News from Bhubaneswar

As per the timetable, the scheduled time for lifting Mahadipa was 10 pm. But it got delayed by more than three hours.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been staging protests and demonstrations across the State protesting against the crumbling law and order situation in the State. As a part of this ongoing protest, the Bhubaneswar district BJP Yuva Morcha on Sunday took out a rally and staged a demonstration at Baramunda. 

As part of safety arrangements, special barricades, crowd control measures and other preparations were made for smooth darshan of devotees at the shrines.

Minister Ashok Chandra Panda reached the temple and held a discussion with the servitors regarding the delay in rituals. 

The price of a pass ranges between Rs 150 and Rs 800.

Senior EOW officials said the scamsters had developed a website which resembled a Government website displaying the Government- like job advertisements.

Mishra further alleged that those, who are involved in the Naba Das murder, are doing conspiracy against him. "As several high profile people are involved in the murder, we are demanding a CBI probe," he said.

The Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Judge of Uttarakhand High Court as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on Friday.

In view of heavy turnout of devotees at Lingaraj temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, the Commissionerate Police has clamped traffic restrictions and issued an advisory in this regard.

Senior police officials said that Nayak had committed the crime by posing himself as Crime Branch, IB and other senior police officials. Nayak was nabbed based on the complaint filed by one Akshay Mahanta of Rourkela.

In view of the heavy rush of devotees, temple administrations in the state have made special provisions including mandaps where the devotees can offer their prayers and perform rituals.

As per the Department of Prisons, research for the same has been done for best possible design, technology and infrastructure. Study tours were undertaken to other prisons in the country for practical experience and discussions.

Aiming for a smooth conduct of Shivratri in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police has decided to deploy 32 platoons of police force near Lingaraj Temple on Saturday.

However, what has come as a major concern at this crucial juncture is the silence maintained by senior Crime Branch officials including Arun Bothra.

The senior BJP leader’s daughter, Subhashree was seen offering water and sweets to the protesting kinnars on her father’s 60th birthday today.