Farmers cry crop loan fraud in Kendrapara PACS
Kendrapara: Farmers in Rajkanika block of Kendrapara district smell a rat in crop loan disbursal at the Deuli Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS). Aggrieved farmers have demanded…
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Omfed scam: OTV unearths more details
Bhubaneswar: After ruling-BJD leader and former minister Damodar Rout alleged irregularities in Omfed to the tune Rs 30 crores, OTV today carried out an investigation to ascertain the…
ORHDC scam: High Court asks 5 accused including IAS officer to surrender
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court rejected the plea of five persons including IAS officer and former director of Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC), Binod Kumar, and…
Depositors of scam-hit Urban Co-operative bank to get money back
Bhubaneswar: State Cooperation Minister, Surya Narayan Patro today assured that account holders of scam-hit Urban Co-operative Bank in Bhubaneswar with cash deposits up to Rs 1 lakh will get…
ORHDC Scam: Senior IAS officer among six held guilty
Bhubaneswar: The Special Vigilance Court today convicted senior IAS officer and former director of Orissa Rural Housing Development Corporation (ORHDC) Binod Kumar and five other persons in…
18 years on, challenges still remain for BJD government
Bhubaneswar: BJD government today completed four years of its fourth term, and party president & Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik highlighted the achievements of the Odisha government and…
BJD MLA’s kin holding job cards under MGNREGA
Jajpur: BJD MLA from Binjharpur Pramila Mallick has landed in controversy after her father and brothers were found holding job cards under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment…
PNB scam: Banks says fraud amount could be Rs 1,323 crore more
New Delhi: Amid the multi-agency probe into the PNB scam, the state-run bank today said the amount of fraudulent transactions could be Rs 1,300 crore more than the current estimate of about…
PNB fraud: Jewellery shops raided in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack
Bhubaneswar: As part of its nationwide crackdown, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today conducted raids on five prominent jewellery showrooms in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in connection with…
Op-Ed: The PNB Scam: Why We Need A More Accountable Internal Vigilante System
The PNB scam of Rs 11,300 crore is now rocking the entire country. It’s the talk of the town. Once again the banks are the target and the rapacious mud-slinging between political parties are…