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  • Junior Engineer from Sambalpur district of Odisha in Vigilance net

    Junior Engineer from Sambalpur district of Odisha in Vigilance net

    Sambalpur: Tightening its noose around the neck of corrupt Government officials, the sleuths of Odisha Vigilance apprehended a Junior Engineer from Sambalpur district today when she was accepting bribe of Rs 10,000.

    The accused has been identified as Pranati Sahu, Junior Engineer, Batemura and Bargoan GPs, Maneswar Block in Sambalpur district.

    As per reports, Sahu was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demanding and accepting undue advantage of Rs.10,000 on Wednesday from a complainant (Grama Sathi) to handover measurement books and all related documents in respect of road works executed by him under MGNREG Scheme in Maneswar Block.

    Based on the above complaint, a trap was laid today, wherein the accused Sahu was caught by the Vigilance sleuths at a newly constructed hall inside Maneswar Block campus while demanding and accepting undue advantage of Rs 10,000 from the complainant.

    The entire bribe money was recovered from the possession of Sahu and was seized in presence of the witnesses. Right hand wash as well as money purse wash of Sahu also gave positive chemical reaction, confirming acceptance and handling of bribe money by her, said a note by Odisha Vigilance.

    Following the trap, simultaneous searches have been launched on the rented residential house of Sahu located at Kuluthkani, Sambalpur and shopping mall running in a rented building at Govindtola under Dhanupali Police limits, Sambalpur and her father-in-law’s house at Bolghantianali under Dereng Police limits in Angul district.

    In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance PS Case No.17 dated 20.06.2023 U/s 7 Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act, 2018 has been registered. Further investigation of the case is underway.

  • ‘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.

  • Bhubaneswar sizzles at 39°C, Sambalpur boils at 41°C at 11:30am

    Bhubaneswar sizzles at 39°C, Sambalpur boils at 41°C at 11:30am

    Bhubaneswar: Most parts of Odisha are facing a heatwave-like situation since almost a month, on Wednesday Bhubaneswar recorded 39°C at 11:30 am.

    The hottest place in Odisha was however Sambalpur which recorded 41 degree Celsius. As many as nine places in Odisha have recorded temperatures of more than 35°C. Jharsuguda recorded temperatures as high as 40.6°C.

    The Kalabaishakhi influence will decrease in Odisha, said the latest bulletin of the Official Twitter handle of Meteorological Centre situated here in Bhubaneswar.

    The heatwave is expected to continue till 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 bee advised to refrain from stepping outside the house from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

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

    Here are the temperatures recorded across Odisha by 11:30 am today: 

    Sambalpur : 41 degrees
    Jharsuguda : 40.6 degrees
    Hirakud : 39.8
    Bhubaneswar : 39 degrees
    Balasore : 38.2 degrees
    Chandbali : 36.8 degrees
    Gopalpur : 36.6 degrees
    Keonjhar : 36.4 degrees
    Puri: 35.8 degrees
    Paradip : 34.2 degrees

  • Mercury Soars Past 41°C In Bhubaneswar By 2.30PM, Sambalpur Hottest In Odisha At 44.2°C

    Mercury Soars Past 41°C In Bhubaneswar By 2.30PM, Sambalpur Hottest In Odisha At 44.2°C

    Bhubaneswar: With heatwave sweeping Odisha, the day temperature touched 44.2 degree Celsius in Sambalpur by 2,30 pm on Friday, the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed.

    The mercury soared past 41 degree Celsius at 3 more places – Jharsuguda (43.4), Hirakud (42.8) and Bhubaneswar (41.4).

    Sambalpur had recorded 41 degree Celsius by 11.30 am followed by Jharsuguda at 40.6 degree and Bhubaneswar and Hirakud at 39.6 degree each. The Odisha capital had recorded 34 degree Celsius and 71% humidity by 8.30 am.

    The MeT office has forecast no large change in the day temperature during the next 5 days with mercury hovering around 43-44 degree Celsius in interior districts of the state, which is also likely to experience isolated thunderstorm activity during this period.

