Tag: Probe

Bhubaneswar: Trouble mounted for the city Mayor Anant Narayan Jena over his alleged involvement in the content of controversial video clips, as both BJP and Congress took to the street today demanding his immediate resignation and CBI probe into the entire episode. The BJP activists today took out rallies at various places in the city […]

Cuttack: The Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Central, today recorded the statement of three witnesses in connection with the tragic fire in SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar on October 17 in which 31 patients were killed. “We had sent notices to 20 witnesses to depose of which only three witnesses turned up. The information which I have […]

Paralakhemundi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) interrogated about 18 people in two days in connection with the mysterious deaths of Paralakhemundi King Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo’s former manager Ananga Manjari Patra and her three siblings, during its third phase probe. Official sources said on second day of the probe, the four member team quizzed a […]

Bhubaneswar: The SUM Hospital authorities had ignored the recommendations of the Fire Services (FS) department on fire safety measures, said DG, Fire Services Binay Behera today. Briefing media persons after submitting his report to Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on SUM Hospital fire mishap, at a review meeting at the State Secretariat here in the […]

Kendrapara: The former Kendrapara Collector and the SP will appear before the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Central division today in connection with the Namtara village firing in the district. Former SP Satish Gajbhiye and the then Collector will record their statements before RDC Akhila Bihari Ota at the Circuit House in the district.After the State […]

Cuttack: The State Vigilance today formed five teams to probe the sting operation aired on a news channel that showed four BJD MLAs asking for hefty bribes from an undercover person posing as an industrialist to help set up industries in their respective constituencies. Talking to media persons here, Vigilance Director RP Sharma said five […]

Berhampur: A five-member doctors’ team visited the blood bank of the MKCG Medical College and Hospital here to begin its probe into the alleged transfusion of HIV-infected blood to a four-year-old thalassemia patient of Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district recently. The team is headed by Berhampur City Hospital ADMO Dr Saroj Mishra. The minor boy, who […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has expressed satisfaction with the follow-up action taken by the Odisha government on the death of five innocent residents of Gumudumaha village in Kandhamal district, who were killed during a purported anti-Maoist operation in Malapanga forest on July 8 night. “In its report, the NCST had observed […]

Bhubaneswar: After the arrest of Dr Motital Gouda, suspended Assistant Director of Factories and Boilers (Medical) and prime accused in the fake gazette notification case, the State Vigilance is now in the process of assessing the movable and unmovable properties of Himanshu Kar alias Happy Kar, an Grade III employee of the Capital Hospital here […]

Sundargarh: A two-member special team of the Crime Branch arrived in the district today to probe into the NTPC land scam. Talking to media persons here, Crime Branch SP Ramesh Behera said some villagers of Darlipali village of Lefripada block under Bhasma police station including Ashok Raudia and Kishore Majhi have alleged that they are […]

Phulbani: The six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the State Police began its probe into the shocking death of five innocent villagers, who were killed during an alleged anti-Maoists operation in Malapanga forest near Kurtamgarh in Kandhamal district in the night on July 8. The SIT team, led by Mahendra Pratap, ADG, Human Rights […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a preliminary inquiry against 34 budding cricketers of the State for ‘age fudging’, petitioner Subrat Nanda alleged that Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera is squarely responsible for the misconduct of the players. “This age fudging by cricketers has been going on for […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Odisha government to probe into the death of six tribals, who were killed during an alleged encounter between the security personnel and the Maoists inside Malapanga forest near Kurtamgarh in Kandhamal district on July 8, will begin very soon. “The SIT will begin its investigation very […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging that the registration of students for admission into professional courses is being done on a fake website of Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE), the Odisha Private Engineering College Association (OPECA) today demanded a Crime Branch probe into the matter. Talking to OTV today, OPECA chairperson Binod Das said he came to know this […]

Bhubaneswar: The chit fund commission probing the multi-crore chit fund scam in the state is likely to submit an interim report to the government on Wednesday. According to sources, the secretary of Justice M M Das, who is heading the commission, is supposed to meet the Home department secretary today and submit the interim report. […]