Koraput: Vigilance on Tuesday forwarded Sudhansu Khora, the branch manager of Koraput Central Co-operative (KCC) bank, Malkangiri, to court, a day after his arrest in connection with an embezzlement case involving govt funds.Khora has been accused of misappropriating over Rs 1 crore linked to crop loan transactions and repayments made by farmers through multiple Large…
3 die in early morning apartment fire. BHUBANESWAR: A massive fire broke out early Wednesday morning in a four‑storey apartment on Badagada Canal Road in the Laxmisagar police limits here, claiming the lives of an elderly couple and their 10‑year‑old granddaughter.The victims were identified as Biswajit Behera (70), his wife Sulabha Behera (65), and their…
Bhubaneswar: Police busted a gang of juveniles allegedly involved in a series of mobile phone thefts. Five minors were detained and a 19-year-old youth arrested in this connection. “They broke into two mobile shops, in Mancheswar on April 21 and another in Laxmisagar on May 3, decamping with phones and accessories. We recovered 24 mobiles,…
Balangir: Armed men robbed Rs 6 lakh in cash, 15 tolas of gold jewellery and 20 tolas of silver ornaments from the house of businessman Anand Agarwal located in front of Vedanta township gate under Lanjigarh police station limits in Kalahandi district on Monday night.“The burglary occurred around 2 am. Agarwal operates a kiosk banking…
A snapper species found for first time in Indian waters Berhampur: Researchers at Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, have recorded a new snapper species ‘Lutjanus arakan’ in Indian waters for the first time at Gopalpur in Ganjam district, in a significant contribution to Indian marine fish taxonomy.“The finding was significant…
Cuttack: Orissa high court has raised concerns over alleged granting of permission to a public sector company for setting up of a petroleum retail outlet beneath a high-tension electricity line in Derabish Tehsil of Kendrapada district, terming the issue a potential threat to life and property.Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Annapurna Muduli…
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during Digha’s Jagannath temple inauguration Bhubaneswar: The BJP’s electoral success in West Bengal has sparked fresh hope among Jagannath’s followers in Odisha that the term ‘dham’ would finally be removed from the Lord’s temple in Digha.For months, religious groups, servitors and Jagannath devotees in Odisha had voiced strong objection to the…
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Monsoon, the housing and urban development department has issued a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) to all urban local bodies (ULBs), directing them to ensure full preparedness to tackle heavy rain, waterlogging and public health risks in towns and cities.The SOP makes it clear that officials will be held accountable for…
Rourkela: Irate locals staged a road blockade on NH-143 in Biramitrapur area of Sundargarh district on Tuesday evening after a man was run over by a truck. The road blockade, which was on till filing of this report, has led to a massive traffic jam, with vehicles stranded on both sides of the highway.The deceased…
Kendrapada: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday arrested Prasanta Pradhan, assistant sub- inspector (ASI) of Rajkanika police station in Kendrapada district, while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 2,000 from a woman complainant to furnish favourable report in a land dispute case filed before the competent court of which he was the enquiring officer.The complainant, Lilina Barik…
