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SRI PRADEEP KUMAR BEHERA, ASST. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIGIRIA PS, DIST- CUTTACK NABBED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE WHILE TAKING BRIBE RS 5,000/- FROM A COMPLAINANT FOR NOT REGISTERING CASE.

Today i.e.on 22-05-2025, a short while ago, Sri Pradeep Kumar Behera, ASI of Police,Tigiria Police Station, Dist- Cuttack has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe of Rs 5000/- from a Complainant for compromising a dispute between him and a co-villager. Counter reports were submitted on the dispute by both parties, following…

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ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR, WATERSHED AND THREE OFFICERS APPREHENDED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE FOR EMBEZZLEMENT OF GOVT MONEY OVER RS.20 LAKHS UNDER NREGS.

On the allegations of misappropriation of Govt. Funds without excavation of Farm Ponds under NREGS in Kashipur Block, Dist-Rayagada, a verification was taken up by Odisha Vigilance. During verification, 4 accused persons namely Sri Rajendra Nath Naik, Asst. Project Director- cum- Project Implementing Agency (APD-cum-PIA)( Class-1),Sri Jogendra Khosla, Soil Conservation Overseer, Sri Deepak Kumar Sahoo,…

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Two Israeli embassy staffers killed outside Washington event

Washington DC, 22/5: Two Israeli Embassy aides were shot and killed outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night, as an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee took place inside, government officials and others said. Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington…

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Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar face public ire during tour of Bengaluru’s flood-hit areas

Bengaluru, 22/5: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar faced public ire on Wednesday as they toured flood-hit areas of Bengaluru, where over a thousand families have been struggling with their houses inundated by rainwater mixed with sewage. Blaming the previous BJP government for delaying flood mitigation works, the chief minister set new…

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Search operation underway in J&K’s Kishtwar after exchange of fire with suspected terrorists

Jammu, 22/5: Security forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district after an exchange of fire with suspected terrorists, officials said. The firefight took place between the security forces and the suspected terrorists during a search operation following a tip-off about their presence in the Shingpora area of…

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Panchayat by-elections in Odisha postponed a day after announcement of schedule

Bhubaneswar: A day after announcing the schedule for the panchayat by-elections in Odisha, the State Election Commission today postponed it in view of the onset of the monsoon season. The State Election Commission had issued a notification yesterday to conduct the by-polls for 1043 vacant Ward Member seats, 43 vacant Sarpanch seats, 40 vacant Panchayat Samiti…

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