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  • Locals Support Puri Airport Project In Odisha During 1st Public Hearing

    Locals Support Puri Airport Project In Odisha During 1st Public Hearing

    Bhubaneswar: The first public hearing for the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Odisha’s Puri is reported to have evoked positive response from locals ahead of acquisition of land in the area for the ambitious project.

    The mega project would come up on 1,164 acre, including 68 acre of forest land and 221.48 acre private land in Sipasarubali and Sandhapur areas under Brahmagiri tehsil and is scheduled to be completed by 2025. The airport will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 5,631 crore.

    The first public hearing was held in Sipasarubali mouza on Tuesday to discuss the draft Social Impact Assessment (SIA) report ahead of acquisition of the private land. Several pople, including the private land owners and local panchayati raj institution members, were present during the public hearing, officials said.

    Stating htat there was no opposition from the public to the airport project, Puri sub-collector Bhabataran Sahoo said the local people unanimously supported the airport project for overall development of the area.

    On the second day of the public hearing, a meeting with residents of Sandhapur is being held on Wednesday. The draft SIA report for the proposed airport has been prepared by the National Institute of Rural Development and Environmental Science under Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies for the acquisition of private land.

    According to officials, the acquisition of 221 acres of private land should not be a hurdle as no habitation exists in the area. All the private land was stated to be vacant.

    It may be noted here that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Prime Miniter Narendra Modi in New Delhi earlier this month and held a detailed discussion on the proposed airport in Puri.

  • Odisha: Man hacks wife to death in Balasore, commits suicide

    Odisha: Man hacks wife to death in Balasore, commits suicide

    Balasore: In a shocking incident, a man has allegedly hacked his wife to death and then killed himself in Balasore district of Odisha.

    The incident has come to light on Tuesday. The incident has occurred in Maulanasahi under Dhamnagar police limits, said reports.

    The locals spotted the bodies of the couple inside their house at Maulanasahi.

    The Dhamnagar police immediately reached the spot and started and investigation into the matter.

    From preliminary investigation it has been found that, there was some argument between the husband and wife, in a fit of rage the husband hacked the wife leading to her death on the spot.

    It is suspected that the man allegedly repented after killing his wife and then killed himself due to the guilt.

    The investigation by local police is underway. Further detailed report in this matter is awaited.

  • Odisha Vigilance warns bribe takers and facilitators

    Odisha Vigilance warns bribe takers and facilitators

    Bhubaneswar: Two cases of bribe-taking through various online payment apps has come to the light in Odisha, the Odisha Vigilance has issued a warning.

    The Odisha Vigilance has come across one bribery case on PhonePe and another one where bribe was taken through an unnamed cheque. These cases had been detected yesterday.

    It is noteworthy that, in all the three cases private persons helping government servants by taking bribe money in their PhonePe/Bank accounts have also been arrested/ prosecuted.

    Going forward Odisha Vigilance is committed to take strong action against bribe takers and their facilitators.

    The Odisha vigilance has warned bribe takers and facilitators seeking bribes through digital modes that no one is safe when taking bribe through PhonePe.

    The Vigilance authorities have further clarified that they will follow the digital footprints and catch the culprit and the facilitators.

    This warning has been issued by Odisha Vigilance after a TPCODL official was arrested for taking bribe through PhonePe in Nayapalli of Bhubaneswar on May 29, 2023.

  • Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Govt to complete 4 years of fifth term tomorrow

    Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Govt to complete 4 years of fifth term tomorrow

    Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik Government will complete 4 years of its fifth consecutive term in Odisha tomorrow. Many facelift projects have been taken up so far by the Government in disaster management, woman empowerment as well as in the education and health sectors. Even agriculture and Spots sectors have got new dimensions.

    In the last year of the fifth term, Naveen Patnaik Govt will have to tackle a number of challenges. The Govt will have to focus on the peaceful and successful organization of the world famous Rath Yatra and Snana Yatra.

