News from Cuttack

At a presser, Cuttack DCP Kanwar Vishal Singh informed that the criminals had set a target to loot ATM cash van in adjoining districts of the city.

As per reports, as the doors of their house did not open even after 8 am on Sunday, their neighbours peeped into the house and later, on opening the doors, they were shocked to find the couple lying on the floor.  

MLA Pratap Jena said, “Elections are coming. I told you(people at the meeting) one thing five years ago. Do you remember if that prediction came true? Today, I also predict one thing and you note it down. Prashant Behera will come out with flying colours at least by a margin of 50,000 votes in the coming elections.”    

Over 50 metal snake and two bull idols were recovered from the Mahanadi River in Banki of Cuttack district on Friday. The find triggered awe for the day being the auspicious Maha Shivratri.

It may be noted here that after four years of the incident, the Nayagarh POCSO court convicted the accused and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.  

At Soro in Balasore, MLA Parsuram Dhada accompanied by his supporters celebrated Biju Babu’s birth anniversary sidelining his own party leader and a ticket hopeful, Shibani Shankar Ray. On the other hand, Ray and scores of party workers separately organised another programme. 

As per reports, the historic place is being given a major facelift in joint collaboration between the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) and the Cuttack Development Authority (CDA). 

In case of unsatisfactory performance, the contract can be terminated by the University before the expiry of two years, the notification read.

The accused was seething with anger to take revenge over the past incident. In the evening, he reached Bharati’s house and stabbed her multiple times, leaving the victim dead. 

The court passed the judgement during the hearing of a petition filed by BJD leader Debashish Samantaray on July 3, 2019 who complained that some of the columns prescribed in the declaration paper were struck down by Moquim which requires declaring all the criminal cases against a candidate.

In Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD)-led State government has been in power for almost 25 years. But that seems to have led to complacency, so much so that the voters in many places have reportedly started to feel like they have been cheated.

As per initial reports, Sarangi had allegedly demanded money from the complainant to relax Sections in the case registered against him. The complainant had subsequently sought help from the Vigilance and a trap was laid.

An 18-year-old boy, who succumbed to a brain tumour, has given a new lease of life to two persons by donating his organs. 

The Odisha government plans to revamp Barabati Stadium into a world-class sports complex with all modern facilities. A budget of around Rs 700 crore has been earmarked for the mega project.

Nayak has demanded inclusion of Sameer Dash’s name in the police FIR. The police have allegedly been reluctant to do so since Dharmendra Sahu’s death. He alleged that the police are under pressure from the MLA and the ruling party to not involve Dash in the case.