Kalahandi: The traditional Navanna ritual at the Maa Manikeswari shrine in Kalahandi will be observed on September 22, with the new harvest offering to the presiding deity scheduled between 8.20 am and 9.30 am during the auspicious period, according to the Kalahandi Rajbati.As per the longstanding tradition, Navanna at the Maa Manikeswari shrine is observed…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department sleuths Sunday arrested a woman engineer after detecting properties including Rs 7.15 lakh cash, deposits of Rs 63 lakh, and five plots from her possession, officials said.The arrested engineer has been identified as Anupama Sahoo, assistant executive engineer (AEE), drainage division, Kendrapada, a vigilance officer said.Acting on a tip-off, vigilance sleuths…
Odisha Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi during his visit to the national capital.The Governor had a cordial interaction with the Union Home Minister and exchanged views on matters of importance concerning Odisha’s development and the welfare of its people.During his three-day visit to…
Pipili: Miscreants are now stealing cows in expensive cars to evade suspicion in Odisha. In a recent case, miscreants were seen stealing cows in an expensive car late at night near the Kunjeswari Thakurani temple, barely one kilometre from the Kanasa police station in Puri district of Odisha.The entire incident was captured in a CCTV…
Jagatsinghpur: A woman was allegedly murdered by her husband in Benupur village under Jagatsinghpur Sadar police station limits in the district late on Saturday night.According to sources, the accused has been identified as Digambar Swain. The victim has been identified as Puspalata Swain, who is also the mother of a six year-old boy.Sources revealed that…
The Odisha Vigilance Department has recovered another ₹4 lakh in cash from the residence of Kendrapara Drainage Division Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Anupama Sahoo, taking the total cash seized from her possession and premises to ₹7.15 lakh.The fresh recovery was made during an ongoing search at Sahoo’s residential premises in Kendrapara following her interception by…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a former director of a real estate company in connection with an alleged housing fraud involving crores of money.The accused, Pramod Kumar Sahu, former director of Mishra Creations Pvt. Ltd., was arrested for allegedly cheating investors by promising them flats under the company’s UTOPIA housing project…
The Odisha Vigilance today intercepted an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Kendrapada Drainage Division on Saturday, recovering Rs 3.15 lakh in suspected ill-gotten cash.Acting on a reliable tip-off regarding the collection of bribes from local contractors for the clearance of pending bills, vigilance sleuths launched an operation against Anupama Sahoo.The team intercepted Sahoo at…
Cuttack: More than 20 buffaloes were swept away in the strong currents of the Mahanadi River near Gate No. 77 of the Jobra Anicut in Cuttack on Saturday.The herd was reportedly seen struggling in the fast-flowing waters of the river. The Cuttack Fire Services personnel have reached the spot and launched an operation to rescue…
Puri: A court in Puri district has sentenced a man to 10 years of imprisonment for abducting a minor girl and forcing her into prostitution, officials said.The Additional Sessions Judge, Puri, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on convict Sangram Baliarsingh of Khuntia Banpur under Gadishagada police limits.In case of non-payment of the fine,…
