Berhampur: In a major drug haul, Gajapati police on Friday seized around 4.06 tonnes of ganja worth around Rs 4 crore from Keshariguda village under Adava police station limits. The seized ganja is the highest in recent times, police sources said.Acting on a tip-off, police conducted massive raids in the village involving 100 police personnel…
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi has lauded the Odisha vigilance directorate for its performance in enforcing the govt’s policy of zero tolerance towards corruption.Replying to a debate on the demand for grants for general administration (GA) department in the assembly on Wednesday, the chief minister emphasized that his govt has taken decisive action against corrupt…
Cuttack: Expressing concern over large-scale vacancies in teaching posts at Odia University, where all 21 sanctioned posts of professors, associate professors and assistant professors have “remained vacant” for long, Orissa high court has directed the govt to file an affidavit in this regard within two weeks.Hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate Prabir Kumar…
Bhubaneswar: The state govt on Thursday initiated the process to withdraw four Bills passed in Dec that had proposed a three-fold hike in MLAs’ salaries and triggered sharp criticism.Assembly secretary Satyabrata Rout informed MLAs that parliamentary affairs minister Mukesh Mahaling has formally moved a notice seeking withdrawal of the Bills — The Odisha Legislative Assembly…
Bhubaneswar: The state transport department has flagged 26 accident-prone stretches along NH-16 in Khurda district and urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to implement urgent corrective measures to enhance road safety and prevent accidents.Transport department secretary N B S Rajput, in a letter to NHAI’s regional officer Birendra Singh on Wednesday, pointed out…
Photo for representational purpose Cuttack: Even as enforcement against traffic violations has intensified, road safety experts have raised concerns over the sale of substandard helmets in city markets, warning that many riders are opting for cheap and non-ISI certified headgears merely to avoid challans rather than to ensure safety.According to road safety activists, several roadside…
Odisha DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Bhubaneswar: Director general of police (DGP) Y B Khurania is reportedly unhappy with the frequent absence of several IPS officers at official functions organised by Odisha police in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.On Monday, the state police headquarters sent a letter to 36 IPS officers posted in the twin cities, directing them…
Photo for representational purpose Koraput: Farmers across the district have demanded an extension of the registration period for sale of paddy under the ongoing Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) alleging that hundreds of cultivators are yet to be enrolled.The registration process, which commenced on March 10, concluded at midnight on Wednesday, triggering concern among farmers who…
Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday found properties worth over Rs four crore from the sub-divisional officer, Daha irrigation sub-division, Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district.The properties include a multi-storey building in Berhampur, five valuable housing plots, a concrete mixture machine worth Rs 57 lakh, a JCB machine worth Rs 37 lakh and cash around Rs 18.9 lakh…
Cuttack police prepare for Ram Navami security Cuttack: Security has been tightened across Cuttack ahead of Ram Navami celebrations on Friday, with the commissionerate police deploying extensive manpower and surveillance to prevent any untoward incident.More than 30 platoons of police force have been deployed across the city, particularly in areas identified as sensitive. In addition,…
