News from Bhubaneswar

It is alleged that Subrat Biswal, a second year student of Women’s Studies was brutally beaten up by Saheed Nagar Police. It is also alleged that Biswal had opposed the Police while the personnel tried to pick two AVBP cadres- Manas Sahu and Sanjay Mahalik- from the campus.

According to reports, some students along with former students allegedly opposed Surajit Majumdar, a professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) who was also the chief guest, during the seminar organised by Citizen Forum on ‘Indian Constitution and Education’. 

The agitating doctors warned that they will resort to strike at Lower PMG Square in Bhubaneswar for an indefinite period if their demand is not met by February 19. 

It was when JNU professor Surjit Majumdar was delivering his speech, some students stood up and started opposing him. 

A 37- year female from Aul Block of Kendrapara district was admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar with severely painful arthritic knee and hip joints of both sides. She was suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and was on numerous medications.

Claiming that it is one of its-kind convertible vehicle, Sahu has filed application with the Guiness Book of World Records, Limca Book of Records and India Book of Records.

In the play, there was a scene wherein actor Piyush Tripathy was seen torturing his mother, stooping down to the limits of inhumanity. Going to give justice to his character of a ruthless son, Tripathy put his best efforts to touch the hearts of the audience. 

Kora Khai, a kind of sweet prepared by mixing fried paddy with jaggery and other ingredients, is Lord Lingaraj’s first ‘Ballabh Bhog’.

The civic body had issued a notification in 2011 to collect holding tax at the revised and hiked rate. The hike was 10 times more than the old tax. Even, the tax was imposed on vacant plots. 

The higher education regulator in 2013 had come up with a core module syllabus for compulsory implementation of Environmental Studies at the UG level following the directives of the Supreme Court.

Simultaneous raids were conducted at offices and residences linked to both companies in Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Barbil and Keonjhar.

Adding fuel to the ongoing slugfest, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra, on Wednesday, brought serious allegations against police and alleged involvement of many bigwigs in the murder of Das.

Patnaik, a 1976 cadre IAS officer, was the principal secretary of CM Naveen Patnaik from 2004 to 2010. He served as the Odisha Chief Secretary from September 2010 to 2013. 

Sources said the girl had gone to the colony to meet her alleged boyfriend. However, a few women in the colony caught hold of her and brutally assaulted her in full public view.

Shallow to moderate fog very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal.