News from Cuttack

Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. It is considered as the judicial capital of Odisha as the Odisha High Court is located here. It is also the old capital city of Odisha.The remains of the famous Barabati fort are still speaks the history of the millennium city. Cuttack has a rich maritime history which says that the traders’ sons (Sadhab pua) use to go to Java Sumatra Island to do business and brings lot of wealth here. To recollect this history every year Baliyatra, a weeklong festival is being organized here. Cuttack is the birth place of Subash Chandra Bose. Cuttack has so many special thing to know like here the feeling of sahi -bhai (Neighborhood) is very strong .Cuttack Khati (where group of friends, or people chatting on variety of subjects) is also very popular .Cuttack‘s delicious Dahibara- Allodium attracts many.

High drama as 'two wives' of deceased Odisha constable stake claim on body 
High drama as 'two wives' of deceased Odisha constable stake claim on body 

The decreased reportedly has two wives. The first wife, whose divorce case is reportedly still sub-judice, was hell-bent on taking the body. However, the deceased’s mother and the second wife opposed the first wife’s claim on the body. 

NLUO Recruitment 2024
NLUO to recruit project manager; apply before March 31

The engagement of the Project Manager is not against any regular post and is limited to the duration of the project

Nine persons 'drown to death in Odisha during Holi celebrations'
10 persons 'drown to death in Odisha during Holi celebrations'

Such incidents were reported from various parts of Cuttack, Balasore, Ganajm, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Sundargarh and Sambalpur

Commissionerate Police nabs arms smuggling syndicate’s kingpin from Bihar 
Commissionerate Police nabs arms smuggling syndicate’s kingpin from Bihar 

Finally, Cuttack arms smuggling syndicate's kingpin had his luck run out and was arrested by the special squad of Commissionerate Police from Bihar’s Munger area. 

Holi Stalls In Cuttack
Markets decked up, Twin City residents all set to play Holi tomorrow; demand grows for herbal colours

The business of colours and other goods in Cuttack is expected to be on the higher side, especially with the new herbal Holi concept gaining popularity for several reasons.

Inmate 'dies after suicide bid' in Odisha jail; family seeks probe
Inmate 'dies after suicide bid' in Odisha jail; family seeks probe

The deceased was identified as Ajay Das of Bhodabahali village under Keonjhar Police limits. He was lodged as an under-trial prisoner for the last 11 months in connection with a rape case. 

Odisha Excise officials attacked during raids on liquor mafia 
Odisha Excise officials attacked during raids on liquor mafia 

The liquor mafia's family members even went on to hurl abuses and attack the raiding party. They even detained the officials and vandalised their vehicle.  

BJD’s Cuttack fort collapsing like a pack of cards? 
BJD’s Cuttack fort collapsing like a pack of cards? 

Just days after actor, Arindam Roy, who is the brother-in-law of BJD's organizational secretary, Pranab Prakash Das, abandoned the party and joined the BJP, six-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab quit the party. Mahtab, one of the BJD's founding members, spewed venom while announcing his resignation on Friday.

Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab snaps ties with BJD
Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab snaps ties with BJD

Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab resigned from the BJD's primary membership on Friday. 

'Assault' on police officer: Court frames charges against Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab
'Assault' on police officer: Court frames charges against Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab

MP Bhartruhari Mahtab was accused of slapping the then Sub-Inspector Amitabh Mohapatra, now posted as ACP, during a programme held at Netaji Birthplace Museum in Cuttack on January 23,  2011.

Outsourced Bus Staff Of OSRTC Stage Dharna In Cuttack
Outsourced employees of OSRTC stage dharna demanding pending salary in Cuttack

The employees engaged by a third-party vendor named KAAPRO demanded their salary of February month which allegedly has not been paid yet.

Record-low day temperatures witnessed in Bhubaneswar & Cuttack
Record-low day temperatures witnessed in Bhubaneswar & Cuttack

The previous lowest maximum day temperature of 24.3 degrees Celsius was recorded on 6th March 1970 and today’s (20th March 2024) maximum temperature of 19.2 degrees Celsius surpassed that record and became the lowest reading on the scale since the year 1952, IMD said.   

Golden Dola Bimana In Cuttack
Dola Jatra 2024: Palanquin made of 2.5 kg gold centre of attraction this time in Cuttack

Asked about the golden Bimana, an office bearer of the Puja Committee said, “We had made a Silver tableau in 2008, then a golden crown for Maa Durga in 2015. So when the Central government awarded a GI tag to Cuttack for filigree works, we decided to make a Bimana this year for Lord Dolagovinda with gold filigree”

Odisha doctors remove tree branch pierced through youth's body
Odisha doctors remove tree branch pierced through youth's body

Subash Marandi, a resident of Baidakhadi village under Udala police limits, was plucking flowers from a tree. As ill luck would have it, Marandi fell off the tree and a branch got through his body. His condition was critical.

Half-Sunken MV Black Rose
Black Rose Sinking: CBI affidavit reveals Odisha govt’s reluctance to hand over probe

In the affidavit, the CBI revealed that following the Shipping Ministry’s recommendations, the CBI had sought permission from the Odisha government to probe the case twice. The first permission was sought through a letter in November 2019 and when the State government sat on the request, the CBI had sent a reminder after two months.

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