Fraudster Poses As Odisha CMO Official, Swindles Engineer Out Of Rs 2 Lakh

Bhubaneswar: In a shocking case of impersonation and extortion, a person claiming to be an employee of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) allegedly extorted Rs 2 lakh from a superintending engineer in Bhubaneswar by threatening to transfer him to Malkangiri. According to the complaint filed by Pratap Kumar Haripal, superintending engineer of the Roads and…

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Odisha to prepare department-wise roadmap for development of Kotia

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to formulate a department-wise roadmap for the development of Kotia in Koraput district, a long-disputed border region between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Chairing the first meeting of a specially formed committee for Kotia’s development, Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari today directed all departments to submit their respective action plans…

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Elderly Woman Dies, Another Injured In Bee Attack In Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Thursday directed a team of medical experts to submit a detailed investigation report within three days into the recent deaths of six patients at Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLNMCH) in Koraput. The move comes in response to growing concerns over the unusual number…

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Doctor Suspended Over Pregnant Woman’s Death In Nayagarh

Bhubaneswar: The State government has suspended a senior gynaecologist following the death of a pregnant woman at the Nayagarh District Headquarters Hospital two days ago. The suspension comes after a district-level committee’s inquiry report found Dr. Rabindra Nath Sahu negligent in his duty. According to reports, Mamata Swain, a 26-year-old woman from Balugaon, was admitted…

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Woman Killed By Nephew In Koraput

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing operation against Maoist-linked activities, security forces have recovered 700 kilograms of explosive materials from the Saranda forest located near the Odisha-Jharkhand border. The recovery was made during an intensive combing operation on Wednesday, days after a large cache of explosives was looted by Maoists in Sundargarh district. The…

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Tulsi to be planted in road dividers, traffic intersections

Bhubaneswar: Tulsi trees will now be planted in dividers in roads of the capital city of Odisha. Odisha government has reportedly decided to plant basil at dividers of the road in Bhubaneswar. In this regard, Odisha Housing and Urban Development Minister Krishna Chandra Mohapatra has reportedly instructed municipal authorities to make necessary arrangements. The minister has…

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Duplicate engine oil factory busted in Cuttack’s Jagatpur; huge quantity of counterfeit products seized

Cuttack: A duplicate engine oil manufacturing unit operating in the Sunariban area near Khairapol under Jagatpur police limits in Cuttack was busted today. The factory had reportedly been running for a long time, producing and circulating counterfeit engine oil and grease in the market. The raid was conducted jointly by the police and the Weights…

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Woman ASI arrested while taking ₹10,000 bribe in Berhampur

Berhampur: Odisha Vigilance today arrested Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Babita Suna of Mahila Police Station, Berhampur, while she was accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a complainant in connection with a case she was investigating. According to the anti-corruption agency, ASI Suna had allegedly demanded the bribe in exchange for not arresting the complainant and his mother,…

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