface-to-air missile Akash from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) India Saturday successfully test-fired its medium-range Akash surface-to-air missile for the second time in three days from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) India Thursday sucessfully test-fired its medium-range Akash surface-to-air missile from a base in Odisha, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) spokesperson Ravi Gupta said.
Bhubaneswar, May 24 (IANS) Protests and demonstrations were organised in various parts of Odisha Thursday against the hike in petrol prices by an unprecedented over Rs.7 a litre by oil marketing companies.
Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) Odisha Tuesday confirmed five more deaths due to sunstroke in the state, taking the total heat wave deaths this summer in the state to nine.
Balasore (Orissa), April 16 (ANI): The maiden test of India's indigenously developed nuclear capable 'Agni-V' ballistic missile is likely to be held on Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) India tested the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a test range in Odisha Friday, two days after conducting a similar trial of the same missile from the same range, defence sources said.
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) India tested the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a test range in Odisha Friday, two days after conducting a similar trial of the same missile from the same range, defence sources said.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India Wednesday tested its latest version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range (ITR) in Balasore off the Odisha coast.
Balasore (Orissa), Mar.28 (ANI): India on Wednesday successfully testfired version three of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Orissa coast.
Balasore, Feb 10 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Friday successfully test launched the Air Defence Missile AAD-05 from the Indian Army's Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur in Orissa's Balasore District.
Balasore, Feb 10 (ANI): India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile from the Integrated Test Range off the Odisha coast.
Chandipore (Orissa), Jan 31 (ANII): Indigenously developed micro-light and pilot-less target aircraft Lakshya-1 was successfully tested at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa's Balasore District on Tuesday.
Balasore, Sep 30 (ANI): India on Friday successfully test-fired ballistic missile Agni-II from Wheeler Island in Dharma village off Odisha coast.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 (ANI): India on Friday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and "Dhanush", both having a range of 350 kms, from separate locations off the Orissa coast.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (ANI): Ten bogies of the Puri-Delhi Neelanchal Express derailed near Bhadrak, about 120 kilometres from here on Sunday after the train collided with a road roller.
Balasore (Orissa), Dec 2 (ANI):India on Thursday successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Orissa coast.
New Delhi, Oc.21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has recommended payment of three lakhs rupees each to the next of kin of the eight persons, who died when a live bomb exploded in Chandipur range District Balasore, Orissa on July 26, 2002. Three persons were also injured in the incident.
Balasore (Orissa), Sep 5 (ANI): India on Sunday test-fired the 290-km range BRAHMOS cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on- sea off the Orissa coast.
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): India successfully test-fired the short-range air-to-air missile-ASTRA-from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa's Balasore District on Wednesday afternoon.
New Delhi, Mar.15 (ANI): A technical glitch has once again delayed the launch of India's indigenously built Advanced Air Defence (ADD) interceptor missile from the Integrated Test Range along Orissa's coast.
Chandipur (Orissa), Mar 14 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will on Sunday conduct a missile interceptor test off the Orissa coast as part of building a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence shields.
Balasore (Orissa), Feb.7 (ANI): India on Sunday successfully test-fired and launched the long-range Agni-3 missile from an interim testing rangehere.
Balasore (Orissa): India on Sunday successfully test fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush, from a naval ship near Balasore testing range in Orissa.
Chandipur, Oct.12 (ANI): India successfully testfired two nuclear-capable 'Prithvi-II' surface-to-surface missiles, having a range of 350 kilometres from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore city in Orissa.
New Delhi, Sep.14 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today welcomed the payment of compensation of Rs 100,000 by the Orissa government to the family members of Takala alias Muktikanta Muduli, an undertrial prisoner who died in Balasore District jail of Orissa on 29 August 2007.
Bhubaneswar, July 21 (ANI): With all major rivers nearing their danger marks due to heavy rains, flash floods have affected 10 districts of Orissa.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Orissa Congress MP Srikant Jena said Saturday he was in talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following his refusal to take up the post of a minister of state -- having been a cabinet minister earlier.
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (ANI): India on Tuesday successfully tested the nuclear capable Agni-II missile at Wheelers Island near Balasore in Orissa.
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) Orissa Saturday confirmed three more deaths due to sunstroke taking the toll due to heat wave sweeping across the state to 21.
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) The death toll due to the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 18, an official said Friday.
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 11 Thursday with eight of the victims dying during the past seven days, an official said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) The final phase of polling in Orissa Thursday witnessed an average of over 60 percent turnout and ended peacefully except for some stray incidents of violence, officials said.
