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  • Odisha: Nabarangpur Sub-collector under vigilance scanner in DA case

    Odisha: Nabarangpur Sub-collector under vigilance scanner in DA case

    Nabarangpur: The Sub-collector of Nabarangpur district is under Odisha vigilance scanner for allegation of acquiring disproportionate assets.

    The accused has been identified as Prashant Raut, Sub-Collector of Nabarngpur district.

    Simultaneous raid is underway at various places including Bhadrak and Kanan Vihar area of Bhubaneswar. Nine teams of Odisha vigilance are conducting raids  led by two Additional SP, seven DSPs, eight inspectors and other staff on the strength of search warrants issued by  Special Judge, Vigilance.

    Places of search:
    (1) The double storied residential house of of S.O. located at HIG-115, Kanan Vihar, Bhubaneswar.

    (2) The residential house of S.O. located at Nawarangpur, Dist- Nawarangpur.

    (3) The office chamber of S. O. located at Nawarangpur, Dist-Nawarangpur.

    (4) The parental house of S.O. located at Village-Bahudarada, PS-Bhadrak, Dist-Bhadrak.

    This apart, searches are being conducted at 5 other locations of acquaintances of  Rout.

    Further detailed report related to the case are awaited.

    Updates 

    Approximately Rs 3.2 crore cash recovered so far from possession of sub-collector Prasanta Rout; while Rs 2.25 crore recovered from Rout’s residence in Bhubaneswar, Rs 77 lakh recovered from his Nabarangpur residence: Odisha Vigilance. Search underway.

  • Heavy rain in Odisha from today; IMD issues yellow alert

    Heavy rain in Odisha from today; IMD issues yellow alert

    Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heavy rain is likely to lash Odisha from today. The MeT Bhubaneswar has issued yellow alert for 17 districts of the state.

    Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Deogarh and Kandhamal.

    Several parts of Odisha are already receiving pre-monsoon rain from June 21. The amount of rainfall, drop in temperature and direction of wind have increased the chances of monsoon entering Odisha. The southwest monsoon has already entered Odisha. The monsoon touched some place of S0uthern and Western parts of the state.

    Pre-monsoon rains are expected in many parts of the state. In the last 36 hours, it has been raining in some places of Odisha. Heavy to very heavy rain will likely occur at many places from tomorrow onwards. In view of this, the weather center has issued a yellow warning for various districts for the next 3 days.

    Though there is no heatwave alert for coastal and interior Odisha, heat wave warning will remain in force for several parts of western Odisha, the IMD said.

  • Odisha: Helper’s body dismembers due to accident in Keonjhar

    Odisha: Helper’s body dismembers due to accident in Keonjhar

    Keonjhar: In a tragic incident, a man’s body dismembered into multiple pieces after two trucks collided with each other in Odisha’s Keonjhar district. The accident occurred at the By Pass road near Keonjhar city.

    According to reports, the driver slept while driving, due to which the truck they were travelling in had a head-on collision with another truck. Due to the accident, the helper’s body dismembered into pieces.

    On being informed, police reached the spot, recovered the body and sent it for autopsy. The cops have also started to probe into the matter.

    Further detailed report related to the case are awaited.

  • Odisha: 4 inter-state buses fined for not having HSRP, Checking underway

    Odisha: 4 inter-state buses fined for not having HSRP, Checking underway

    Bhubaneswar: In the safe city drive, four buses from states other than Odisha were fined for not having  High Security Registration Plate (HSRP).

    The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has started imposing hefty fines through a special drive from June 23.

    “As on June 7, 2023, a total of 40,93,608 vehicle owners have booked slot, out of which HSRP has been affixed in 35,87,577 vehicles. Owners of vehicles are advised to affix HSRP at the earliest to avoid penalty,” Lalmohan Sethi, the Additional Commissioner of Enforcement of the STA said.