    Similarly, the Govt is aiming to complete the ambitious Srimandira Heritage Corridor project before the upcoming car festival.

    The second challenge for this Govt will be to do the needful towards disaster management. The MeT department has predicted deficit rainfall in June during the monsoon season.

    About 65 percent people in Odisha depend upon Agriculture. Deficit rainfall will hamper farming. Hence, the Govt is required to focus on this subject as well.

    Another big task is to successfully execute the initial works of the upcoming Arcelor Mittal-Nippon Steel plant project in Kendrapara.

    The State will see General election next year. Keeping it on view new projects are likely to be announced while successful execution of the ongoing projects is also needed to be kept in focus.

  • Auto rickshaw driver shows humanity, returns bag containing gold jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh in Odisha

    Auto rickshaw driver shows humanity, returns bag containing gold jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh in Odisha

    Berhampur: An auto rickshaw driver has shown humanity by returns a bag containing gold jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh to passengers in Odisha’s Berhampur.

    Simanchal Patra, a military personnel of Om Vihar in Gosaninuagaon area, reached Berhampur station by train and then hired the auto rickshaw of one T Simadri to go to house relatives house.

    However, he accidentally left one bag in the three-wheeler after reaching destination. Sometime later Simadri spotted the back inside his vehicle. When inspected, he found gold jewellery along with several important documents.

    Soon, he went back to the address again and returned the bag to Simanchal without falling prey to greedy to own the valuables.

    Speaking about the incident, Simadri said that he felt extremely grateful for getting the opportunity to show some humanitarian action.

    On the other hand, Simanchal and his relatives thanked the auto driver’s act of humanity and were happy for getting the gold, money and gold safely.

    Meanwhile, other auto drivers along with the locals praised Simadri for his honesty.

  • 3 killed in three separate incidents of elephant attack in Odisha

    3 killed in three separate incidents of elephant attack in Odisha

    Balasore/Nayagarh/Khurda: At least three persons including a minor girl were killed in two separate incidents of elephant attack in Odisha’s Balasore, Nayagarh and Khurda districts.

    In the first incident, an 8-year-old girl died after an elephant entered the house and trampled her to death at Saralia Chitrasul village in Singakhunta area of Balasore district last night.

    The minor girl, who has been identified as Pari, the daughter of Nishikant Deuri, was asleep along with her family members. In the meantime, an elephant barged into their house.

    Soon, all the family members tried to run for life. While everyone managed to escape, Pari came across the jumbo, which trampled her. She was rushed to the Soro hospital in a critical condition. Unfortunately, doctors declared her brought dead.

    Likewise, a man died after a jumbo attacked him on Kamagura-Mayurjhalia road in Ranpur area in Nayagarh district.

    Similarly, one Satyabrata Behara of Natima village in Khurda district died when he was attacked by a pachyderm while he was going to Kamaguru village in a bicycle. He was a labourer and was going for daily work along with two others this morning. While two others managed to escape, Behara was attacked by the elephant and subsequently died on the spot.

  • Love Jihad in Khurda: Man lures woman into relationship using fake identity, arrested for blackmailing her

    Love Jihad in Khurda: Man lures woman into relationship using fake identity, arrested for blackmailing her

    Khurda: Khurda Model Police arrested a man for allegedly luring a woman into relationship by using fake identity and then blackmailing her after keeping physical relationship. The arrested person has been identified as Alim Uddin Shah alias Papu.

    As per the FIR filed by the victim at Khurda Model Police Station on May 23, Alim Uddin Shah identified himself as a Hindu and forced her to be in a relationship with him. He also kept physical relationship with her for the several years.

    The victim stopped to keep relationship with him after she knew that he was a Muslim and faked his identity as a Hindu. However, the accused forced her to keep relationship with him by threatening to circulate their intimate videos and images on social media platforms.

