Tag: Cuttack

Bonai/Cuttack/ Jharsuguda: A day after the tragic bus mishap in Cuttack which left 10 dead and more than 40 injured, as many as five persons were killed in separate road mishaps across the State today. A total of 15 passengers including four women were injured when a bus met with an accident near Khutugaon under […]

Cuttack: Taking suo motu cognizance of the bus mishap in Cuttack yesterday, police registered a case against the driver of the vehicle today. As per sources, the case has been registered against driver Khageswara Muduli, who is undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Besides, the State government has formed a […]

Cuttack: Standoff between the Cuttack District administration and traders’ association over the ‘Bali Yatra’ festival in Cuttack was resolved today after the former agreed to some of the demands of traders. The dispute had emerged over stall allotment and tender process for installation of rides. General secretary of the traders’ association, Sukant Mohanty stated the […]

Cuttack: A youth of Dharmagatpur area under Salipur block in the district, who had gone to Bengaluru for work 10 months back, has been missing. Parents of the youth, identified as Saroj Bhuyan, have lodged a missing complaint at the Salipur police station in this connection. As per the complaint, Bhuyan had gone to Bengaluru […]

Cuttack: Despite the directive of the Orissa High Court to Crime Branch to complete its probe by November 9 into alleged police assault of lawyer Debi Prasad Patnaik in Cuttack that triggered the two-month-long agitation; advocates today intensified their stir and burnt effigies of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at different places across the State. Sticking […]

Cuttack: Protesting encroachment on the mouth of Kathajodi River, members of the Kathajodi and Kuakhai Nadi Surakshya Committee staged a ‘jal satyagraha’ today. As per allegations, some realtors have constructed boundary walls on the river mouth and plotting the area for sale affecting release of flood water in Kathajodi and Kuakhai rivers. The committee members […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing indefinite cease-work strike of Fire Services personnel over various demands, the Fire Services department today suspended six of its personnel on charges of dereliction of duty and involvement in indiscipline behaviour. As per information provided by the office of Central Range Fire Officer in Cuttack, two personnel of Chitrada Fire Station […]

Sundergarh: As many as four persons killed while more than 30 injured in separate road mishaps in different parts across Odisha on Thursday. A car carrying five persons rammed into a truck from behind near Anantpur under Salepur block in Cuttack district, killing three including a woman on the spot. Another person succumbed while undergoing […]

Cuttack: The Cuttack Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court today granted bail to Cuttack Nagar Congress president Mohammed Moquim and 16 others, who were arrested for ransacking Purighat Police Station on September 11. The court allowed Moquim to be released on bail against a bail bond of Rs 20,000 and a surety. Following his release, Moquim […]

Bhubaneswar: Normal life in the State was thrown out of gear since early in the morning as the country-wide bandh by the Congress activists protesting fuel price hike began today. Passengers were seen stranded at Badambadi in Cuttack, Baramunda in Bhubaneswar and other places in the State as buses stayed off roads due to the […]

Cuttack: Upping the ante against cops involved in assaulting a lawyer in Cuttack, the State lawyers’ association has decided to observe a statewide cease-work stir till Wednesday. In a meeting of the lawyers’ association at the Orissa High Court Bar Association building today, a decision was taken to extend their agitation to all parts of […]

Cuttack: Police arrested four persons following a group clash at Maniabandha under Badamba police limits in the district late last night that left one person dead and two others injured. As per reports, two groups clashed at Nuapatna and later at Maniabandha over ganja trade. Members of one group attacked a youth identified as Bikash […]

Cuttack: Hundreds of Congress activists led by the party’s Cuttack city president Mohammed Moquim today staged dharna and gheraoed the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) office over alleged financial irregularities and waterlogging in the city. The Congress members demanded immediate intervention to address the poor drainage system in the city. The agitators rued that CMC Commissioner […]

Cuttack: Despite directives issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) asking the local administration not to allow garbage dumping at Mahanadi and Kathajodi river beds, disposal of waste and building construction debris continues unabated in Cuttack. Tractors and trucks can be seen dumping heaps of garbage on the river bed at regular intervals which has […]

Cuttack: Authorities of Ravenshaw University suspended a student today for allegedly attacking fellow students and indulging in hooliganism inside campus. The varsity took action against the BBA final year student after a probe, said an official of the university. The student has been suspended for four semesters. Besides, restrictions have been put on his entry […]