Pravakar Panda, a retired ASI who served at Banai Police Station in Sundargarh district, and his wife, Geetanjali Patra, a retired Assistant Teacher of Government High School, Jhirpani, Rourkela, had been charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.Following the trial, the Court found both…
Faizavad, 29/7:The Faizabad Bar Association in Ayodhya settled that none of its members would represent the eight accused arrested in the alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations, also warning that any lawyer violating the decision would face a penalty of Rs 5, 00,000 At the Bar Association meeting on Monday, lawyers demanded that Champat Rai,…
Bhubaneswar, June 29: The Odisha government has decided not to withdraw the faulty textbooks already distributed for the current academic year. Instead, revised editions of the books will be provided to all schools to ensure that students study from corrected content.School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said that the revised textbooks will be supplied…
Bhubaneswar: A shocking murder incident has once again rocked the state capital. A young man was allegedly beaten to death with an iron rod in Bhubaneswar.The deceased has been identified as Krushna Chandra Padhy, a resident of Ganjam district.According to reports, miscreants attacked him mercilessly with an iron rod and fled the spot immediately after…
Mayurbhanj: A coal-laden caught fire in the middle of the road on National Highway number 18 near Tarakoti under Betanati police limits in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.The incident took place around 8 am on Monday morning. Fortunately, the driver and helper have escaped unhurt from the fire.According to sources, the truck was heading towards Baripada…
The political confrontation over the alleged Ram Temple donation irregularities intensified in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, with Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav launching a fresh attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath challenged him to openly support the Krishna Janmabhoomi movemen.Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking…
Hatadihi: Three out of four people arrested in connection with the seizure of brown sugar in Kendujhar district have been remanded to judicial custody, while a woman accused in the case was not sent to jail, triggering speculations over the reasons behind the decision.Authorities have not clarified why the woman was exempted from judicial custody….
Suspected AC blast triggers high-rise apartment fireFlames erupted on the 21st floor of a residential tower in Noida on Monday morning, forcing residents to flee in panic. Local emergency crews rushed six fire vehicles to the Aranya Society in Sector 119 immediately after receiving the alert. Firefighters successfully launched containment operations, and early assessments indicate…
Cuttack: An undertrial prisoner was allegedly sexually assaulted by a convicted inmate at Choudwar Circle Jail in Odisha’s Cuttack inside the jail premises.According to sources, the accused, identified as Kahna Nayak, is serving a sentence after being convicted in a murder case. He was lodged in Room No. 23 of the jail. The victim is…
Under the luminous glow of the full moon, the ancient temple city of Puri pulses with an almost electric devotion. Thousands stand shoulder to shoulder, hearts racing, as the majestic wooden forms of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra, and Sudarshan are carried out into the open air. Today is Debasnana Purnima — the day the Supreme…