    “He forced me to love him by identifying himself as Papu Pradhan. But recently I came to know from my friends that he is a Muslim. And when I started to avoid him he threatened to kill me and my family members. He repeatedly raped me and now blackmailing to make the intimate videos and photos viral,” said the victim.

    Acting on the allegation, Khurda Model Police arrested the accused and forwarded him to the court yesterday. Further investigation into the matter is underway.

    Meanwhile, the victim has sought police protection siting threat to her life and that of her family members.

  • Odisha: Absconding minor girl’s killer arrested from Chhattisgarh

    Odisha: Absconding minor girl’s killer arrested from Chhattisgarh

    Bhubaneswar: The accused, who was on the run after killing a minor girl at Kuio village under Sadar police limits in Angul district earlier this month, has been arrested by Odisha police from Chhattisgarh.

    A special team of Angul district police arrested Ranjan Behera, the accused. However, the reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.

    It is to be noted here that Behera killed the minor girl, Khusi Sahu, by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon by forcibly entering her house on May 8. He fled from the spot after committing the crime.

    The family members immediately rescued Khusi in a critical state and rushed her to the Angul district headquarters hospital (DHH). However, she breathed her last while undergoing treatment.

    On being informed, the Sadar police had started an investigation into the matter. The cops had launched a manhunt to nab the accused and subsequently, they arrested him from Chhattisgarh yesterday.

    The police could trace and arrested the accused after he posted some photos of him with the girl on Facebook, said sources adding that the district police likely to conduct a press conference and brief more details about the crime.

  • Odisha govt withholds salary of principals & clerks of 233 degree colleges

    Odisha govt withholds salary of principals & clerks of 233 degree colleges

    Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education department of Odisha government has reportedly withheld the salary of principals and head clerks of 233 colleges for alleged gross negligence.

    In his letter to all the principals of those colleges, Ramakanta Nayak, the Special Secretary to State government, said, “You have failed to furnish the required information in response to the letters of the Assistant Director even after repeated reminders. It shows gross negligence in discharging government duty on your part along with failure to carry out instructions of authorities of the Higher Education Department.”

    “Therefore, you are directed not to draw and release the salary/remuneration for the month of May 2023 of the defaulting Principal as well as of the head clerk/clerk of your for such negligence till compliance to the orders of Assistant Director, Higher Education is made and clearance given from this end,” it added.

    Here are the list of colleges:

    1 from Bhadrak,
    1 from Boudh,
    1 from Kandhamal,
    1 from Malkangiri,
    1 from Nuapada,
    1 from Sonepur
    2 from Nabarangpur,
    3 from Deogarh,
    3 from Rayagada,
    4 from Gajapati,
    5 from Angul,
    5 from Koraput,
    5 from Kalahandi,
    5 colleges from Sundargarh
    6 from Jharsuguda,
    6 from Kendrapara,
    6 from Mayurbhanj,
    6 from Khurda,
    6 from Keonjhar,
    7 from Nayagarh,
    7 from Sambalpur,
    9 from Puri,
    12 from Balasore,
    12 from Jagatsinghpur,
    13 from Jajpur,
    13 from Dhenkanal,
    16 from Bargarh,
    18 from Ganjam,
    23 from Balangir,
    24 from Cuttack,

  • Metro railway project work in Odisha to start before 2023 end

    Metro railway project work in Odisha to start before 2023 end

    Bhubaneswar: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been called in as a consultant for the Metro railway project work in Odisha.

    The DMRC has been requested to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the metro railway project in Odisha.

    The Housing and Urban Development Minister, Usha Devi on Friday informed about the above progress in the Odisha metro railway work.

    The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik had given his official approval to the project on Utkal Diwas that is April 1, 2023.

    Earlier on April 25, a city coordination committee meeting was conducted in BDA on Monday. The recently formed City Coordination Committee (CCC) focuses on instilling best practices and integration between various departments.

    City agencies working towards making the state capital far more liveable. The meeting focussed on various preparatory and planning works related to the proposed Metro in Bhubaneswar.