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.

Missing driver’s mutilated body found in Keonjhar
Missing Cuttack driver’s mutilated body found in Keonjhar, mystery shrouds death

Based on a missing complaint at Malgodown police station, an investigation into the incident was launched. Eventually, Bhagaban’s mutilated body was found along the National Highway at Ghasipura.

Tomato price hike
Odisha minister blames rain for tomato price rise

Odisha Food Supplies Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Wednesday blamed rains for the price rice of tomatoes.

CMC Council Meeting
CMC council meeting witnesses pandemonium again following ruckus by opposition councillors

The opposition councillors also opposed the lack of developmental works. Congress Councillor, Santosh Bhola said, “Cuttack always faces waterlogging issues and desilting work is carried out when the monsoon is around the corner.”

Harassment slur: Ollywood singer Sourin Bhatt moves Orissa High Court seeking anticipatory bail
Harassment slur: Ollywood singer Sourin Bhatt moves Orissa High Court seeking anticipatory bail

The singer is yet to appear before the Mahila police station in Cuttack where the woman, who is an employee of a private bank, had lodged the complaint against him.

Cuttack struggles with water logging issues, thanks to ongoing JICA work 
Cuttack struggles with water logging issues, thanks to ongoing JICA work 

The residents have ascribed the present water logging situation to the ongoing Box Drain work by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Makarabag area. 

Mahaprayan Yojana falls by the wayside in Odisha’s Cuttack
Mahaprayan Yojana falls by the wayside in Odisha’s Cuttack

While the Mahaprayan vans provided to Cuttack city hospital are lying unused on the hospital premises, two such hearse vehicles are also lying defunct at the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH).

American Couple With Adopted Girl
American couple adopts orphan divyang girl from ashram in Odisha, gives her new lease of life

David Bryant and Anna Elish from the United States adopted the girl from Basundhara Childcare home in Cuttack after the completion of all the requisite formalities. Cuttack Collector Bhabani Shankar Chayani handed over the baby to her foster parents.

HSRP Violation
Odisha Transport Department cracks whip on HSRP violators; drive to be intensified

The RTO officials conducted a massive inspection of the vehicles coming from Khordha side towards Bhubaneswar on the National Highway. Such inspections were also carried out in different parts of the city.

Man kills wife
Woman found dead under mysterious circumstances in Cuttack; murder suspected

It is suspected that Kabita has been murdered by her husband Karunakar Mahalik. She had married Karunakar recently after the death of her first husband. The suspect Karunakar is reportedly missing after the incident.

Baramba Sugar Mill in Odisha’s Cuttack to go under the hammer
Baramba Sugar Mill in Odisha’s Cuttack to go under the hammer

The local residents have urged the government and the political leaders to come forward to save the sugar mill. 

Cyber Crime
Honey trapped Odisha man loses Rs 20 lakh to fraudster, FIR registered

As per reports, Leona had befriended the complainant through Facebook in 2018 and honey trapped him. Later she called the victim and said that she is stuck at the customs in Delhi airport and needed money to get herself released.

Bahanaga train tragedy death toll rises to 292 as West Bengal man succumbs in Cuttack medical 
Bahanaga train tragedy death toll rises to 292 as West Bengal man succumbs in Cuttack medical 

The Bahanaga triple train mishap death toll has gone up to 292 after a resident of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

5-yr-old in Odisha 'accidentally locks self in car', dies 
5-yr-old in Odisha 'accidentally locks self in car', dies 

Not finding Satyabrata in the house, his parents and family members started a frantic search for him everywhere including the nearby ponds. However, it didn’t occur to them that their son might be inside the car. 

Bahanaga train tragedy death toll rises to 291 as Bihar man succumbs in Cuttack medical 
Bahanaga train tragedy death toll rises to 291 as Bihar man succumbs in Cuttack medical 

A man from Bihar, who was injured in the Bahanaga triple train tragedy, breathed his last on Saturday while undergoing treatment at the Cuttack SCB Medical College & Hospital’s Trauma ICU.

Dead body in swing
Youth’s body found hanging in 'Raja swing' at Cuttack’s Banki

Soumendra Sekhar Tripathy, Inspector of Banki Police station said, “Anil Behera’s body found on swing last night. Local residents are alleging murder. Forensic team has reached the spot. The case will get clear only after a proper investigation.”

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