Bhubaneswar : Nayapalli Police on Monday arrested a noted gold chain snatcher from the capital city and seized several loot items from his possession.
The looter has been identified as Bishnu Jena of Garadi, Dalimba of Konark area.
According to the information, Chandan was mostly active in several areas of Bhubaneswar. After several complaints, police arrested him and recovered seven gold chains along with a pulsar bike from his possession.
Further investigation in this case is underway.
Bhubaneswar : Encroachment has stood as a major hurdle before completion of the under construction parallel road on the right side of the busy Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan route
The state government had planned to construct two new roads parallel to the existing road from Jaydev vihar to Nandankanan.
The left parallel road from Ekamrakanan to Pathargadia is also facing problems of encroachments and diversion of forest areas.
The administration is facing opposition in eviction of some parts of Saliasahi and Chunakoli slums. Out of the 13 km stretch, construction of 9.5 km has been completed and the rest 3.5 km stretch is yet to be completed.
The administration evicted many roadside shops and slums ahead of the hockey world cup. However, it failed to demolish these two slums as slum dwellers are opposing the eviction drive.
The Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan road is one of the busiest in the city. Several educational institutions and commercial establishments are connected through the road. It also has residential areas in localities such as Sailashree Vihar and Niladri Vihar.
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology ( KIIT ), which has been popularizing chess for past 15 years, has achieved yet another success in the field of sports. The institution has been affiliated to the All India Chess Federation (AICF) and is now eligible to conduct various programmes under the administrative body.
KIIT is the first and only private academy in the country to get this affiliation. Following the approval by the AICF’s executive council, a special general council meeting was held on Sunday which also approved the agreement. As a result of this partnership, KIIT will now be able to directly host Grandmaster tournaments as well as various events of the World Chess Federation.
KIIT and KIIS founder and Kandhamal MLA, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, thanked FIDE Advisory Board Chairman and Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Bharat Singh Chouhan and AICF Joint Editor Ranjan Mohanty for this historic partnership.
Dr. Samanta said in his speech that chess will get all support from Odisha and the plan is to make the state stand number one in the game across the country. Notably, since 2011 Chess has been included in the school curriculum at KIIT & KISS under the auspices of the Indian Chess Association by FIDE.
New Delhi: Delhi recorded 139 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 4.98 per cent on Saturday, according to data shared by the health department. Delhi reported 152 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 6.66 per cent on Friday. It had logged 117 cases with a positivity rate of 4.95 per cent on Thursday. The city had recorded cases in three-digit figures last October. Delhi has seen an increase in the number of fresh Covid cases over the last few days amid a sharp rise in H3N2 influenza cases in the country. The city registered 84 coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 5.08 per cent on Wednesday. On Tuesday, it had reported 83 cases with a positivity rate of 5.83 per cent and a fatality. The number of fresh cases had seen a decline over the past few months in Delhi. It had dropped to zero on January 16, the first time since the pandemic began ravaging countries. With the fresh cases, the national capital’s COVID-19 case tally has increased to 20,08,579, while the death toll stands at 26,524. The health department data also showed that 2,793 tests were conducted on Frday. Forty-two of the 7,984 beds are occupied in dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, while 293 patients are in home isolation, it said. The number of active cases in the national capital currently stands at 471, the data showed.
Bargarh: In a shocking incident on Saturday night, a youth has bludgeoned his mother to death in Bargarh district of Odisha, said reliable reports.
The incident according to reports has taken place in Pipilipali village under Bargarh Sadar police station.
The accused 20-year-old youth has been identified as Kartik Bhui, he has been detained by Sadar police station and is being interrogated by the police.
Further detailed report awaited in this matter.
HUBBALLI: The residents of several areas in Kampli town of Ballari district were baffled to see some markings on their doors, pipes and walls. When they looked closely there were alphabets, each different from the other house.
It took some time for the confused residents to realize that it was the handiwork of some political party workers who are trying to woo the voters as the state prepares for the Assembly elections. It’s said that alphabets are chosen depending on the number of voters in the house.
“The residents were scared that the local administration had made some markings. Many residents feared that there could be road widening. But, later, it was the booth-level workers who cleared the air. A political leader has decided to give goodies to women voters and it was important to know how many women are in each house. Hence, if there is only one woman voter, A is written on the wall and if there are five women voters in the house letter E is written,” said a resident of Kampli town.
The residents here are not sure whether to report the matter to the administration or wait for the political party workers to return carrying a gift bag. “The residents are divided over the development, Some of the residents have asked the youth not to report to the administration,” the resident added.
