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.

Inmate 'dies after suicide bid' in Odisha jail; family seeks probe
Inmate 'dies after suicide bid' in Odisha jail; family seeks probe

The deceased was identified as Ajay Das of Bhodabahali village under Keonjhar Police limits. He was lodged as an under-trial prisoner for the last 11 months in connection with a rape case. 

Odisha Excise officials attacked during raids on liquor mafia 
Odisha Excise officials attacked during raids on liquor mafia 

The liquor mafia's family members even went on to hurl abuses and attack the raiding party. They even detained the officials and vandalised their vehicle.  

BJD’s Cuttack fort collapsing like a pack of cards? 
BJD’s Cuttack fort collapsing like a pack of cards? 

Just days after actor, Arindam Roy, who is the brother-in-law of BJD's organizational secretary, Pranab Prakash Das, abandoned the party and joined the BJP, six-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab quit the party. Mahtab, one of the BJD's founding members, spewed venom while announcing his resignation on Friday.

Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab snaps ties with BJD
Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab snaps ties with BJD

Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab resigned from the BJD's primary membership on Friday. 

'Assault' on police officer: Court frames charges against Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab
'Assault' on police officer: Court frames charges against Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab

MP Bhartruhari Mahtab was accused of slapping the then Sub-Inspector Amitabh Mohapatra, now posted as ACP, during a programme held at Netaji Birthplace Museum in Cuttack on January 23,  2011.

Outsourced Bus Staff Of OSRTC Stage Dharna In Cuttack
Outsourced employees of OSRTC stage dharna demanding pending salary in Cuttack

The employees engaged by a third-party vendor named KAAPRO demanded their salary of February month which allegedly has not been paid yet.

Record-low day temperatures witnessed in Bhubaneswar & Cuttack
Record-low day temperatures witnessed in Bhubaneswar & Cuttack

The previous lowest maximum day temperature of 24.3 degrees Celsius was recorded on 6th March 1970 and today’s (20th March 2024) maximum temperature of 19.2 degrees Celsius surpassed that record and became the lowest reading on the scale since the year 1952, IMD said.   

Golden Dola Bimana In Cuttack
Dola Jatra 2024: Palanquin made of 2.5 kg gold centre of attraction this time in Cuttack

Asked about the golden Bimana, an office bearer of the Puja Committee said, “We had made a Silver tableau in 2008, then a golden crown for Maa Durga in 2015. So when the Central government awarded a GI tag to Cuttack for filigree works, we decided to make a Bimana this year for Lord Dolagovinda with gold filigree”

Odisha doctors remove tree branch pierced through youth's body
Odisha doctors remove tree branch pierced through youth's body

Subash Marandi, a resident of Baidakhadi village under Udala police limits, was plucking flowers from a tree. As ill luck would have it, Marandi fell off the tree and a branch got through his body. His condition was critical.

Half-Sunken MV Black Rose
Black Rose Sinking: CBI affidavit reveals Odisha govt’s reluctance to hand over probe

In the affidavit, the CBI revealed that following the Shipping Ministry’s recommendations, the CBI had sought permission from the Odisha government to probe the case twice. The first permission was sought through a letter in November 2019 and when the State government sat on the request, the CBI had sent a reminder after two months.

'Is this development?' Neglected Odisha village threatens poll boycott
'Is this development?' Neglected Odisha village threatens poll boycott

After living on sufferance for years, the villagers’ pent-up anger may find an outlet this election as they are determined to boycott polls. 

Conch symbol in govt advertisements: Orissa HC refuses to intervene now
Conch symbol in govt advertisements: Orissa HC refuses to intervene now

While hearing a case filed by BJP leader, Jatin Mohanty, the HC also observed on Monday that the case can be taken up for hearing if the ECI's decision on the issue is not satisfactory for the petitioner.

SC stays Orissa High Court order nullifying MLA Mohammed Moquim's 2019 election 
SC stays Orissa High Court order nullifying MLA Mohammed Moquim's 2019 election 

On March 4, 2024, the Orissa High Court annulled the election of the Congress leader for allegedly failing to furnish detailed information regarding criminal cases against him in an affidavit during the filing of nomination in 2019.

NLUO
NLUO invites applications for admissions into Ph.D programme for academic session 2024-25

The total seats in the Ph.D programme is 25 and out of which 12 seats are reserved for the general category applicants.

Ratna Bhandar case in HC: Odisha govt asked to submit status report in 3 weeks
Ratna Bhandar case in HC: Odisha govt asked to submit status report in 3 weeks

The state government has sought three weeks' time to submit the status report submitted by Justice Raghubir Das Commission which probed the Ratna Bhandar Keys Missing Case.

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