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An Odisha irrigation engineer is under investigation after the Vigilance Department discovered a farmhouse, palatial building, high-value plots, and significant cash deposits during raids. Key PointsOdisha Vigilance Department conducted raids on an irrigation engineer, uncovering significant assets.Assets discovered include a farmhouse, a triple-storeyed building, and multiple high-value plots in Bhubaneswar and Dhenkanal.Officials seized over Rs 6.23 lakh in cash, deposits exceeding Rs 60 lakh ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Continuing its crackdown on corrupt state government employees, the Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday unearthed huge assets during simultaneous house searches at properties linked to a senior official of the Department of Water Resources over allegations of accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income. "On the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income, simultaneous house searches were conducted on the propertie ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 8 (UNI) Officials from the Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday carried out multiple raids at properties linked to an Additional Chief Engineer over allegations of possessing disproportionate assets. The officer, identified as Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, is currently serving as Additional Chief Engineer of the Central Irrigation Circle. According to vigilance sources, simultaneous searches were conducted at several locations by teams led by one Additional Superintendent of Police, 11 Dep ...Read More >
JAJPUR: At least 20 people were injured in a violent clash that broke out between two rival groups in Kasaba village under Mangalpur police limits here on Monday night. Police said the clash erupted between residents of Bautra Sahi and Jia Sahi on the concluding night of a three-day 'pala' (traditional folk performing art) event organised at the village mandap. A heated argument first broke out between the two rival groups over passing of comments during the pala performance. The situation esc ...Read More >
Jajpur Town: In another case of gunfire in Odisha a youth was shot in Jajpur district of Odisha yesterday night and thus he turned critical. The incident took place near Kalimegha under Jajpur police station limits. The accused fled the scene after the shooting. The victim has been identified as Somya Ranjan Samal of Kuansarpur. After the incident, the critically wounded youth was rushed to Jajpur's Headquarter Hospital. However, as his health condition further deteriorated, he was then shifte ...Read More >
Jajpur: A youth was killed after getting shot by unidentified assailants in Jajpur town Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Soumya Sagar Samal (23), a resident of Kuansarpur under Jajpur Town police limits, police said. According to officials, Samal was returning home after closing his shop at Shitaleswar in Jajpur municipal town Monday night when two men on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire on him near Kalimegha. He sustained critical gunshot wounds and collapsed on the spot. Passer ...Read More >
JAJPUR: A 27-year-old man succumbed to bullet injuries after being allegedly shot by unidentified miscreants in Jajpur town on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Soumya Ranjan Samal, a resident of Kuansarpur under Jajpur Town police limits. Police sources said Samal was returning home after closing his shop at Shitaleswar market when two motorcycle-borne miscreants opened fire on him near Kalimegha. While the assailants fled after committing the crime, Samal suffered critical gunshot ...Read More >
Jajpur (Odisha), Apr 7 (PTI) A man who was shot by unidentified assailants in Odisha's Jajpur town succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment on Tuesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Soumya Sagar Samal, a resident of Kuansarpur under Jajpur Town police limits, police said. According to officials, Samal was returning home after closing his shop at Shitaleswar in Jajpur municipal town on Monday night when two men on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire on him near Kal ...Read More >
Jajpur (Odisha), Apr 7 (PTI) At least 20 people were injured, eight of them critically, in a clash between two groups of villagers over comments made during a cultural event in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said on Tuesday. According to police, residents of Kasaba village had organised a pala, a traditional folk-art form of entertainment, as part of their annual celebrations. Monday marked the concluding night of the three-day event. ...Read More >
