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  • Odisha Minister Naba Das Murder: CB Chargesheet Full Of Lies To Suppress Truth, Says BJP

    Odisha Minister Naba Das Murder: CB Chargesheet Full Of Lies To Suppress Truth, Says BJP

    Bhubaneswar: Soon after Odisha Crime Branch submitted the chargesheet in the sensational murder of Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, the BJP termed it a document full of lies to suppress the deep-rooted conspiracy.

    Speaking to media persons on Friday, senior BJP leader Prithviraj Harichandan said the chargesheet has several loopholes which would be known in the court.

    “First of all, the cause of murder has not been mentioned clearly in the chargesheet. While the murder has been attributed to past enmity by the Crime Branch, it has failed to mention why the minister and his followers wanted to harm the ASI,” he said.

    “The chargesheet is full of lies. The first objectionable question would be what fear led Gopal to take such an extremely illegal step. Secondly, Gopal is not a common man nor a criminal. He is a person of stable mindset holding an officer post which his department must have certified. Even the Crime Branch has mention it in the chargesheet. In that case, what was the reason that led the accused to take such a big step? The document is silent on it,” the BJP leader said.

    Moreover, the chargesheet further mentions that Gopal had prior enmity and personal grudge against Naba Das and it was a preplanned murder. But the Crime Branch does not mention when he planned it, he added.

    “The Crime Branch has mentioned that Gopal’s mental condition is normal and he is a stable person. In that case, why a person of sound mental condition would take such a step putting his career and the future of his family at stake? The investigation has failed to strongly establish it,” Harichandan said.

    Since all these facts have not been looked into or mentioned in the chargesheet, the Crime Branch has been successful in hiding the truth behind the murder and suppress the entire matter, he alleged.

    “The government has been successful in writing a well scripted story through the Crime Branch to prevent the truth to come out. It is only a drama by the government to protect the people behind the real incident. It seems utltimately the government will succeed in its attempt to let Gopal Das set free by the court for lack of substantial evidence,” the BJP leader said.

    Earlier in the day, the Crime Branch submitted a 543-page preliminary chargesheet in the case in Jharsuguda JMFC Court nearly four months after the sensational murder.

  • Tehsildar Injured In Attack By Mafia In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    Tehsildar Injured In Attack By Mafia In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

    Dhenkanal: A tehsildar was critically injured in an attack by members of a mafia while the former tried to prevent illegal shifting of soil in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on Friday.

    According to sources, Parjang tehsildar Subhra Patel had gone to Patharkhamb village to investigate into the information that some people were trying to lift soil from a government land with a JCB machine. On reaching the spot, the tehsildar took the photographs of the people indulged in illegal work.

    Enraged over it, a group of 8 to 10 people attacked Patel and tried to run JCB vehicle over him. When revenue inspector Alok Kumar Lenka rushed to the spot to rescue the tehsildar, he was also beaten up by the gang.

    Later, the locals rushed both officers to Kamakhyanagar sub-divisional hospital. On being informed, Parjang MLA Nrusingh Charan Sahu and Kamakhyanagar deputy collector Jyoti Shankar Sahu went to the hospital and enquired about the condition of the injured officers.

    A police team went to the village and seized the tractor used by the gang to transport the soil. But by the time they reached there, the gang members had already fled. The police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

  • Forest guard killed in Odisha, ex-sarpanch among 3 arrested

    Forest guard killed in Odisha, ex-sarpanch among 3 arrested

    Baripada: In the case of the case of the forest guard killed in Odisha, the police has arrested three persons including an ex-sarpanch. A number of country guns and other arms were seized from their possession during the raid.

    In a shocking incident on May 22, a forest guard was allegedly killed in firing by a group of poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district this evening. The deceased forest guard has been identified as Bimal Jena of Naana South Range.

    According sources, a team of forest officials had gone to the Similipal for a patrolling. In the meantime, Bimal saw some poachers and chased them with the aim to nab and seize their firearms.

    However, the poachers fired at Bimal. Hearing his screaming other forest officials rushed to the spot but by the time he he had already died.

    Soon, a team of cops from the Bangriposi police station reached the spot and started a probe into the matter with the help of the forest officials. A search operation also has been launched to trace the poachers.

    Meanwhile, Bimal’s body was being brought to the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College in Baripada for postmortem.

  • 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.

  • Scanner of Commissionerate Police on regular traffic violators

    Scanner of Commissionerate Police on regular traffic violators

    Bhubaneswar: Beware regular traffic violators, all the people who have more than five e-challans shall be under the scanner of the Commissionerate Police.

    Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi said there have been several instances where several e-challans go unpaid. Most violators do not bother to deposit the fine.

    The police Commissioner further added that the violators continue to drive without caring about traffic rules. So, steps need to be taken to prevent this any further.

    He said that steps shall be taken very soon to collect fines or lodge a police complaint against regular offenders.

    Further, the CP Soumendra further informed, that strict rules and action shall be taken against those who have violated traffic rules more than 5 times.

    It is noteworthy that, if the violators still do not comply, necessary action will be taken against them as per law.

    This has been decided after the fact that there has been a considerable rise in the number of traffic related offences.

  • Nor’wester Havoc: Odisha SRC Seeks Damage Report, Directs Restoration Of Power Supply

    Nor’wester Havoc: Odisha SRC Seeks Damage Report, Directs Restoration Of Power Supply

    Bhubaneswar: With thunderstorm accompanied by gusty wind and rain bringing in large scale damage in several districts of Odisha on Thursday, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has sought reports from the affected districts.

