Balasore

Balasore: Betel leaf is helping the farmers of Baliapala in Balasore district in earning a livelihood. Betel leaf from here, which is also exported to other states, is now in great demand. According to sources, farmers export betel leaf to…

Balasore: The B.Ed and M.Ed students of the Fakir Mohan University in Balasore went on an indefinite dharna inside the office premises of the district collector on Tuesday, demanding the state government to allow them to sit for the Odisha…

Balasore: India on Wednesday successfully test-fired two rounds of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile back-to-back from a mobile launcher from Launch Complex-3 of Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s…

Nilagiri: Over 20 passengers were injured when a private bus slammed into a roadside tree at Telipali in Nilagiri block in Balasore district on Wednesday morning. Five of the injured were stated to be critical. According to reports, the…

Bhadrak: India on Saturday test-fired the medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile 2000 km from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast in Bhadrak district. The user trial of the medium-range surface-to-surface missile was successfully…

Balasore: A day after the toxic gas leak in a prawn processing factory in Balasore district, police on Thursday arrested seven staff of the unit and forwarded them to court. Those arrested include the general manager, production manager,…

Balasore: A 140 ft long boita (boat) was set afloat to the beats of drums and the sound of conch blowing loud at Manitri village in Balasore district to commemoration Odisha's maritime glory on Tuesday.…

Kendrapara: A fisherman from Kendrapara district had a 'rich haul' on Friday after he netted a sailfish, a rare marine species with long dorsal fins. The fish is expected to fetch Rs 2 lakh in the market. Locally known as 'Mayura Machha',…

Bhubaneswar: The warning is loud and clear! The entire coastline of Odisha—from Balasore to Ganjam—faces the risk of being gobbled up by rising sea levels by 2050. And the state government has rung the alarm bells for the need for a…