Jajpur (Odisha), Apr 7 (PTI) At least 20 people were injured, eight of them critically, in a clash between two groups of villagers over comments made during a cultural event in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said on Tuesday. According to police, residents of Kasaba village had organised a pala, a traditional folk-art form of entertainment, as part of their annual celebrations. Monday marked the concluding night of the three-day event. Clashes erupted between rival groups from Bautra Sahi and ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a major success for law enforcement, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate apprehended notorious criminal Subham aka Raja Sahani (39) from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand after an intensive, six-month-long inter-state manhunt. According to Commissionerate Police, Raja Sahani, a resident of Lohiyanagar village under Muffasil police station in Begusarai district of Bihar, had escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail in Cuttack on the night of October 3, 2025, along with his co-accused Madh ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police in Jajpur district on Monday arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in the attack on the farmhouse of BJD leader Pranab Balabantaray on December 14, an officer said. At least 15 persons were injured, five of them seriously, when the supporters of BJP-backed Independent MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo allegedly attacked Balabantaray's farmhouse in Jajpur where they were holding a meeting. Several vehicles, including bikes and cars, were vandalised in the clas ...Read More >
Jajpur: At least 15 persons were injured, five of them seriously, in a clash between supporters of an Independent MLA and a BJD leader in Jajpur district on Sunday, police said. Several vehicles, including bikes and cars, were vandalised in the clash in the farmhouse of BJD leader and former Dharmasala MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantaray near Panturi under Jenapur police limits, police said. The injured were admitted to Dharmasala Community Health Centre. Later, five of them were shifted to SCB Medic ...Read More >
A violent clash erupted between supporters of independent MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo and former BJD legislator Pranab Kumar Balabantaray in Jajpur district, leaving over a dozen injured and vehicles damaged. The BJD has protested at the DGP's office, demanding arrests. The cause of the clash remains unclear, with both sides blaming each other. Kendrapada: A violent clash broke out between supporters of Dharmasala independent MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo and BJD's former legislator Pranab Kumar Bala ...Read More >
Jajpur : Odisha Police on Friday arrested two persons with criminal backgrounds for allegedly firing at a travel agency office here over a delay in the refund of cancelled railway tickets. The accused have been identified as Michael Santosh (23) of Purbakot village and Santosh Pradhan (24) of Mundamal village, both in Jajpur district. Police arrested the duo on Thursday night from the homes of their relatives outside the district, police said. A pistol used in the firing, four live rounds, a ...Read More >
Jajpur : Odisha Police on Friday arrested two persons with criminal backgrounds for allegedly firing at a travel agency office here over a delay in the refund of cancelled railway tickets. The accused have been identified as Michael Santosh (23) of Purbakot village and Santosh Pradhan (24) of Mundamal village, both in Jajpur district. Police arrested the duo on Thursday night from the homes of their relatives outside the district, police said. A pistol used in the firing, four live rounds, a ...Read More >
Jajpur: A horrific incident occurred Monday in Kantia village, Jajpur district, Odisha, where 55-year-old Soudamini Mahala went missing after a crocodile dragged her into the river while she was bathing on the banks of the Kharasrota River. A video of the incident has surfaced, showing the crocodile pulling the woman into the river as people scream in the background. Upon receiving the information, fire brigade personnel and police reached the spot and initiated a search operation in the river, ...Read More >
Odisha Vigilance arrested three government officers, including OAS topper Aswini Kumar Panda, for corruption. Panda, a Tahasildar, was caught accepting a bribe for land conversion. Searches at his residence revealed a significant amount of unaccounted cash and gold. Other officials were arrested for accepting bribes for labor cards and misappropriating pension funds. Three government officers from Odisha have been arrested by the state's vigilance department on Friday by Odisha Vigilance in sep ...Read More >
Jajpur: A 17-year-old tribal girl from Sukinda Chromites valley in Jajpur district was allegedly trafficked to Madhya Pradesh, where she was sold and later married off to the buyer. Though the incident took place two weeks ago, it came to light after the family of the girl filed a complaint with Kaliapani police on Tuesday night. According to reports, two sisters from Sansailo village under Sukinda police limits allegedly conspired to sell the minor girl. The younger sister, who happens to be a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Commissioner of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, RV Karnan, has declared that the GHMC is fully prepared to handle any disastrous events following Indian Meteorological Department's warnings regarding upcoming heavy rainfall. On Wednesday, the Commissioner conducted an inspection of the control room at the GHMC headquarters. He asked about the complaints received and assessed the operations of the control room. Karnan instructed the control room staff to remain vigila ...Read More >
