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  • Balasore train tragedy: Another injured succumbs while undergoing treatment in SCB Cuttack

    Balasore train tragedy: Another injured succumbs while undergoing treatment in SCB Cuttack

    Cuttack: Days after the horrific train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, another injured succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.

    The deceased has been identified as Prakash Kumar Ram. He hailed from Bihar. According to the doctor’s report, Prakash Kumar had internal injuries and he was undergoing treatment at the ICU ward of Cuttack SCB Hospital. However, he succumbed to injuries on Friday morning.

    Earlier, one Bijaya Paswan of Bihar succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at SCB Medicals.  He was undergoing treatment at the central ICU ward of the hospital. However, he succumbed to injuries on Tuesday morning. He was the first among all the injured passengers to succumb.

    It is to be noted here that 290 people were killed while over 1,100 others were injured following a triple train mishap at Bahanaga railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2. The three trains which were involved in the accident are the 12864 Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, 12841 Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, and a goods train.

  • Heat wave alert in twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack

    Heat wave alert in twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack

    Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave to severe heatwave alerts in twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The MeT has also issued an orange warning for 15 districts and a yellow warning for 5 districts of Odisha for a heatwave.

    The 15 districts including Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Cuttack, Khordha, Kalahandi, Angul, Deogarh and Boudh will experience rise in temperature. On the other hand, districts including Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Mayurbhanj have received a yellow warning for heatwave.

    Earlier today, Bhubaneswar recorded 34.2 degrees Celcius at 8.30 am. The temperature is likely to remain high till 18th June as IMD has predicted that the monsoon will reach Odisha after 3 days.

    The heatwave is expected to continue for a few more days. The regional weather center has predicted that the day temperature will decrease by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.

    A heatwave alert has been issued for various districts of Odisha, said the latest MeT report. People have been advised to refrain from stepping outside the house from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm.

    They have been asked to take necessary precautions in case going out of the home within the time is unavoidable.

  • Puri: Youth dies after being electrocuted while connecting CCTV in control room ahead of Rath Yatra

    Puri: Youth dies after being electrocuted while connecting CCTV in control room ahead of Rath Yatra

    Puri: In a shocking incident, a youth died after being electrocuted while connecting a CCTV camera in a control room ahead of Rath Yatra in Puri.

    The deceased has been identified as Rakesh Behera of the Rajabagicha Kusunpur area of Odisha’s Cuttack district.

    According to sources, security is put at its peak ahead of the commencement Rath Yatra in Puri. For this, CCTV cameras were installed in the control room. While installing the CCTV camera, Rakesh came in contact with the live wire. Following the electrocution, he died on the spot.

    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.

    Meanwhile, the associate of the deceased operator suspects that the incident may have happened due to a problem with the power supply of the electricity department.

  • Nayagarh: Ex. Civil Supplies Officer under Odisha vigilance scanner

    Nayagarh: Ex. Civil Supplies Officer under Odisha vigilance scanner

    Nayagarh: The ex-civil supplies officer of Odisha’s Nayagarh district is under vigilance scanner on allegations of the acquisition of disproportionate assets.

    The accused has been identified as Brajendra Kumar Nayak, the Ex. Civil Supplies Officer, Nayagarh( A/p under suspension).

    Simultaneous searches are being conducted by Odisha Vigilance. Two DSPs, 6 Inspectors, and other staff on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneshwar. Raid is undergoing at the following 5 places in Bhubaneswar and Puri districts:

    1- House situated over plot no. AL/55, Bhimatangi, Housing board colony, Bhubaneswar.

    2. House situated over plot no.384 Rajarani colony, Bhubaneswar.

    3. House situated over plot no.385, Rajarani colony, Bhubaneswar.

    4. House at the native village at Sunugaradi under Nimapara PS, Dist- Puri.

    5. Farm house at village Sunugaradi, Nimapara, Dist- Puri.

    The raid is underway. Further detailed reports related to the matter are awaited.

    Updates

    5 multi-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar, 1 farmhouse, 1 Market Complex with 10 shops, and a 2000 sq ft hall at Nimapara, Puri, Bank deposits Rs 60 lakhs, 1 four-wheeler, along with other assets unearthed so far.

    During house searches so far, the following assets have been unearthed in the name of Sri Nayak and his family members;

    1) One double-storeyed residential building at Plot No. A/L-55, Bhimatangi Housing Board Colony, Aerodrome Area, Bhubaneswar.

    2) One triple-storeyed building over Plot No.385/2329, Khata No.604/381 near Rajarani Colony, Bhubaneswar.

    3) Another triple-storeyed building over Plot No.384/2328, Khata No.604/381 near Rajarani Colony, Bhubaneswar.

