Tag: Berhampur

Berhampur: Arrested ex-Congress MLA Ramesh Jena is sinking deeper into trouble with two new cases being filed against the former, Sanakhemundi MLA. A murder case and an attempt to murder case have been filed against the ex-legislator. The cases have been filed in BNpur and Town police stations, respectively. Southern Range IG Amitabh Thakur informed […]

Berhampur: Hundreds of Congress activists today gheraoed the office of the Inspector General of police (IGP), southern range, demanding withdrawal of ‘false’ cases against former MLA Ramesh Jena, who is currently on a five-day police remand. A group of party members led by Congress chief whip in Assembly Tara Prasad Bahinipati and senior leader Lalatendu […]

Berhampur: Police investigations have revealed the chit fund links of arrested former Congress MLA of Sanakhemundi Ramesh Jena. According to Berhampur SP Sarthak Sarangi, Jena has links to the scam-tainted Green India Chit fund company. Moreover, a luxury vehicle belonging to Jena bearing Haryana state registration number has also been seized, informed the Berhampur SP. […]

Even as the marathon interrogation of former Congress MLA of Sanakhemundi Ramesh Jena is underway, police on Thursday raided his house at Gambhariguda village under Patapur police station limits in Ganjam district and seized two revolvers and some incriminating documents

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of the Congress party has tied itself in knots over the scheduled gherao of IG (central range) office on March 11 to protest the arrest of the party’s former MLA Ramesh Jena with party leaders divided on the issue.

Berhampur: The court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate here today allowed police to take former MLA Ramesh Jena on five-day remand. The police had moved the court seeking 14-day remand. The arrested congress leader was taken to Gopalpur police station for interrogation soon after the court granted remand. The family and relatives of Jena can meet […]

Bhubaneswar: To protest against the arrest of Congress leader and former MLA from Sanakhemundi Ramesh Jena, the party has decided to gherao the office of the Inspector General (southern range) on March 11. Congress chief whip Taraprasad Bahinipati, who met IG Amitabh Thakur today and sought permission to meet the arrested leader, said the demonstration […]

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) has come up with a notification for admission in the Bachelor and Masters (BS-MS) dual degree programme in seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) in the country including Berhampur in Odisha

Nine junior doctors of MKCG Medical College and Hospital, including president of the Junior Doctors’ Association Paresh Gouda, who were arrested for assaulting a media person and a police officer, were granted conditional bail on Monday

Cuttack: The junior doctors’ association of SCB Medical College and Hospital today demanded withdrawal of cases against nine of their counterparts at Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati (MKCG) Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. “If our demands are not fulfilled by this evening, we will resort to cease work from tomorrow,” SCB junior doctors’ association president […]

Three persons were killed after a gas tanker lost control and overturned near Chhatrapur College Square, about 21 km from here on Sunday. According to sources, the incident took place in the afternoon when the gas tanker was on its way to Bhubaneswar from Berhampur.

Berhampur: Protests continue to erupt across the State over hike in reservation of seats for SC&ST category as students of MKCG Medical College in Berhampur staged demonstration demanding withdrawal of the increase in quota. The protesting students demanded that the selection of candidates for admission in medical institutes should solely be based on merit. Moreover, […]

Berhampur: Mystery surrounding the murder of two youth who were gunned down by unknown assailants in Berhampur town, is slowly unfolding after identification of one of the deceased and the motive behind the crime. According to sources, one of the deceased has been identified as Lalu Yadav, hailing from Bihar. Row over sharing of loot […]

Berhampur: Two youths were today shot dead by unidentified persons at Lanjipalli Road in the town here today, police said. While one of the deceased persons was a 32-year old cloth businessman, hailing from Munger district in Bihar, the identity of the other was not known. The incident took place at about 9 am, while […]

Political circles in the town are abuzz with talks over the arrest of former city mayor and BJP leader Shiv Sankar Das last night for his alleged involvement in the attempt to murder the son of a local BJD leader