Jajpur: A 17-year-old tribal girl from Sukinda Chromites valley in Jajpur district was allegedly trafficked to Madhya Pradesh, where she was sold and later married off to the buyer. Though the incident took place two weeks ago, it came to light after the family of the girl filed a complaint with Kaliapani police on Tuesday night. According to reports, two sisters from Sansailo village under Sukinda police limits allegedly conspired to sell the minor girl. The younger sister, who happens to be a ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once distant cousins, are coming together to challenge the Maharashtra government's choice to implement Hindi as a compulsory language for Classes 1 to 5 according to the National Education Policy (NEP). They perceive this action as an infringement on local identity and language variety. Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are set to conduct a unified protest march on July 5, representing their first joint endeavour in twenty year ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has issued a demand notice of Rs 1,902.72 crore on Tata Steel Limited for alleged shortfall in dispatch of minerals from the company's Sukinda chromite block. The demand includes the sale value of shortfall quantity and appropriation of performance security. The block located in Jajpur district is one of the largest chromite mines in the country. Sources said the office of the deputy director of mines, Jajpur, issued the demand notice on Thursday in connectio ...Read More >
Mumbai/Jajpur: Tata Steel Friday said that it has received a demand notice of Rs 1,902.72 crore from the Deputy Director of Mines in Jajpur, Odisha. The notice relates to an alleged shortfall in the dispatch of minerals from the company's Sukinda Chromite Block. According to a stock exchange filing by Tata Steel, the demand is based on a revised calculation of average sale prices provided by the Indian Bureau of Mines. The mining authorities issued the notice July 3 under Rule 12A of the Mine ...Read More >
JAJPUR: In a shocking incident, a tribal woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men in a forest within Bayree police limits in Jajpur district on Tuesday. Police said the 32-year-old victim was raped in Bhalukhai forest in the afternoon. The two accused, Sananda Pihu of Bhalukhai village and Bhajaman Bhoi of Champapur, have been arrested. As per the complaint filed by the woman, she was grazing her goats in the forest when the accused duo approached her. They reportedly pinned her to the ground ...Read More >
Jajpur: In a shocking incident, a tribal woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men in a forest under Bayree police limits in Jajpur district. The incident took place while the 32-year-old woman was herding goats in Bhalukhai forest on Tuesday. The incident came to light after the survivor reached out to the local police with her husband and filed a complaint. The victim, in her complaint, said she had gone to graze goats near Bhalukhai forest when Sananda Pihu of Bhalukhai and Bhajaman Bhoi of ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: At least four workers from Odisha were killed and four others injured in the explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in Telangana, an officer said on Wednesday. So far, 36 persons have been killed and several others injured in the powerful blast at a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Telangana's Sangareddy district. The explosion occurred on Monday at Sigachi Industries' plant in Pashamylaram. "As per information received from the local district administration, four persons from O ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Leaders of several INDIA bloc parties met the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and raised concerns over its timing, alleging that over two crore voters of the state may be disenfranchised by this mammoth exercise being done just ahead of assembly elections. Leaders from 11 parties, including the Congress, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, NCP-SP and the Samajwadi Party, put forth their objections before Chief El ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India has advised all banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator tool developed by the Department of Telecom to curb online fraudulent transactions, an official statement said on Wednesday. Banks and financial institutions can use the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) in real time, which classifies mobile numbers based on their association with medium, high or very high risk of financial fraud. Also Read | Odisha Shocker: 32-Year-Old Tri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Railway Board officials on Wednesday said Chief Minister Rekha Gupta should follow the formal process, after she wrote to Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking to change the name of Old Delhi Railway Station to Maharaja Agrasen. Officials said the Ministry of Home Affairs is the competent authority to approve the change in the name of a railway station. It does so on the recommendation of the state government concerned. Also Read | Odisha Shocker: 32-Year-Old Tribal Wom ...Read More >
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