The Budhabalanga River in Balasore district swelled to 7.40 metres by Thursday morning, above the danger mark of 7.21 metres, amid incessant rainfall from a deep depression. Odishatv.in reports that authorities and…
The Balasore District Anganwadi Workers' Association has opposed a government order requiring an annual fitness and performance review for anganwadi workers aged 55 and above, warning of a major protest if the…
One of the five baby orangutans rescued in Odisha's Balasore district has developed a fever, the Hindu reports, quoting officials who say the animal's temperature rises when medication wears off. The other…
Raids across Odisha have uncovered alleged adulteration in paneer production, with a video from Balasore district showing traders using milk powder instead of pure milk in unhygienic conditions. The practice came to…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange weather warnings for several districts in Odisha, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next seven days under the influence of…
Two college students went missing after drowning in a water-filled abandoned quarry at the Blue Lake quarry near Mitrapur in Odisha's Balasore district on Saturday. The victims, residents of Bhadrak and Baripada,…
A youth attacked a government school teacher and four of her family members at their home in Balasore district on Monday afternoon, police said. The accused, Pruthviraj Kar, allegedly forced his way…
Odisha Vigilance caught Balasore Sadar CDPO Madhusmita Mohanty on Tuesday while she was accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe from a vehicle owner. The money was allegedly demanded to process and pass pending…
More than eight students and an auto-rickshaw driver were seriously injured after the vehicle overturned near Sathi Square in Odisha’s Balasore district on Saturday. The students were travelling to Sri Maa Aurobindo…
A 32-year-old physical education teacher, Priyabrata Behera, died after an iron flagpole touched an overhead low-tension power line at Royal High School in Maitapur, Balasore, on Saturday. Police said Behera and another…
