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.

Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati murder
HC issues notice to Odisha govt over CBI probe demand in Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati murder

Though the Odisha government had ordered a Crime Branch into the incident, it failed to unravel the exact mystery behind the murder of Saraswati even as Maoist involvement was suspected in the killing.

Bus Accident Near Nischintakoili In Cuttack
2 dead, over 40 injured in bus-truck head-on crash near Cuttack

As per reports, the bus was en route to Cuttack from Kendrapara when it hit the truck from the front. The front parts of both vehicles were completely damaged pinning the drivers inside them.

Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project
Odisha CM lays foundation stone for Rs 6000 cr Metro rail project on New Year

As per the state government, it will provide an easy transport facility from Bhubaneswar airport to Cuttack via Trishulia under the metro railway project.

Poster war erupts among political parties in Cuttack on New Year's Eve
Poster war erupts among political parties in Cuttack on New Year's Eve

The BJP and BJD leaders aspiring to contest the upcoming elections have covered skylines with their posters. They have hinted that more of their hoardings will be put up at different parts of the city in the election time.

ASD-hit Cuttack boy wows with Abacus sums, recognized by India Book of Records
ASD-hit Cuttack boy wows with Abacus sums, recognized by India Book of Records

Ashutosh, born to Biswajit Panigrahi and Nibedita Kar, residents of Chauliaganj in Cuttack, has an uncanny ability of working out over 200 complicated mathematical calculations in terms of additions, multiplications and divisions of numbers, within 15 minutes

IMFA organises mega free health camp in Choudwar; patients of five panchayats avail benefits 
IMFA organises mega free health camp in Choudwar; patients of five panchayats avail benefits 

The patients got expert medical advice and underwent checkups by a team of seven doctors including a paediatrician and a gynaecologist.

Police in Central Cooperative Bank, Banki
Rs 14L looted from Central Cooperative Bank in Odisha’s Banki

The loot is suspected to be the work of some professional looters as they have also taken away hard disks and computers from the bank, and have also broken the CCTV camera

Patient On Stretcher Carried Dangerously On Stairs At SCB Hospital
‘World Class’ SCB hospital cannot repair lift for five days; patients, attendants continue to suffer

While some patients, who can stand, take the doctors’ elevator after a lot of waiting, the patients on stretchers are suffering far more. They have to be carried dangerously by at least four persons on the stairs with a constant fear of falling down from the stretcher.

Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project
Bhubaneswar Metro to be extended till Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminus, new bridge to come up over Kathajodi

As part of the revision, plans for a new bridge scheduled to be constructed over Kathajodi river connecting Trishulia and Judicial Academy in Cuttack have been changed too. The bridge tender worth Rs 220 crore has been cancelled.

CMC
Ruckus over ‘Bali Yatra scam’ stalls Cuttack civic body council meeting

As per reports, some opposition corporators questioned CMC Mayor Subash Singh and Commissioner Nikhil Pavan Kalyan over the alleged corruption and demanded an immediate probe in this matter. They showed placards in the meeting and when the Mayor tried to intervene, they created ruckus.

Divyang woman patient from Kakatpur goes missing in Cuttack 
Divyang woman patient from Kakatpur goes missing in Cuttack 

Mamata Dalua, a mother of two and wife of Sanjay Dalua of Kerandiapal in the Kakatpur area, is mentally challenged. She was taken to a private hospital in Cuttack for psychiatric treatment on December 19.

Cuttack Police cracks minor boy murder mystery, says unnatural sex reason behind crime
Cuttack Police cracks minor boy murder mystery, says unnatural sex reason behind crime

Police arrested the accused identified as Jogendra Panda and seized a blunt wooden object, a sickle, and a blood-stained towel from the possession of the accused.

Two minor girls drown in Odisha’s Cuttack
Two minor girls drown in Odisha’s Cuttack

In a heart-wrenching incident, two minor girls aged about 10 years drowned while taking a bath in a pond at Kurangpradhan village under Sadar Police limits of Cuttack on Monday. 

Family Of The Deceased At SCB Hospital
Woman dies in Cuttack SCB hospital, medical negligence alleged

According to the complaint, Varsha Majhi of Chandanpur area in Puri district had fallen ill a few days back following which her family members took her to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. Later, they shifted her to the SCB hospital in Cuttack.

'Stones pelted at Odisha Agriculture Minister’s vehicle,' driver injured; investigation launched  
'Stones pelted at Odisha Agriculture Minister’s vehicle,' driver injured; investigation launched  

A police complaint was lodged on Sunday over alleged stone pelting at the vehicle of Athagarh MLA and Agriculture Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain. The complaint has been lodged at Athagarh Police Station in Cuttack district. 

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