Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Sanjay Kumar Hansdah, Assistant Drugs Controller/Drug Inspector of Jajpur (with additional charge of Jagatsinghpur), while accepting a Rs 6,000 bribe to facilitate issuance of a wholesale medicine licence.Hansdah was nabbed at Jaipur Chhak on NH‑53 near Paradeep‑Cuttack after demanding the bribe from an applicant who had applied for a drug licence…
Bhubaneswar: Ramabai Ranvir had never stood at a starting line before. At 47, the widow from Maharashtra’s Beed region had spent her days cooking in other people’s kitchens, stretching every rupee to keep her two daughters in education. She knew little about races or timing or training. What she did know was that the winner…
Kendrapada: A three-day census of over 10 species of monsoon birds began at Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park Thursday, officials said.The census, which will continue till September 5, is being conducted by four teams comprising trained wildlife personnel, ornithologists and local volunteers, who will cover major bird congregation sites inside and outside the national park, they…
Puri, September 3:Public darshan at the Srimandir in Puri will remain closed for five hours on Friday, September 4, on account of the special rituals associated with Krishna Janmashtami.According to the Srimandir administration, general darshan will remain suspended from 7 pm to midnight after the completion of the Sandhya Dhupa Bhoga. During this period, the…
A speeding luxury car allegedly rammed into three cars and two motorcycles near Palasuni in Bhubaneswar in the early hours of Thursday, leaving four to five people injured and several vehicles badly damaged.According to reports, the car was allegedly travelling at a speed of more than 150 kmph when the driver lost control. The car…
Kuanrmunda: An elderly man was allegedly beaten with an iron pipe and later strangled to death by his son and daughter-in-law at Jagadishpur village under the police outpost of Biramitrapur police limits in Sundaragada district, police said Wednesday.The incident took place Tuesday night but came to light Wednesday morning, when police were informed about the…
Jagatpur: A fire broke out at the Pragati Milk Factory in Jagatpur area of Kataka on Thursday morning. The blaze had been raging across several floors of the factory, leading a large firefighting effort.As per reports, several products from the company including ghee had been stored in the involved warehouse at that time. Because of…
Puri: A 30-year-old woman suffered severe burn injuries inside her house in Dom Sahi near Kumbharpada police station in Odisha’s Puri district on Wednesday.The injured woman, identified as Sarojini Mallik, suffered burns to nearly 80 per cent of her body. She was initially rushed to Puri District Headquarters Hospital in critical condition. As her condition…
SUBARNAPUR — Another memorable and emotional chapter was written in the history of Subarnapur district on August 31. This is the second and very historic event for Subarnapur land to give such a grand, grand and tearless farewell to a Collector. After the Collector Saroj Jha in the past, the farewell ceremony of Dr. Nruparaj…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant anti-corruption development, Odisha Vigilance has secured the conviction of one former Medical Officer of Madhyakhand Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Nayagada district in a bribery case.Additional Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar today convicted Kedarnath Pal (retired) and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and to pay…
