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.

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T-20 Cricket Returns: OCA To Host OCL T-20 Tournament At Barabati Stadium

Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Monday announced to host a T-20 league named as Odisha Cricket League-T-20 from December 14. The tournament will be conducted in association with TCM Sports Pvt. Ltd, informed OCA officials after a high-level meeting of the office bearers, Finance Committee and Tournament Committee today. The OCA has planned […]

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OCA Awaits Govt Nod For Odisha Cricket League T20 Tournament

Cuttack: In the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) is waiting for the necessary approvals from the State government for hosting the mega Odisha Cricket League (OCL) T20 tournament. OCA Secretary Sanjay Behera on Tuesday said, “We have sought permission fro0m the Odisha government and trying to get the necessary […]

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Cuttack IIFL Loot Case: 2 More Accused Nabbed, Total Arrests Go Up To 13

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with November 19 robbery at India Infoline Finance Ltd (IIFL) at Nayasarak here. The accused duo, identified as Debasish Hazra and Nilamani Saha, were nabbed by the Lalbagh police. They are associates of Lala Amrit Ray, the police said. With this, the total […]

Covid-19 Vaccination In Odisha: DGP Will Get 1st Jab Tomorrow, Policemen & Frontline Warriors To Follow
Odisha DGP Holds Review Meet, Stresses To Resume Mo Sarkar Telephonic Feedback

Cuttack: The Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay on Tuesday held review meeting with senior police officials of the State over several crucial issues. The virtual meeting that was held in the State Police Headquarters in Cuttack from 3pm to 6pm saw the DGP discuss various issues with all the Superintendents of Police, Railways SPs […]

No Control Over Private Schools’ Fee Structure: Odisha Government Tells HC

Cuttack: The Odisha Government on Wednesday informed the Orissa High Court that it has no control over the policies of private schools related to the fee structure. In its affidavit submitted before the court, the Government stated that the government has no specific provisions for fixation of fee structure of different unaided private schools. The […]

Athagarh Cooperative Bank Loan Fraud: PIL Filed In Orissa High Court For CBI Or SIT Probe

Cuttack: A PIL was filed in Orissa Court, seeking a CBI or court-monitored SIT probe into the alleged irregularities in loans at district cooperative bank in Athagarh of Cuttack district. Bharatiya Bikash Parishad, which filed the petition in the court, has made parties to eight individuals including Odisha Chief Secretary and CBI in the case. […]

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Cuttack: Administration To Form Squads To Curb Illegal Adulteration Units

Cuttack: Worried over mushrooming adulteration units in the Silver City of Cuttack, the administration has decided to constitute a district-level inspection committee to check the illegal activities that has been giving sleepless nights to residents of the Silver City but outside. The decision on formation of the inspection committee was taken at a high-level meeting […]

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‘Pari’ Murder Case: Orissa HC Directs Police To Provide Security To Victim’s Family

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the Superintendent of Police (SP), Nayagarh to provide security to family members of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’ who was allegedly abducted and murdered in July this year. The Court also directed the State government to submit the updated status report of the investigation into the case. The court […]

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Choudwar: Elderly Man Trampled To Death By Elephants, Locals Demand Compensation

Choudwar: Jumbo menace continues to haunt residents in several parts of Odisha with the death of an elderly man in elephant attack being reported from Kujibara village in Agrahat gram panchayat in Cuttack district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ratnakar Behera. According to reports, Behera had gone to cut paddy crops in […]

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Sandalwood Worth Rs 70 Lakh Seized In Odisha, 3 Smugglers Arrested

Cuttack: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday evening arrested three sandalwood smugglers and seized a huge quantity of the aromatic timber of over Rs 70 lakh from their possession in Tangi area of Cuttack district. On the basis of a reliable input, the STF detected a case of illegal possession […]

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Ravenshaw University Students Protest Demanding Reduction Of Self Financing Course Fees

Cuttack: Tension prevailed at Ravenshaw University on Friday after hundreds of students staged demonstration before the vice-chancellor’s office demanding reduction of self-financing course fees in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to sources, the students launched the protest carrying placards with different slogans to justify their demands. They also submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor […]

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Car Catches Fire After Hitting Bull On Busy Highway; Close Shave For 3 Including Woman #WATCH

Cuttack: Three persons including a woman had a close shave after the car they were travelling in caught fire on National Highway 16 near Sardal in Choudwar area on Saturday. As per reports, the car caught fire moments after hitting a stray bull on the busy road. “We had just filled petrol from a filling […]

Loot
Cuttack: Miscreants Snatch Gold Chain From Woman, 1 Overpowered

Cuttack: In a daring act, some locals overpowered a miscreant while the latter was trying to flee after snatching a gold chain from a woman near Gopalpur area here in the town on Saturday. However, another miscreant managed to escape after firing blank shots. According to reports, two miscreants came on a black-coloured Pulsar bike, […]

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School Fees Waiver: Odisha Govt Has Total Control Over Pvt Schools, Says Parents Association

Cuttack: The Odisha government has full control over the fee structures of private schools in the state, informed the Parent’s Association through a reply affidavit submitted at the Orissa High Court on Monday. Replying on the Odisha government’s affidavit expressing its inability to reduce the fees in private schools, the petitioner, Parent’s Association, stated that […]

Congress Arrest
Bharat Bandh: 19 Congress Workers Held For Vandalism In Cuttack

Cuttack: Badambadi Police arrested 19 Congress workers including 12 women on charges of vandalising an ATM during Bharat Bandh demonstration on Tuesday. Cuttack Nagar Mahila Congress chief Giribala Behera is among the arrested. After their arrest, the workers have been forwarded to court. The party workers, however, vehemently denied any vandalism and condemned the alleged […]

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