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Gayadhar Jena remanded to 3-day Crime Branch Custody
Former Congress leader and Managing Director of Sarala Realcon Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Gayadhar Jena, has been remanded to three-day custody of the Crime Branch in connection with Rs 20 crore land fraud case. The CB had sought five-day custody of…
Maharashtra Police arrest Micro Finance Director
Maharashtra Police on Monday arrested Director of Micro Finance Limited Baikuntha Nath Patnaik from his residence at Prachi Vihar, Bhubabaneswar for alleged financial fraud. An Economic Offences Wing team from Jalgaon of Maharashtra state…
Villagers come forward to protect Olive Ridley sea Turtles
Residents of Podampeta, a predominantly fisherfolk village, near the Rushikulya mouth in Ganjam district are engaged in protecting Olive Ridley sea turtles, who are climbing the beach for mass nesting.
The villagers consider arrival of the…
24 Educational Institutes encroach Govt land: Minister
The Odisha government has issued notice to 24 engineering and management institutes for encroaching on government land and carrying out constructions, a minister said on Monday.
Revenue Minister Bijayshree Routray, in a written reply to…
Sarala Realcon MD Gayadhar Jena Arrested by Crime Branch
Mr. Gayadhar Jena, Managing Director of Sarala Realcon Pvt. Ltd., has been arrested of duping customers of Rs 50 crore. This is the second time in the last two years, Mr Jena has been arrested of land fraud. Over 500 customers, who had…
Chit fund Scam: HC denies bail to Preeti Bhatia
The Orissa High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Mumbai-based model Preeti Bhatia, who was arrested by the CBI on October 14 last year for her alleged links with Artha Tatwa Group and multi-crore chit fund scam.
The CBI counsel…
Naveen Govt orders probe into Question paper leak
The Naveen government on Sunday asked the Crime Branch to probe the leak of the question paper of the written test for the recruitment of constables in Odisha Police, said officials.
The examination, which was scheduled to be held on…
State seeks AICTE nod for New Technical Courses
The Odisha government has urged the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to accord approval to the proposals for an increase in the intake and introduction of new programmes of technical institutions.
The government, in…
State opposes Centre’s Cash Plan under PDS
Odisha has opposed the central government's proposal for providing money to the beneficiaries instead of rice and wheat under the Public Distribution System (PDS), said an official on Saturday.
The government opposed the recommendations…
Official suspended over Girl’s Pregnancy
An Odisha government official has been suspended after an inmate in a state-run hostel, a student of Class 9, was found pregnant in Malkangiri district. The girl is in the sixth month of her pregnancy, an official said.
Malkangiri…