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Bhubaneswar 27.11.2025, Miss Jayanti Kumari Mohanty, Ex-Counter Assistant(Disengaged from Service), Red Cross Blood Bank, MKCG Medical College & Hospital, Berhmapur, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2) r/w 13 (1)(c)(d) PC Act,1988/409/ 468/471/477-A/120-B IPC, for misappropriation of Govt. money in daily collection slips by manipulating the duplicate receipts from higher…

Bhubaneswar 27.11.2025, Sri Ajit Kumar Mishra, Former Junior Accountant (Retired), O/o SDO, Electrical Sub-Division, Bhawanipatna, Dist-Kalahandi, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case vide Koraput Vig. PS case No.27 dt.02.10.2019 U/s 7 PC (Amendment) Act,2018 for demanding and taking bribe Rs.5,000/- from a consumer in order to reduce his electric bill amount,…

Bengaluru, 27 November 2025: Smt. Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Government of Odisha, participated in the Urban Policy Dialogues 2025 in Bengaluru organised by Indian Institute for Human Settlements — a key forum shaping India’s urban development discourse and policy directions. Speaking as a panelist in the session titled “Addressing Urban…

Bhubaneswar-26/11/2025 Hon’ble Deputy CM Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo flagged off the Land Resource Inventory Van at Krushi Bhavan, today. Under the REWARD pilot project, the LRI Yatra will be launched across various Gram Panchayats in five districts—Nayagarh, Koraput, Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, and Deogarh. This includes 8 Gram Panchayats in Deogarh, 14 in Dhenkanal, 16 in…

Today i.e. on 26.11.2025, Sri Ramakanta Sethy, Former Asst. Block Education Officer (Retired), office of BEO, Jajpur, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in a case U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d)/7 PC Act, 1988 for demanding and taking bribe from a School Teacher to regularise his absent period, was convicted by Hon’ble Special Judge, Vigilance,…

Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) observed Constitution Day with solemnity and pride, in line with the Government of India’s directive to celebrate 26th November every year as “Constitution Day”. The observance aims to promote constitutional values and create deeper awareness about the significance of the Indian Constitution. The central highlight of the programme…

OPTCL and Union Bank of India Sign MoU for Exclusive Employee Salary Package Bhubaneswar, November, 24,2025 OPTCL and Union Bank of India Sign MoU for Exclusive Employee Salary Package in the Presence of Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Bhubaneswar, November 24, 2025 – Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) today marked…

Bhubaneswar, November 24, 2025: The Energy Department, Government of Odisha, and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet today executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to partner on a concerted programme of support for Odisha’s clean energy transition in presence of the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister, Minister of Energy Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo. The…

​1. 🛑 Arrest and Accused ​Accused: Sri Manoranjan Sahoo, Ex- Senior Clerk, Hindol Sub-Treasury, Dhenkanal. ​Arresting Authority: Odisha Vigilance (arrested him late last night). ​Status: The accused had been on the run for the last 2 years to evade Vigilance action. ​2. 💰 Financial Fraud Details ​Total Misappropriated Amount: Rs. 68,85,497/- (Sixty-Eight Lakhs, Eighty-Five Thousand,…

Odisha Vigilance today arrested Sri Kushadhwaja Sahu, the former Secretary-cum-Chief Executive of the Pandamunda Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) under Patnagarh Block in the Bolangir district, on charges of financial fraud and embezzlement of society funds. ​The investigation, conducted by officers of the Odisha Vigilance, revealed a calculated misappropriation of government funds totaling ₹8,34,489/- (Rupees…