    Yellow warning for light to moderate rain/thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph was also issued for some parts of districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur this afternoon. There was also a forecast for light to moderate rain/thunderstorm with lightning for some parts of Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Angul, Dhenkanal and Cuttack.

    Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph is also likely on June 4-5.

  • Fire in Sambalpur of Odisha, pipe warehouse up in flames

    Fire in Sambalpur of Odisha, pipe warehouse up in flames

    Sambalpur: A terrible fire has spread in a pipe warehouse in Sambalpur district of Odisha on Monday, said reports. The entire area has been covered in heavy fire and smoke.

    The incident has been reported from Gunderpur area of Dhama police sation in Sambalpur District of Odisha. The fire broke out in a plastic pipe warehouse there.

    According to reports, there was a sudden fire in a pipe warehouse in Gunderpur of Sambalpur this morning. The fury of the fire was so much that people living in the surrounding areas got scared. It is to be reported that, the fire was seen gradually increasing.

    The smoke and fire rose to a height of more than 20 feet, said reports. Plastic pipes worth lakhs of rupees have been burnt due to the fire. Five fire trucks have arrived at the scene and are fighting the fire. Sambalpur Additional District Collector is at the scene of the fire.

    It is however worth mentioning that how and under what circumstances the fire occurred is yet to be ascertained. The cause of such a large-scale fire is still unclear. The fire-tenders are trying to find the cause of the fire on a priority basis. Investigation is still underway.

  • JP Nadda forms panel to probe violence in Sambalpur

    JP Nadda forms panel to probe violence in Sambalpur

    Bhubaneswar: The BJP has constituted a four-member inquiry committee to probe violence during Hanuman Jayanti procession in Odisha’s Sambalpur on April 12 and 14.

    According to a statement issued by BJP, party President J.P. Nadda has formed the panel, which will visit the violence-hit Sambalpur and submit its report to the President.

    The team comprises four BJP MPs Brij Lal, Samir Oraon, Aditya Sahu and Jyotirmay Singh Mahato.

    Recently, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal along with several other party leaders had written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an NIA probe into the communal violence that erupted after stones were allegedly pelted at the bike rally taken out to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti on April 12 evening.

    Several police personnel and civilians were injured in the clash.

    Similarly, incidents of violence again occurred in the town on April 14 when a Hanuman Jayanti procession was underway.

    A youth was allegedly stabbed to death, a few shops were torched and ransacked.

    Later, the state government clamped a curfew and suspended internet services in the town for several days.

  • Sheetal Shashthi 2023: Thala Utha ritual completed in Sambalpur

    Sheetal Shashthi 2023: Thala Utha ritual completed in Sambalpur

    Sambalpur: The Thala Utha ritual for this years’ Sital Sasthi festival, which commemorates divine marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, concluded in Odisha’s Sambalpur.

    According to sources, the Thala Utha ritual had begun as per the tradition in the temples on the occasion of the Akshaya Tritiya and Krushak Divas today. Special puja was held at Nandapada, Jhaduapada and Mudipada of the Sambalpur, added the sources.

    The wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati is slated to be held on May 24 and while the grand procession of the newly married divine couple will be held on May 25 and May 26, following which they will enter the temple.

    Thousands of devotees and visitors gathered to have a glimpse of the divine couple during the Sital Sasthi festival.

  • Odisha: Internet Services Restored, Curfew Relaxed In Violence-Hit Sambalpur

    Odisha: Internet Services Restored, Curfew Relaxed In Violence-Hit Sambalpur

    The Odisha government on Sunday lifted a curfew during daytime and withdrew a ban on internet services in Sambalpur city which had recently witnessed violence during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, an official said. Internet services were fully restored after 10 days, while the administration relaxed the curfew from 5 am to 8 pm, he said.

    These decisions were taken after “significant improvement of the law and order situation” in the Western Odisha city, the Sambalpur district official said. Internet services were suspended on April 13, while the curfew was imposed the next day in the wake of a clash between two groups during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.

