Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths arrested Pusha Munda, Chief Civil Supplies Officer-cum-District Manager of Odisha State Civil Supply Corporation Ltd. (OSCSL) in Ganjam district. The arrest was made in an interception case where Munda was found carrying Rs 3 lakhs in unaccounted cash on July 9. According to the vigilance department, Munda was intercepted near Chhatrapur…
Bhubaneswar: The surplus rice (from the procured paddy) of Odisha will reportedly been evacuated by the Food Corporation of India (FCI). Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra informed this on Thursday. As per reports, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra, after discussions with Union Minister for Consumer Affairs,…
Jaipur: Last rites of Flight Lieutenant Rishiraj Singh Devda (23), a native of Pali, who lost his life in the Indian Air Force’s Jaguar fighter jet crash, will be held on Thursday. His mortal remains will be brought to his native village, Khinwandi, located about 70 km from Pali district headquarters and the last rites will…
Bhubaneswar: The investigation committee led by Development Commissioner Anu Garg will record witness statements today in connection with the stampede incident that occurred near the Gundicha temple during the Rath Yatra in Puri. People who witnessed the incident are requested to provide their testimony between 3 pm and onwards at the Circuit House in Puri….
Bhubaneswar: As many as 22 jawans had a close shave when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Mandimera village of Gajapati district early Thursday morning. According to reports, the accident occurred at around 5 am near Mandimera village. Hailing from Koraput, the jawans were returning from Puri after completing the…
Jajpur: As many as three roadside shops caught fire in Jajpur district of Odisha yesterday night. These shops are located near a petrol pump but fortunately the fire did not spread to the pump. The fire mishap took place near Mishri Lal petrol pump in Byasanagar town of Jajpur district. As per reports, three roadside shops…
Jagatsinghpur: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed his nephew in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha on Thursday. The incident took place in the Jahanpur village under Jagatsinghpur Sadar Police Station limits in the district. The deceased nephew has been identified as Suman Das. The accused uncle has been identified as Sanjay Bhoi. As per reports,…
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today dismissed petitions filed by Bidyabharati Panda and former Paralakhemundi Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sangram Behera, who had challenged the directive of the SDJM court in Paralakhemundi. The case pertains to the death of Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra. The SDJM court had earlier directed Panda and Behera…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to face fuel and LPG shortage across the State due to the ongoing protest of the Odisha Drivers’ Mahasangha, informed Sanjay Lath, the General Secretary of the Utkal Petroleum Dealers’ Association. While speaking to the newsmen about the possible shortage of petrol and diesel, Lath said, “All kinds of transportation have come…
Athagarh: In a shocking incident, a youth was allegedly thrown in front of a speeding vehicle in Cuttack district of Odisha on Tuesday night. As a result the youth sustained critical injury and later succumbed to the injury in the hospital. The incident took place at the Mahakalabasta chhaka under Khuntuni Police Station limits. His family…