    4) One building each at Lewis Road and Sishupalagarh, Bhubaneswar.

    5) One Farmhouse over Plot No.202, Khata No.338/28, Ac 1.62 decimal and Plot No.214, Khata No.338/27, area Ac 0.29 decimal at Sunugoradi, Nimapara, Puri.

    6) 1 Market complex with 10 shops at Nimapara, Puri, and a hall given on rent to Odisha Gramya Bank (2000 Sqft.).

    The measurement and valuation/assessment of the above buildings/farmhouse/ Market complex is being carried out by Vigilance Technical Wing.

    7) Bank deposits Rs.60 Lakhs.

    8) 1 four-wheeler (Honda Amaze) & 2 two-wheelers.

  • PM Modi Greets People Of Odisha On Raja Parba; Know About The Celebration

    PM Modi Greets People Of Odisha On Raja Parba; Know About The Celebration

    Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the people of Odisha on Raja Parba festivities being held across state.

    “Greetings on the ongoing Raja Parba festivities being held across Odisha. May this auspicious period bring with it an abundance of good health and prosperity. May there be happiness all around,” he tweeted.

    Raja Parba, also known as Mithun Sankranti, is a three-day long festival celebrated with great enthusiasm and grandeur in Odisha. The festival is dedicated to honouring Mother Earth and celebrating womanhood. It will conclude on June 16.

    ‘Raja’ is derived from the word ‘Rajaswala’ which means menstruating women. Each and every woman is compared with the Bhudevi and given a special place during this festival. She allowed to take a break from household chores on these days. The women don’t walk barefoot, do not scratch the earth and refrain from grinding, tearing anything apart, cutting or cooking.

    It begins with ‘Saja Baja’ when young girls take bath after anointing their bodies with turmeric paste and all preparations are done to celebrate the three-day festivities. On Wednesday, they wore their best attire, adorned themselves with ornaments and alata for Pahili Raja. There were games of cards and ludo and swings. The second day is called Mithun Sankranti; the third day is called ‘Bhu Daha’, or Basi Raja. The fourth day i.e. the last day of the festival is called Basumati Snan.

    On the last day, people give bath to mother earth or Bhumi with turmeric paste flowers and put sindoor or vermillion. They offer different types of fruits and sweets and seek blessings of Mother Earth.

    The festival is also synonymous with varieties of cakes (pithas) – Poda Pitha’, ‘Manda’, ‘Kakara’, ‘Arisha’ and ‘Chakuli’.

  • Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Expels Ganjam BJD Leader From Party

    Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Expels Ganjam BJD Leader From Party

    Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday expelled president of Sankhemundi block in Ganjam district, Nilamadhab Raut, for indulging in anti-party activities.

    BJD president Naveen Patnaik has ordered for his immediate expulsion from the party, an office order said.

    The regional party has been witnessing an increase in indiscipline and dissidence in the home districts of Naveen. The party is reportedly grappling with infighting in six of the 13 Assembly seats in the district. With his failing health, seven-time MLA Surjya Narayan Patro seems to be in trouble in his own constituency. BJD leader and Deputy Chairman of Chhatrapur NAC, Laxmi Padhi too has opened a front against the sitting MLA Subash Behera. The statement of Gopalpur MLA and ousted BJD leader, Pradeep Panigrahi, about ‘the need for an orange revolution in Ganjam’ also created a stir, recently.

    On June 1, the party appointed members of BJD Ganjam District Committee with veteran leader and former MLA Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik being once again named as its president. The recent resignation of Assembly Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha, who was sworn in as new Odisha finance minister, was also seen as a tactic to reinforce BJD’s foothold in Ganjam.

  • RTI Activist Arrested For Soil Theft From Govt Land In Odisha’s Jajpur

    RTI Activist Arrested For Soil Theft From Govt Land In Odisha’s Jajpur

    Jajpur: Right-to-Information (RTI) activist of Odisha’s Jajpur district Sarbeshwar Behera has been arrested in an illegal soil mining case.

    According to sources, he is accused of illegal extraction and transportation of soil from a government land at Saroi Mauza under Dharmashala tehsil. The Tehsildar had seized a JCB and five tractors during a raid, which was carried out following a tip-off. On basis of the complaint lodged by the Tehsildar, police had then detained five drivers for questioning.

    Later, the five along with Behera were arrested and forwarded to court.

    “The legal action was taken following an investigation on the report submitted by the Tehsildar, on basis of which a case was lodged at Dharmashala police station one and a half months back,” ACP, Jajpur, Vinit Agrawal told the media.

