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BERHAMPUR: A 29-year-old man reportedly killed his wife after a heated argument and hanged himself in Saranuapalli village under Belaguntha police limits of Ganjam district on Tuesday. The deceased couple was identified as Chitrasen Nayak (29) and Pooja Nayak (25). Police sources said Chitrasen attacked his wife with an iron blade used for cutting vegetables after a heated altercation. Pooja suffered fatal injuries and died on the spot. Subsequently, Chitrasen hanged himself with a rope in the house. On being informed by villagers, Belaguntha police rushed to Saranuapalli and seized the bodies for autopsy. Sources said Chitrasen and Pooja were in love and had married seven years ago. After marriage, Chitrasen left his parent's place and lived in a separate house with his wife in the same village. The couple reportedly had a strained relationship for the past few years and used to quarrel frequently. For the past six months, Pooja was living separately with her two minor sons, aged two and three years, in Bhubaneswar, where she was working. She had returned to Saranuapalli village two days ago. Police said the exact circumstances surrounding the couple's death are yet to be ascertained. A case has been registered and investigation is underway to determine the sequence of events leading to the incident.
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of diagnostic tests to determine the cause. While his condition is said to be stable, doctors have kept ...Read More >
BERHAMPUR: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested five persons including four staff members of Kodala community health centre (CHC) in Ganjam district for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of government funds to the tune of over Rs 2 crore. The arrested persons are senior assistant of Kodala CHC Jatin Bhuyan, multi-purpose health worker Bharati Pradhan, attendant Gopal Nahak, sweeper Manu Nayak and attendant of Beguniapada PHC Rama Chandra Mallika. According to Vigilance officials, the accused adopted a well-planned modus operandi by preparing fraudulent arrear salary bills in t ...Read More >
Berhampur: Police on Thursday arrested three more persons, including prime accused Rajesh Samal (20) of Jahada, for the alleged torture of dalits Babula Nayak and Bulu Nayak on suspicion that they were cattle smugglers. With this, the number of people arrested went up to 12. "We are searching for other persons involved in the case," said Chandrika Swain, IIC, Dharakote police station.The development comes on a day a Congress fact-finding team visited Singipur village in Ganjam district to speak to Babula and Bulu.The Congress team led by Rajedra Pal Goutam, chairman of party's SC department, t ...Read More >
In a significant breakthrough against corruption in the health sector, the Odisha Vigilance Department has arrested five staff members of the Community Health Centre (CHC) Kodala in Ganjam district for allegedly misappropriating government funds exceeding Rs 2 crore through fraudulent arrear salary bills. The Berhampur Vigilance Police Station registered Case No. 04 on Wednesday following complaints that hospital employees had prepared fake salary arrear bills in the names of various staff betwe ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After the transfer of Mahadevi, an elephant belonging to a Jain shrine in Kolhapur, to Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, those who were unwilling to let go staged a march on Sunday. Thousands of locals and leaders from the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Kolhapur marched for 45 km from the shrine to the collector's office, demanding that Mahadevi be brought back, following which CM Devendra Fadnavis said he would hold a meeting on this on Tuesday. Mahadevi, 36, was transferred from the Swastishri Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Ma ...Read More >