    In a press note, L.M. Sethi, Addl. Commissioner Transport, Enforcement informed , in case the vehicle is not affixed with HSRP within the scheduled date, e-challan shall be issued against the offending vehicle and attract fine of Rs. 5000/- or Rs.10, 000/- under Section 192 of M.V. Act, 1988 as the case may be.”

    The State Transport Authority, Odisha (STA) has issued a challan against 2674 vehicles
    in last 11 days (01.02.23-11.02.23) which do not have high-security registration plates (HSRP)
    and color-coded stickers. In accordance with the directives of the Supreme Court of India, Central Government amended Rule 50 of CMVR and Notifications/Statutory Orders from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH),Govt. of India, State Transport department has made affixation of HSRP mandatory since 01.06.22 for all class of old vehicles which are registered prior to 01.04.19.

    Notably, the deadline for affixation of High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) on old vehicles registered prior to April 1, 2019, carrying Odisha Registration Mark, ended on February 28, 2023.

  • Odisha vigilance unearths over Rs 3cr from Nabarangpur additional sub-collector

    Odisha vigilance unearths over Rs 3cr from Nabarangpur additional sub-collector

    Nabarangpur: Odisha vigilance detected huge cash of more than Rs three crore during a raid on the properties of additional sub-collector on Friday.

    On the strength of search warrant issued by special judge, vigilance, Sundargarh, vigilance teams have been conducting simultaneous raids on the properties of Nabarangpur additional sub-collector Prasanta Kumar Rout at nine locations, said M. Radhakrishna, vigilance Superintendent of Police (SP).

    Till now, the vigilance officials recovered cash of Rs 2.25 crore from the Bhubaneswar residence of Rout while another Rs 77 lakh were recovered from his Nowrangpur residence, he said.

    Further search operation is going on and details will be shared in a later stage, the SP said.

    The raid is being conducted at his two-storey house in Kanan Vihar, Bhubaneswar; his residence and office in Nabarangpur and his ancestral home in Bhadrak.

    The vigilance team is also conducting raids at the house of his relatives and close relatives at five other locations, vigilance officials said.

  • 2 minor girls die of snake bite in Odisha’s Boudh district

    2 minor girls die of snake bite in Odisha’s Boudh district

    Boudh: In a tragic incident as many as two minor girls died of snake bite in Boudh district of Odisha on Friday. The incident took place in the Gouribengas village under Bargan Panchayat in Kantamal Block of the district.

    The deceased girls have been identified as Saurindri Nayak and Jharana Bhoi of Gouribengas.

    As per reports, the two minor girls worked in the Kendu leaves Collection Centre (Patra phadi) and slept there. When they were sleeping a poisonous snake bit them in the night.

    Later the two girls were admitted to Kantamal hospital in a critical condition. However, the doctors declared them dead.

    Earlier in March, a woman died after being bitten by a snake in Odisha’s Ganjam district today. Identified as Saraswati Pradhan of Badapada village under Bhanjanagar Police station limits, she had gone to the forest for some work and got bitten by a poisonous snake when she was returning.

  • Former Odisha Sarpanch Run Over By Car, Dies

    Former Odisha Sarpanch Run Over By Car, Dies

    Berhampur: Former sarpanch Lalit Mohan Mohapatra was killed after allegedly being run over by car at Khamari village under Digapahandi block in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Tuesday night.

    Family members have lodge complaint at K Nuagaon police station, alleging murder.

    According to sources, Lalit had an altercation with a youth last evening. He soon left the place in his motorcycle. The youth, however, followed him in his car and allegedly ran the vehicle over him between village school and Panchayat office. Lalita fell of his bike and sustained grievous injuries. The youth then rushed him to Digapahandi hospital in his car and fled thereafter.

    The former sarapanch, however, died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

  • Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw performs Yoga in Odisha’s Balasore

    Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw performs Yoga in Odisha’s Balasore

    Balasore (Odisha): Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw performed Yoga in Balasore, Odisha to mark the 9th International Yoga Day.

