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JHARSUGUDA: Vigilance on Thursday raided the properties of Dileswar Majhi, an assistant executive engineer posted in Titlagarh R&B sub-division in Balangir district for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Basing on allegations that Majhi indulged in large-scale financial irregularities in road and building works during 2023-24 in Titlagarh and Patnagarh R&B sub-divisions, the anti-corruption agency carried out searches at six locations. During the raids, he was found in possession of two double storeyed buildings in Sambalpur and Brajrajnagar, two other buildings in Lahandapur, Jharsuguda, nine high value plots in Sambalpur, Brajarajnagar, Badmal (Jharsuguda) and the outskirts of Sambalpur. Besides, gold weighing 300 gm, Rs 6.57 lakh in cash, bank/insurance deposits to the tune of over Rs 49.45 lakh, household articles worth Rs 16.2 lakh, one car and two two-wheelers were also found. Authorities are carrying out detailed measurement and valuation of the assets, with initial findings suggesting possible undervaluation of land during registration. Vigilance has registered two cases for misappropriation of Rs 62.46 lakh and Rs 39 lakh respectively. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the disproportionate assets.
Bhubaneswar, May 28: The additional district and sessions judge (ADJ) court in Patnagarh, Balangir district of Odisha, on Wednesday pronounced the judgment in the sensational parcel bomb case in which a newlywed software engineer, Soumya Sekhar Sahu and his 85-year-old great-aunt, Jemamani Sahu died on February 23, 2018. The 26-year-old Soumya Sekhar's wife, Reema Sahu, 22, also sustained grievous injuries in the blast that shook the whole state as well as the country in 2018. As per the victims' lawyer Chittaranjan Kanungo, the accused Punjilal Meher was awarded life imprisonment by the cour ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers representing Karnataka at KITG 2026, four belonged to the Siddi community. Three of them clinched gold while ...Read More >