Tag: Cuttack

Athagarh: After a gap of long 25 years, Lord Shiva at Dhabaleswar Temple in Athagarh of Cuttack district is being adorned in the rare ‘Kiratarjuna Besha’ on the occasion of Bada Osha today. The Cuttack district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 on the entry of devotees to the shrine in view of the […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police on Saturday arrested two gold traders for their alleged involvement in the sensational dacoity at the India Infoline Finance Ltd (IIFL) in Naya Sarak area on November 19. The accused have been identified as Saroj Prusty and Lalit Kumar Sodhi of Mangalabag and Alamchand Bazar respectively. Police sources said both Prusty […]

Cuttack: The Twin City Police Commissioner Sudhansu Sarangi on Saturday informed that as many as 10 persons have so far been arrested in connection with the sensational India Infoline Finance Ltd (IIFL) loot case and the number of arrest is expected to increase as the investigation proceeds. Sarangi reviewed the investigation of the case in […]

Cuttack: Despite slew of crackdowns over the past few months, putting a lease on food adulteration practice has turned as a major challenge for the police of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Twin Cities. The Commissionerate Police on Saturday busted yet another such factory allegedly manufacturing adulterated spices like turmeric and chilli powder. The duplicate spices processing unit was […]

Cuttack: Hours after Chauliaganj police unearthed an adulterated spices processing unit in Cuttack, another illegal unit making contaminated ghee was busted in Nuabazaar area of the city. According to sources, the illegal unit was busted during a joint raid by Zone 1 ACP, Amarendra Panda and Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) health officer Satyabrata Mohapatra. Huge […]

Cuttack: The Silver City of Cuttack is fast turning into a hub of adulterated food processing units with detection of as many as 14 such illegal units in the last two months. Goods and property worth Rs 4,40,10,000 were seized from the illegal units operating from various places in the city, said deputy commissioner of […]

Cuttack: In yet another crackdown on food adulteration, a joint team of Jagatpur Police and Food Safety officials on Monday busted a spurious ghee manufacturing unit in the Jagatpur Industrial area of the town. A huge quantity of spurious ghee worth over Rs 1 crore, chemicals, packing materials and machines were seized during the raid. […]

Cuttack: The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) on Monday announced to host a T-20 league named as Odisha Cricket League-T-20 from December 14. The tournament will be conducted in association with TCM Sports Pvt. Ltd, informed OCA officials after a high-level meeting of the office bearers, Finance Committee and Tournament Committee today. The OCA has planned […]

Cuttack: Worried over mushrooming adulteration units in the Silver City of Cuttack, the administration has decided to constitute a district-level inspection committee to check the illegal activities that has been giving sleepless nights to residents of the Silver City but outside. The decision on formation of the inspection committee was taken at a high-level meeting […]

Cuttack: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday evening arrested three sandalwood smugglers and seized a huge quantity of the aromatic timber of over Rs 70 lakh from their possession in Tangi area of Cuttack district. On the basis of a reliable input, the STF detected a case of illegal possession […]

Cuttack: Three persons including a woman had a close shave after the car they were travelling in caught fire on National Highway 16 near Sardal in Choudwar area on Saturday. As per reports, the car caught fire moments after hitting a stray bull on the busy road. “We had just filled petrol from a filling […]

Cuttack: In a daring act, some locals overpowered a miscreant while the latter was trying to flee after snatching a gold chain from a woman near Gopalpur area here in the town on Saturday. However, another miscreant managed to escape after firing blank shots. According to reports, two miscreants came on a black-coloured Pulsar bike, […]

Bhubaneswar: Finally, Madhusudan Law College, one of the oldest and premier Law Colleges in Odisha, is all set to officially become an University from April 28. The Law University will…

Cuttack: Badambadi Police arrested 19 Congress workers including 12 women on charges of vandalising an ATM during Bharat Bandh demonstration on Tuesday. Cuttack Nagar Mahila Congress chief Giribala Behera is among the arrested. After their arrest, the workers have been forwarded to court. The party workers, however, vehemently denied any vandalism and condemned the alleged […]

Cuttack: In order to revive the tourism sector, the worst-hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha Tourism Department is all set to start the Eco Retreat Festival near Satakosia at Baliputa in the district from today. The three-month long festival will be inaugurated by Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel via video conferencing. Chief Minister […]