Tag: Jagatsinghpur

Bhubaneswar: With cyclone Amphan set to hit Odisha shores, the state government has asked officials to discourage migrants from returning to their hometown in coastal districts and insisted that food and accommodation arrangements be made for them. Additional Chief Secretary and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena, in an advisory issued on Tuesday, said […]

Jagatsinghpur: A Surat returnee has tested positive for COVID-19 in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha after completing 14 days of institutional quarantine. The person was in home quarantine for the last five days. As per reports, the person hailing from Bhajana village under Pokhariapada panchayat was under institutional quarantine after his arrival from Surat on May […]

Jagatsinghpur: It is said that the happiest people in the world are the givers and so is the story of the contentment of a man from Jagatsinghpur district. In a sheer show of humanity and urge to contribute, Basudev, a resident of Sipi under Jagatsinghpur Municipality has made the district collector a nominee for his […]

Bhubaneswar: The JSW Group on Monday said it is committed to commence its proposed integrated steel plant project in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha. During a video conference, JSW chief Sajjan Jindal assured Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that the 13.2 MTPA project will be started soon. “We are fully committed to the Jagatsinghpur project and getting […]

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 patients will be allowed to vote in the by-elections to the two assembly seats in Odisha, officials said on Wednesday. The decision was taken at a meeting between Chief Electoral Officer S K Lohani and the collectors and police chiefs of Balasore and Jagatsinghpur districts where the bypolls will be held, they said. […]

Jagatsinghpur: A youth accused of raping and impregnating a divyang girl in Kujang area of Jagatsinghpur district was arrested by police on Saturday. The accused Sili Majhi was reportedly absconding for the past two months after committing the crime. After his arrest, police produced Majhi before the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court, Kujang. He […]

Jagatsinghpur: An elderly couple reportedly attempted to commit suicide together by consuming pesticide over a trivial issue of family feud at Hashina village under Kujang police limits in Jagatsinghpur district. While the man died, the condition of his wife remained critical. The deceased has been identified as Kalandi Mohanty (84). His wife Sweta Mohanty was […]

Jagatsinghpur: People from as many as a dozen villages in three panchayats under Tirtol Assembly constituency here have decided to boycott the upcoming by-polls levelling allegations that the authorities have failed to provide any solution to their long-standing demands. Problems of these people have been ignored all these years and they are allegedly deprived of […]

Jagatsinghpur: As many as four personnel belonging to a flying squad sustained serious injuries after they were attacked by locals at Madhyasasana village under Biridi police limits here on Wednesday night. According to sources, the locals attacked the squad when the team headed by the tehsildar went to the village to conduct a raid on […]

Jagatsinghpur: A senior clerk posted at the Collector officer in Jagatsinghpur has found herself in Vigilance net for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to her known sources of income. Officials of the anti-corruption department on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at multiple places and property associated with the senior clerk Sanjukta Das based on allegations of possession […]

Jagatsinghpur: The Vigilance officials detected assets worth over Rs 1.42 crore in possession of section officer Sanjukta Das after conducting simultaneous raids at multiple places on Wednesday. Officials of the Cuttack vigilance division today conducted simultaneous raids at multiple places and property associated with the Das, a section officer at the office of District Panchayat […]

Paradip: Some miscreants allegedly cheated government exchequer of around Rs 1.5 crore GST in the name of a daily wager in Paradip area of Jagatsinghpur district. The victim identified as Bigyan Swain of Pitambarpur in Jagatsinghpur feigned ignorance about the fraudulent transaction. “I am shocked to know that some miscreants have used my documents to […]

Jagatsinghpur: In good news to the devotees, the famous 17th century Sarala temple and Gorekhnath temple in the district will reopen from January 3 in strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines. The decision in this regard was taken in a meeting under the chairmanship of district Collector Saroj Kumar Mishra on Monday. “A maximum of 500 […]

Jagatsinghpur: A man died soon after he was allegedly administered an injection at a medicine store at Atharbanki area in Jagatsinghpur district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Rabindra Sahu. The family members alleged that Rabindra died as he was administered the wrong injections. As per reports, Rabindra, who hailed from Kendrapara district […]

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday have carried out raids at the residences and offices of three officials at several places in the State over disproportionate assets cases. The anti-graft agency has conducted raids on the house of Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) working at a court in Tirtol in Jagatsinghpur district on charges of amassing properties disproportionate […]