Police on Tuesday arrested another accused in the Axis Bank gold loan scam taking the total number of arrests to four. The arrested has been identified as Soumya Ranjan Das, who has been evading arrest since the scam was unearthed.It is worth mentioning here that three employees of Axis Bank conspired with two other accused…
A young man tragically lost his life after falling into an open drain while urinating at Gajapati Nagar under Kumbharpada police limits in Puri district, on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Babi Chaudhary.According to reports, Babi was urinating near the Mukula drain when he suddenly lost his balance and fell in. Hearing his screams…
Parts of plots can be sold from January, said Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari. In the meeting to take place on December 31, a decision will be taken in this regard.If the situation demands, then the Real estate Regulation and development act (RERA) will be amended to incorporate the provision. He also added that a committee…
The district of Kandhamal is all decked up on the eve of Christmas. People are eagerly waiting to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. For this different churches in Kandhamal have been decorated.Different colours of lights, stars, balloons are seen on the top of churches for Christmas celebrations in Kandhamal. People are…
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated the statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Bellevue Square in Cuttack.The statue, sculpted under the expert guidance of artist Sanjib Biswal, was crafted by 18 skilled artisans in just 35 days.The event also saw the presence of…
Orissa High Court on Monday reportedly issued order in the matter of the junior teachers’ appointment. The Court ordered the State Government to fill up the 6 thousand vacant junior teachers post immediately.As per reports, in the matter of the junior teacher recruitment in the State, the Orissa High Court on Monday issued order for…
Bhubaneswar: A burglary has occurred in a flat in the capital city of Odisha, where gold ornaments worth Rs 30 lakh were stolen. The incident took place in the home of Nirupama Sahoo in the Paika Nagar area under Nayapalli Police limits in Bhubaneswar.According to reports, the burglars struck when Nirupama’s family was away in Shirdi…
The famous Lord Jagannath temple, the Srimandira in Puri of Odisha will reportedly have ‘Dhadi Darshan’ (queued visit to get a glimpse of the deities) arrangement from the New Year.The footfall of devotees to the Puri temple has started to increase. Keeping in view the heavy crowd during upcoming Christmas and New Year, preparations have…
Baripada: Tigress Zeenat, currently roaming in Jhargram forest in West Bengal, will be brought back to Similipal reserve through tranquilization.Prakash Chand Gogineni, Field Director of Similipal Tiger Reserve, stated that Zeenat is moving within West Bengal, with the Odisha and West Bengal forest departments tracking it round the clock. Zeenat is reportedly fit and fine, with…
Bhubaneswar: Former MLA of Bhubaneswar, Bijaya Kumar Mohanty passed away today. He died of a cardiac arrest. He was unresponsive after a cardiac arrest.The doctors of Capital Hospital declared him brought dead on December 22. He was admitted in the hospital and was undergoing treatment for suffering a cardiac arrest. As per rules, a post mortem…
