Bhubaneswar: The state crime branch on Wednesday arrested a 36-year-old MBA graduate from Kolkata for his alleged involvement in a cybercrime syndicate that duped a Cuttack-based businessman of Rs 12.33 crore through an online investment scam.Police identified the accused as Rahul Jaiswal of Kankurgachi, Kolkata. The crime branch investigators discovered that a portion of the…
Bhubaneswar: The Rs 13,000-crore Talcher Fertilizers Ltd project in Angul district, designed to produce 12.7 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of urea annually, is running more than four years behind schedule. Its timely completion could have reduced the country’s import dependence at a time India’s fertilizer supply is under pressure due to the West Asia crisis….
Bhubaneswar: Former minister Raghunath Mohanty and former MLA Jiban Pradip Das, both leaders from Balasore district, joined the BJD in the presence of party president Naveen Patnaik here on Wednesday. Naveen said the BJD will become stronger in Balasore after this. He advised both of them to further expand the organisational work of the party…
Rourkela: A 38-year-old man was arrested by Lephirpada police of Sundargarh district on Wednesday on the charges of killing his parents two days ago over partition of their ancestral land.Victims Manuel Toppo (70) and Benerika (65), natives of Dalkijharan village under Lephripada police limits, used to staty with their elder son Patris at Suarijor village….
Bhubaneswar: The state govt on Wednesday started an inventory of the Jagannath temple’s Ratna Bhandar, nearly 48 years after its last audit in 1978. The newly-compiled list of the shrine’s jewellery is being cross-checked against the previous records.Ratna Bhandar’s valuables are traditionally classified into three categories based on their use for the deities. Jewellery that…
Koraput: Koraput district police have made elaborate security arrangements for the upcoming Ram Navami celebrations in Jeypore, where a massive religious procession is expected to draw a large number of people. The procession will start from Power House Square and proceed to Dussehra Ground, covering key areas of the town.SP (Koraput) Rohit Verma said 13…
Berhampur: Unidentified miscreants looted valuables worth over Rs 1 crore from the house of a businessman at Prem Nagar under Bada Bazar police station limits here on Wednesday morning. The incident took place, when the house owner, who was staying alone, went for the morning walk at about 4.45 am, police said.The miscreants allegedly entered…
Cuttack: The Orissa high court on Wednesday adjourned till April 22 further hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has become virtually non-functional due to key vacancies and the absence of an acting chairperson.The division bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M S Raman adjourned…
Berhampur: Forest officials on Tuesday arrested two persons in Kandhamal district for allegedly beating an adult female langur to death and uploading the incident on social media. The species is protected under Schedule II of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.The accused persons were identified as Manab Mallick (32) and Jaydev Mallick (21) of Salaguda in…
Rourkela: A couple was electrocuted while working on the roof of a house in Sundargarh district on Monday afternoon. The postmortem of the two was conducted on Tuesday and bodies handed over to their family.The incident took place at Bhedabahal village under Sadar police limits. Anant Kainsaria (60), a mason, and his wife Sumitra Kainsaria…
