Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Suresh Kumar Panigrahi, Civil Supplies Officer (CSO), Subarnapur has come under the scanner of Odisha Vigilance for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets to his known sources of income. Simultaneous house searches are being conducted by the Vigilance sleuths led by 2 Addl. SPs, 3 DSPs, 7 Inspectors, and other supporting staff on the strength of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The MoU with the Singapore-based ITEES (ITE Education Services) for skill development of Odia youths was inked during the Naveen Patnaik government. The BJP government is taking credit for the success of the previous government, said senior BJD leader and former minister Pritiranjan Gharai. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited the ITEES in Singapore, [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance has arrested two senior government officials on the charges of amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, said a senior vigilance official on Tuesday. As per the reports, movable and immovable properties worth crores were unearthed on Monday during house searches at different places linked to the accused officials- [...]

Bhubaneswar: Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, Minister for Housing & Urban Development, Public Enterprises, and Chairman of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), distributed allotment letters to beneficiaries of the Affordable Housing Project (AHP) for slum dwellers at the IDCOL Auditorium today. A total of 116 beneficiaries received their allotment letters, including 47 for Chandrasekharpur AHP, 36 [...]

Bhubaneswar: Narayan Chandra Nayak, Sub-Collector of Kamakshyanagar in Dhenkanal district has been arrested by Odisha Vigilance for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets. Based on searches conducted on properties of Nayak, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets including 3 multi storeyed buildings including 1 triple storeyed building at Bhubaneswar, 14 high value plots including 7 [...]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the mango kernel tragedy in Odisha’s Kandhamal district rose to three as one of the patients who fell critically ill after consuming gruel passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack. The deceased has been identified as Jita Majhi of Mandipanka village. [...]

Bhubaneswar: A 24-year-old army jawan has got a new lease on life after his heart stopped beating for around 120 minutes thanks to the successful implementation of an advanced eCPR procedure by the dedicated team of doctors at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. “In a ground-breaking display of medical excellence and compassion, the dedicated team at AIIMS [...]

Bhubaneswar: Three elephants, comprising two adults and a calf, were found dead in the Buramal Forest area under the Naktideul forest range of Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Monday morning, officials said. The Forest Department is yet to declare officially the reason behind the deaths but preliminary reports suggest the jumbos died of electrocution. The carcasses [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former minister Samir Dey passed away on Monday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack. He was 67. Dey had served as the Minister of Urban Development from 2000-04 and Minister of Higher Education from 2004-09. Dey was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly thrice from the Cuttack [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Monday nabbed a doctor of Dist. Head Quarters Hospital, Kalahandi at Bhawanipatna for allegedly taking bribe for treatment of a pregnant woman. Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash, Consultant O&G (Clinical)-cum- Joint Director, Dist. Head Quarters Hospital, Kalahandi at Bhawanipatna has been apprehended by the Vigilance sleuths while demanding and taking bribe of [...]