Kampli MLA J N Ganesh of Congress will be facing Suresh babu of BJP in the upcoming polls.
A senior political leader from the district said that it’s common that all the political parties indulge in wooing the voters. ” In many places of Ballari, especially in the rural areas, stickers are posted on the front walls. ‘One boy, two girls,’ or ‘two girls’, such codes are written to ensure the party workers give the exact amount of goodies they are planning for the voters. In the case of Kampli it is said that the goodies including saree, nose ring and cooker have been planned to give to each woman voter,” the leader said.
Shimla. The state government has transferred six HPS officers late on Saturday night. State Government’s Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena has issued its orders. ASP Kangra Badri Singh has been posted as ASP 6th IRBN Dhaulakuan and Brajesh Sood has been posted as SP Lokayukta Shimla. Whereas ASP Veer Bahadur has been posted as ASP Kangra. Apart from this, Anil Kumar has been posted as DSP Kullu, Chandra Shekhar as DSP Anni and Ravindra Kumar as DSP SDRF Mandi.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to visit Ganjam tomorrow on Sunday. After several visits to Western Odisha it seems now the focus has been shifted to Southern Odisha.
As per reports, the CM will take part in three meetings in Kabisurya Nagar, Hinjili and Chhatrapur. All ministers and MLAs of Ganjam district will remain present in the meetings of the CM tomorrow. Patnaik himself represents from the Hinjili MLA constituency of Ganjam district. Besides, Odisha Assembly Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukh and Labour minister Srikanta Sahu hail from Ganjam.
There are 12 MLAs from this district in the Assembly. Similarly, two MPS, one each from Aska and Berhampur constituencies are from this district. Hence, the visit of the CM tomorrow is much important.
Last year the CM had visited the famous Maa Taratarini Pitha in Ganjam. This year he has visited western Odisha six times so far. Besides, he had visited Padampur on Dec 1.
Ahead of the CM’s Ganjam visit tomorrow, the preparation work by the district administration has reached the final stage. The CM is scheduled to inaugurate a slew of projects in three blocks of the district during this visit tomorrow. He will also provide funding to the Mission Shakti groups.
Tomorrow at 10.15 the CM will set out from Bhubaneswar in a helicopter for Ganjam. After reaching Ganjam he will inaugurate a number of projects in Kabisuryanagar at 11 am. He will also lay foundation stones of a few projects. The CM will also provide funding to Mission Shakti women members there and is scheduled to distribute RoR to the landless beneficiaries.
Later he will participate in a public meeting at 12.10 in Hinjilicut and later at 3.20 he will address the gatherin in Chhatrapur.
About 48 platoons of Police will be deployed for the CM’s visit. The district collector and SP have taken stock of the preparation work for the visit.
Cuttack: In a major success Athagarh Police in Cuttack district of Odisha on Saturday arrested the prime accused of the Athagarh Jenapada firing case. Police also seized the Mouser gun that had been used in the crime and 35 rounds of live bullets from the possession of the accused. The information was given in a press meet by Bijay Kumar Bishi, SDPO, Athagarh.
The accused has been identified as the retired Army jawan Sadananda Das.
As per reports, Athagarh Police arrested the accused Sadananda Das from Padmapur area of Bargarh district. A special team of Police had been formed by Athagarh Police to investigate the case and to nab the culprit.
It is to be noted that this firing had been taken place in the Majhi Sahi of the Jenapada area in the month of February. As many as three persons had sustained critical injury in this shootout while one of them, identified as Bansidhar Nayak died during treatment.
On the fateful day, while the shootout had taken place reportedly due to love affair, Sadananda opened fire at the three victims and fled from the scene. Since then police had launched a manhunt and nabbed the accused today.
Hyderabad: A man was allegedly murdered by his wife and son at Uppal on Friday.
According to the police, B Sudarshan (58), a resident of Ramanthapur who lived along with his wife and two sons, was not going to work and got addicted to alcohol, for the last few months.
On Friday afternoon, Shiva Kumar, the younger son of the victim spotted him moving on the road at Ramanthapur and took him to their house.
“At home, Shiva Kumar and Gopamma, wife of Sudarshan picked up a quarrel with the victim while asking why he was not going for work. Later, both of them beat the victim with plastic pipes resulting in injuries. He subsequently died,” said Uppal Inspector, R Govinda Reddy.
The police registered a case and are investigation. Both the suspects are taken into custody.