    According to sources, the gusty surface wind along with lightning and rain uprooted trees and snapped the branches at many places in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Pipili, Puri and Athgarh in the afternoon. It also plunged several areas into darkness as high tension wires snapped causing disruption in power supply.

    Several kutcha and asbestos houses were damaged in Cuttack, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Sundargarh, Sambalpur and Dhenkanal districts, the sources said.

    Following the reports of damage and disruption in power supply due to the nor’wester rain, the SRC directed the affected districts to liaise with DISCOMS for immediate power restoration.

    It told the district collectors to take the help of local fire services for removal of uprooted trees and broken tree branches. The SRC also sought report on damages to houses and any casualties/injury if any due to thunderstorm or lightning on the day.

  • Ancient port’s remains found in Odisha’s Kendrapara

    Ancient port’s remains found in Odisha’s Kendrapara

    KENDRAPARA: The remains of an ancient port were discovered near the Chitrotpala River at Badabetera village under the Garadapur block in the district on Wednesday. The port is believed to be 1,200 years old. Its remains were discovered while digging a pond near the river.

    Srikant Barik, a villager of Garadapur, said some workers stumbled upon the remnants of a wooden anchor pillar and a log while digging a pond near Mahadev temple. Following the discovery, efforts are being made to carefully restore the wooden pillar and log. Using pickaxes, small crowbars and iron rods, the workers are scooping the layers of soil.

    Secretary of Orissan Institute of Maritime and South East Asian Studies (OIMSEAS) Dr Sunil Patnaik said both the wooden pillars were used by boatmen to anchor their boats in the port around 1,200 years back.
    A port called Cheritola was situated near the Chitrotpala River and was famous for maritime trade. In the past, a river was flowing at Badabetera village and nearby areas. It was a famous navigation route during the Raj period. The ports in Cheritola, Balasore, Chandabali, Chhauna, Churamani, Dhamara and False Point had trade contacts with the Englishmen.

    He further informed that Dhamara, situated around 60 km from Badabetera, was declared a port in 1858. It was situated on the banks of estuaries of the Baitarani and Brahmani rivers. Similarly, Chandabali Port on the banks of Baitarani River in Bhadrak district was established in 1872. Throughout the 19th century, salt was exported from Chandabali. Almost 60 per cent of the total trade and commerce between Odisha and Calcutta was carried out from Chandabali port.

    The port at False Point in Kendrapara district also had trade contacts with many countries. Regular shipping between these ports and False Point significantly contributed to the maritime trade of Odisha.

  • Miscreants stabbed youth to death, injured another in Odisha

    Miscreants stabbed youth to death, injured another in Odisha

    BALANGIR: A youth died and another sustained critical injuries after being stabbed by a group of miscreants on the main road near Narasingha temple in Balangir town in the wee hours on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as 26-year-old Saroj Panigrahi of Getsarobarpada and the injured is Prem Sahu (25) of Barapalipada. The incident took place at around 3.30 am, just 200 metres away from Balangir Town police station.

    Sources said Saroj and Prem were waiting near Narasingha temple to go home after attending cultural programmes during Sital Sasthi Yatra when a group of youths arrived at the spot and started to hurl expletives at them. The duo resisted and a heated argument broke out between them.

    During the squabble, one of the miscreants stabbed Saroj in the chest. Prem tried to come to the rescue of his friend but he too was stabbed. Soon after, the miscreants fled the scene. On being informed by passersby, police reached the spot and rushed the injured duo to Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital.

    However, Saroj succumbed to his injuries. Prem was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition.
    While family members of Saroj demanded strong action against the culprits, a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Balangir Tofan Bag said the crime has been recorded in the CCTV camera installed in the area.
    “A case was registered in this connection and police have formed a special team to nab the miscreants involved in the incident. Raids are being conducted and the culprits will be arrested soon,” the SDPO added.

  • Mother, step father convicted for murder of minor girl in Odisha’s Balasore

    Mother, step father convicted for murder of minor girl in Odisha’s Balasore

    Balasore: A Court in Balasore convicted the biological mother and stepfather of a minor girl in Balasore of Odisha on Thursday and awarded them life imprisonment. The Court also ordered both of them to pay a fine of Rs 5000 each and in case the fine amount is not paid, they shall have to undergo six months of additional jail term.

    The accused persons convicted today have been identified as Baby Biwi and Abdul Rahim.

    As per reports, in a shocking incident, the biological mother of the girl and her second husband killed the 13-year-old girl in 2022. Later, the deceased girl’s biological father Sheikh Qutbuddin lodged a complaint on 28, June 2022 about the murder at the Town Police Station in Balasore.

    Accordingly, the case was under trial in the Court. Today, the Court issued the order in this matter and convicted the couple with life imprisonment. On behalf of the State of Odisha, Public Prosecutor Pranab Kumar Panda was conducting the case.

  • Strong wind blows roof off hotel in Odisha

    Strong wind blows roof off hotel in Odisha

    Cuttack: Norwester rain accompanied with strong wind was reported in different parts of Odisha this afternoon. Though the weather activities brought a sigh of relief to the people who were reeling under scorching heat wave conditions for the past several days, they caused destruction in some places of the State.

    One such report of damage due to rain and strong wind was reported from Athagarh area of Cuttack district. As per report, the asbestos roof of a hotel was blown away by a strong wind.

    The strong wind blew the roof off the hotel to a distance of around 100 mitres while at least 20 people were having their lunch.

    Luckily, though none of the occupant was injured due to the mishap, the food and utensils of the hotel, apart from the asbestos, were completely damaged.

    Besides, the grocery items kept to prepare food for the customers also got wet and some of them were damaged following the heavy rain and wind in the locality, said sources adding that power supply was also disrupted in the area.