    Collector Chakravarti Singh Rathore said that continuous enforcement is on and a fine of Rs 200-Rs 300 crore slapped in last 2 years. “When Tehsildar visited the spot yesterday, soil mining was on. Action is being taken against those involved,” he added.

  • Weeks Before Odisha Train Tragedy, Railways Listed 5 Close Shaves, Pulled Up Staff For Using ‘Short-Cuts’

    Weeks Before Odisha Train Tragedy, Railways Listed 5 Close Shaves, Pulled Up Staff For Using ‘Short-Cuts’

    Bhubaneswar: Couple of months before the June 2 Odisha train tragedy, the Railway Board had in April had pulled up signalling staffers for using “short-cuts” for reconnecting the signalling gear after maintenance work without proper testing of points.

    The practice, involving “reconnecting signalling gear without proper testing of points” and “wrong wiring during preparatory works” during maintenance, was highlighted in a letter by Railway Board Member (Infrastructure) RN Sunkar on April 3, which cited five incidents in the current calendar year from various zones, reports said.

    According to the letter, the signalling gears were reconnected by signal and telecom staffers without proper testing of points after blocks for switch/turnout replacement, wrong wiring during preparatory works, attending signal failures etc. Such practices reflect dilution of manual and codal provisions and is a potential hazard to safety in train operations and needs to be stopped, it said.

    It mentioned about Rajya Rani Express entering washing line area instead of Lucknow junction station; derailment a local train, heading towards platform number one of Kharkopar (Mumbai), over emergency crossover; derailment of a locomotive engine of Sarbat Da Bhala Express at Ludhiana station during reverse; a goods train traversing to wrong track from emergency crossover at Bagratawa railway station (Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh), Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express being given wrong track while it was on loop line to continue its journey towards Hazrat Nizamuddin. This incidents were reported between January 27 and March 22 this year.

    “The five incidents indicate that despite repeated instructions, signaling staff are continuing to adopt short cut methods. Officers and staff need to be sensitised to ensure integrity of the signaling system being of utmost importance,” it added.

    The letter went viral after being tweeted by Congress Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday.

    The railway minister as well as officials had hinted at signal interference as a possible cause of a horrific crash, involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which were carrying around 2,500 passengers, and a goods train, which claimed 288 lives. It was India’s worst rail crash in two decades.

  • ‘Mutton Of Discord’: Odisha Bride Calls Off Wedding Over Undue Demand For This Dish By Groom

    ‘Mutton Of Discord’: Odisha Bride Calls Off Wedding Over Undue Demand For This Dish By Groom

    Sambalpur: In what could go down as a lesson in posterity, a 21-year-old bride showed her groom and his family the door even after the arrival of the baarat. Everything was going well till the groom and his relatives settled down to feasting and downed a  few drinks around midnight by which time most of the guests were done with their dinner.

    The groom, a banker, his father and his brother got furious because there was not enough mutton for them. All the items were there for the feast. But because of the shortage of mutton, they became furious. They argued with the bride’s family members and insulted them. No amount of cajoling by the bride’s family helped and the groom’s side kept hurling insults till the bride took charge of the situation.

    Hurt by the disregard shown to her family, she asked the groom’s side to leave and refused to go ahead with the wedding saying she cannot compromise with her own and her family’s self-respect. She said she would rather concentrate on her career than marry a man who cannot respect her. The girl is a post-graduate in science.

    In a similar case on June 9, Devaki Digal in the tribal-dominated Kandhamal district walked out of her marriage when her husband and in-laws started making demands for dowry. She went back to her parents’s house. Days later, her husband came to pacify her saying that he repents his mistake wants to lead a peaceful life with her.

  • BJD Leader Shot At In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    BJD Leader Shot At In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    Dhenkanal: A BJD leader sustained critical injuries after three motorcycle-borne miscreants opened fired on him at Kamakhyanagar in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, last night.

    The victim, identified as Kanhu Charan Sahu, was rushed to the Kamakhyanagar Hospital with grievous injuries in his hand and thigh and later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack as his condition deteriorated.

    According to sources, the incident took place around 10.45 pm when the miscreants intercepted his car and shot two rounds of bullets at him after breaking the windowpane of the vehicle. The attackers fled the spot after the incident.

    On being informed, police reached the spot and started examining CCTV footage to identify the miscreants.

    The motive behind the attack on Sahu is yet to be ascertained.

    Notably, the BJD leader was escaped unhurt in similar attacks in the past. On October 10, 2022, miscreants had hurled bombs at his resience and car. Unidentified miscreants had attacked Sahu with deadly weapons while going to the district office in Dhenkanal on December 28, 2018. The miscreants also fired on him but he managed to escape taking refuge in the local police station.