    Later, broadband and leased internet services were resumed between 10 am and 5 pm, but the suspension of mobile internet was extended till April 22. The administration had also come out with a toll-free number for the public to report “circulation of inappropriate messages or posts carrying hatred speech or false news”.The western Odisha city had witnessed a clash between two communities during a motorcycle rally in the run-up to the Hanuman Jayanti on April 14. As the clash spilled over to the streets, many vehicles were damaged and some shops were set on fire. A total of ten police personnel and around 12 Hanuman Jayanti coordination committee members, were injured in a stone pelting incident during the clash.

    The police arrested over 100 people in connection with violence and the killing of a tribal youth on Hanuman Jayanti day. Meanwhile, Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations passed off peacefully on Saturday in Sambalpur, amid tight security arrangements and intensified patrolling across the city.

    Mass prayers were not allowed in Sambalpur this year due to the violence that took place during Hanuman Jayanti processions on April 12 and 14. People offered prayers at 10 different mosques in Sambalpur in smaller batches. Bargarh’s BJP MP Suresh Pujari said members of the National Commission of ST are scheduled to visit Sambalpur on Monday and meet the family members of the deceased tribal.

    Earlier, the district administration had not allowed a delegation of BJP MPs and MLAs, including Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu, to visit the village of the deceased. The Odisha unit of BJP, in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has sought a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the clash during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.

  • Mobile internet services resume in Sambalpur; 7 hours relaxation in curfew

    Mobile internet services resume in Sambalpur; 7 hours relaxation in curfew

    Bhubaneswar: After a gap of 10 days since Hanuman Jayanti group clash, internet services resumed in Odisha’s Sambalpur town on Sunday with overall improvement in situation which also saw curfew being relaxed from 5 am to 8 pm.

    Internet had been suspended since April 13 in the western Odisha town as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of inflammatory messages and fake messages amid the unrest. While broadband and leased line services were resumed for a limited time period of seven hours from 10 am to 5 pm, the suspension of mobile internet was extended till April 22.

    A toll-free number was also issued for the public to report circulation of inappropriate messages or posts carrying hatred speech or false news.

    Eid was a low-key affair in the town on Saturday as Muslim community offered prayers at different mosques. There was no mass prayer at Eidgah at Sakhipara due to restrictions on gatherings imposed by the districts administration.

    Meanwhile, the Odisha unit of the BJP has sought a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to unravel the alleged conspiracy behind the clash that occurred on April 12 and 14.

  • New Covid cases cross 500 in Odisha state; Sambalpur Weekly Positivity Rate 48%

    New Covid cases cross 500 in Odisha state; Sambalpur Weekly Positivity Rate 48%

    Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID caseload in Odisha breached the 500-mark with 502 of 6,616 samples testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Sunday.

    While the test positivity rate (TPR) has surged to 7.5%, Odisha now has 2,926 active cases.

    This came amid a sharp fall in new infections in India, which logged 10,112 cases against 12193 the previous day.

    Odisha had reported 489 fresh cases on Saturday and 387 and 431 infections on Thursday and Friday respectively, 377 on Wednesday while the daily caseloads on Tuesday and Monday were 269 and 268 respectively.

    Between April 16 and April 22, Sambalpur recorded a weekly TPR of 48.03% followed by 25% in Sonepur, 20.99% in Sundargarh, 14.10% in Kalahandi and 13.94% in Nuapada, according to data shared by the Health Ministry.

    The state has been witnessing a steady rise in the number of patients complaining of high fever and soar throat. Since most of those being screened are testing positive for COVID, the health experts suspect that others with similar symptoms might also be infected with coronavirus.

    Amid a a spurt in cases in two bordering blocks of Nabarangpur in last two weeks, the Odisha government on Friday asked officials of districts bordering Chhattisgarh to keep a track on people coming from the neighbouring state and test them for COVID-19 if they show symptoms. A team of health officials led by Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra also visited Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangapur to review the preparedness.

    The state has so far reported 3 deaths due to COVID this year.

    Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 to a COVID-19 “variant of interest” (VOI) due to its “sustained increase” and “growth advantage” reported from several countries.