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.

MLA Pratap Jena
Mahanga double murder: Brief relief for MLA Pratap Jena as Orissa HC stays coercive action

The Orissa High Court on Thursday stayed any coercive action against BJD MLA Pratap Jena proceeded by the Salipur JMFC court in the Mahanga double murder case. The case has been listed for the next hearing on December 19.

Liquor Shop In Ramdaspur
Cuttack liquor shop fined Rs 20L for charging Rs 10 above MRP, outlet sealed

As per reports, a consumer from the CDA area in Cuttack purchased liquor from the shop. However, after being charged Rs 10 more than the MRP, the consumer decided to file a complaint against the liquor shop at the consumer court.

Torture of minor siblings in Odisha: Police arrest stepmom, father 
Torture of minor siblings in Odisha: Police arrest stepmom, father 

A 13-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl were admitted to Athagarh Sub Divisional Hospital on October 30 after being brutally beaten up by their stepmother.

Accused Soumyaranjan Pradhan
Transgender cyber crook poses as Odisha Minister, defrauds woman hospital manager of Rs 46K

The accused has been identified as Soumyaranjan Pradhan alias Sulagna of Kishornagar in Angul. The accused is a transgender.

Siblings critical after being thrashed by stepmother in Odisha 
Siblings critical after being thrashed by stepmother in Odisha 

The children were so brutally beaten up that they had to be hospitalized. They are now undergoing treatment at Athagarh Sub Divisional Hospital. 

Music director Swarup Nayak's mortal remains consigned to flames
Music director Swarup Nayak's mortal remains consigned to flames

Many personalities from various fields like art, film, culture, music and politics paid their last respect to the music director at his residence in Cuttack in the morning before his body was taken for last rites to Satichaura crematorium.

Row erupts over handing over of 'school land' for 5-star hotel project in Cuttack
Row erupts over handing over of 'school land' for 5-star hotel project in Cuttack

Local residents have expressed apprehension that a school playground close to the entrance of the upcoming hotel would be handed over to the company.

Eviction resumes on ASI land in Cuttack: slum dwellers cry for rehab
Eviction resumes on ASI land in Cuttack: Slum dwellers cry for rehab

The slum dwellers strongly opposed the drive without any rehabilitation plan  

Road Repair Work Incomplete In Cuttack
Several roads still await renovation in Cuttack as deadline fixed by Orissa HC ends today

Resentment is brewing among residents as the road work that has been undertaken has reportedly been completed in a haphazard manner and it appears more of a patch work. The work done in several parts of the city is also not up to the mark.

Immersion Procession Of Badambadi Puja Committee
Durga Puja set to conclude in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar as grand immersion ceremony gets underway

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up makeshift ponds for the immersion purpose. Two of them have been dug up at Daya river and Bankual river ghats. The other two ponds have come up Kuakhai river bank on the outskirts of the smart city.

Durga Puja Immersion
Durga Puja: Cuttack police issues traffic guidelines for immersion tomorrow, violation to attract penalty

As per the police, traffic restrictions will be imposed from October 25, 7 AM till the end of immersion on October 26.

Bharat Mata On Bakhrabad Durga Puja Pandal In Cuttack
A patriotic Durga puja! ‘Bharat Mata’ is worshipped in this Cuttack puja pandal

Bakhrabad Durga puja committee in the millennium city is such a place where nationalism and patriotism has taken centre stage as the members have put ‘Bharat Mata’ on the pandal instead of Goddess Durga.

Patient’s kin attack medical staff, vandalise ambulance in Odisha  
Patient’s kin attack medical staff, vandalise ambulance in Odisha  

Tension flared up on the premises of Kanpur CHC near Badamba Narasinghpur in Cuttack district on Friday midnight after some local people, who had carried a patient, allegedly attacked a doctor and some medical staff, apart from ransacking hospital property.

Odisha Staff Selection Commission
Out-of-syllabus questions mar OSSC teacher recruitment exam, commission announces fresh test in Dec

Admitting the error, the OSSC in a statement said, “The commission has examined the objections/representations in consultation with academic experts and has come to the conclusion that a significant number of questions were from outside the syllabus published.”

Bairagi Dances In A Music Video
OTV Impact: Sidhant Mohapatra’s ‘Puchuki Gali’ co-dancer Bairagi gets work after 28 years

Bairagi featured in a new Odia music video which has already been released on YouTube attracting many views and likes on the video-sharing site.

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