Skeleton-at-bank Row: Naveen writes to FM, BJP questions his record | Bhubaneswar News

Leader of opposition Naveen Patnaik Bhubaneswar: Leader of opposition Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking accountability for what he termed a “shocking lapse” after a tribal man was allegedly forced to bring his sister’s skeletal remains to a bank to prove her death and access her deposits. BJP countered…

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Skeleton row: Govt to recommend action against erring bank staff, says minister | Bhubaneswar News

Revenue minister Suresh Pujari Bhubaneswar: The state govt will recommend strict action against the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)-sponsored Odisha Grameen Bank officials over alleged lapses that recently forced a tribal man to carry his sister’s skeletal remains to the Mallipasi branch in Keonjhar to prove her death, revenue minister Suresh Pujari said on Saturday, adding…

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3 Dabugaon PS officials suspended | Bhubaneswar News

Koraput: Three officials of Dabugaon police station have been suspended on charges of dereliction of duty in connection with the custodial death of a 23-year-old accused on the police station premises.The suspended officials are sub-inspector Bikram Sahu of Dabugaon police station and OAPF personnel Karn Pujari and Budhiram Majhi, police sources said.“Prima facie evidence was…

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Driver burnt alive as two trucks collide in Sundargarh | Bhubaneswar News

Rourkela: A 20-year-old truck driver was burnt alive after two trucks collided head-on and one caught fire at Ratanasara under Hemgiri police station limits in Sundargarh district early Thursday. The victim was identified as Manish Kumar of Bihar.Around 4am, an iron-laden truck heading towards Raigarh in Chhattisgarh collided with another truck travelling from Bankibahal towards…

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