Odisha

Berhampur: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday conducted simultaneous house searches at six locations of Sita Ram Patro, Block Education Officer (BEO), Chhatrapur in Ganjam district due the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets (DA). The house searches are being conducted by the Vigilance sleuths led by 5 DSPs, 4 Inspectors, 5 SI/AsIs, and other supporting staff [...]

Balasore: While the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal has shocked the conscience of the nation, a similar horrific incident was reported in Odisha’s Balasore district. A minor girl was allegedly raped and murdered. Her body was found inside an abandoned house in the Balgopalpur industrial area under Remuna police [...]

Bhubaneswar: Two hardcore Maoists, including a woman, with a cumulative bounty of Rs 7 lakh on their heads surrendered before the Odisha Police at Bargarh on Friday. The Maoists surrendered before Himansu Kumar Lal, Inspector General of Police (Northern Range), and Prahalad Sahai Meena, Bargarh District Superintendent of Police. The woman Maoist cadre has been [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Friday called upon the members of Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, the students’ wing of the party, to remain active on social media and continue to their fight against false promises of the BJP. Addressing a key of meeting of Biju Chhatra Janata Dal held at Sankha Bhawan, the BJD [...]

Bhubaneswar: A team of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has returned from Andhra Pradesh after reviewing the impact of Polavaram project on Odisha. The BJD team has made a two-day visit to East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to review the various aspects of project, as per the report. The team comprising senior leaders such as [...]

Bhubaneswar: A junior assistant at the office of District Education Officer (DEO), Balasore has come under the scanner of Odisha Vigilance for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets. “ On the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets by Pradeep Kumar Das, Junior Assistant, O/o District Education Officer (DEO), Balasore, simultaneous house searches are being conducted by Odisha [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has declared September 9 as a holiday for the Nuakhai Festival. Since September 8th Sunday is a public holiday, there will be a holiday on September 9th as well All state government offices, magisterial courts, and educational institutions will remain closed on September 9, the CM announced.

Bhubaneswar: Purendra Kumar Sethy, Record Supplier of Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), was arrested on Thursday for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Earlier, the Odisha Vigilance sleuths conducted searches at multiple places linked to Sethty and unearthed properties including one multi-storeyed building in Bhubaneswar, deposits of Rs 16.77 lakh, [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik has showered his praises on Mangala Muduli, a Bonda tribe student from Malkangiri district who cracked NEET to pursue MBBS course at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. “Strong will power and hard work pave the way for success. Mangala Muduli of Mudulipada Bonda [...]

Bhubaneswar: Valerie N. Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director for Program and Policy Development at the World Food Programme, met Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister, during her on going visit to the state to discuss current and future partnerships. WFP’s Assistant Executive Director, based in Rome, congratulated the Deputy Chief Minister on assuming the office [...]