    This year the theme is “Yoga For Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, highlighting the message of One Earth, One Family, and One Future.

    Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today thanked the people of Bahanaga for their help during the train accident on June 2 and announced Rs 2 Cr assistance.

    Vaishnaw reviewed the restoration work at Bahanaga Bazar station and interacted with the people during which he thanked them. Besides, announced a Rs 2 cr assistance for the development of Bahanaga village.

    Out of the Rs 2 crore assistance announced by the Minister, Rs 1 crore was sanctioned from the MP fund for the development of Bahanaga area while the other Rs 1 crore was approved from Railways fund for the development of Bahanaga hospital.

    “I have come here to the Bahanaga Bazar and interacted with the locals about what all development works can be done here. I also thanked them for their efforts during the incident (horrific triple-train accident),” Vaishnaw said while speaking to the media persons.

    The further said that Rs 2 crore has been allocated for the development work of the village and hospital here. “Investigation is underway in the incident. An Independent investigation is going on,” he added.

    It is worth mentioning that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the session from the UN Headquarters on June 21, 2023.  With International Yoga Day falling amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Official State visit to the United States of America.

    PM Modi on June 21, 2023 virtually connected to the citizens of India and informed about the Yoga event that he will be participating in at around 5:30 pm Indian Standard Time (IST).

    The event will be organized at the Headquarters of the United Nations (UN).

  • Big relief from heatwave; Rain to lash Odisha from today

    Big relief from heatwave; Rain to lash Odisha from today

    Bhubaneswar: In a great sigh of relief for the people of Odisha, who are experiencing unbearable heat, rain likely to lash across the State from today.

    As per the weather prediction of regional center of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), ainfall accompanied with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur from and will continue till June 25.

    Valid from 8.30 AM of 21.06.2023 up to 8.30 AM of 22.06.2023:

    Yellow warning: Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundergarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sonepur, Boudh and Kandhamal and thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput.
    Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Ganjam and Mayurbhanj.
    Valid from 8.30 AM of 22.06.2023 up to 8.30 AM of 23.06.2023:

    Yellow Warning: Heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam.
    Valid from 8.30 AM of 23.06.2023 up to 8.30 AM of 24.06.2023:

    Yellow warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Ganjam and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Deogarh and Kandhamal.
    Valid from 8.30 AM of 24.06.2023 up to 8.30 AM of 25.06.2023:

    Yellow Warning: Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Angul, Deogarh and Keonjhar and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Boudh, Kandhamal, Sonepur, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur and Jharsuguda.

  • School Summer Vacation Extended In 2 Odisha Dists; Morning Classes For 3 Days

    School Summer Vacation Extended In 2 Odisha Dists; Morning Classes For 3 Days

    Bhubaneswar: Schools across Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts will reopen on June 22 instead of June 21 in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions, the district administrations said on Tuesday.

    From June 22 till June 24, the classes in both these districts will be conducted from 6.30 am to 10 am.

    While schools will function at usual timings from June 26 onwards in Sambalpur, the district education office, Jharsuguda, said that any change in the schedule will be intimated later. The Sambalpur administration further informed that midday meal will be served between 9.30 am and 10 am on these days.

    Notably, the state government had asked collectors of seven districts – Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Angul, Sonepur and Balangir – to either switch to morning classes or extend holidays amid scorching heat.

    While the IMD has said that conditions are favourable for southwest monsoon’s advancement to the state in two to three days, Sundargarh was the hottest at 44.8 degree Celsius on Monday followed by Jharsuguda (41.6), Rourkela (40.8), Sambalpur, Titlagarh and Jajpur at 40.5 degree Celsius and Hirakud at 40.1 degree Celsius.

    Till 11. 30 am on Tuesday, Jharsuguda had recorded the highest maximum temperature of 37.2 degree Celsius followed by Chandbali (37), Bhubaneswar (36.8), Balasore (36.6) and Sambalpur (36).