Tag: Umerkote

Bhubaneswar: The first phase panchayat polls which began in Odisha this morning, witnessed poll boycott in nine Gram Panchayats in eight districts. In Khurda district, villagers of Daruthenga panchayat on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar boycotted the elections demanding shifting of the dump yard. The villagers did not turn up for voting at 13 booths in […]

Baripada/Nabarangpur/Kuchinda: Once they were representing the Assembly constituency as legislator, but now they are fighting the ensuing panchayat elections for Samiti member. The former MLAs, prepared themselves to be a leader at village level, have become the cynosure of all eyes. The reason of contesting for samiti member is the office of block chairman. Brundaban […]

Umerkote: BJP activists today staged a road blockade here today demanding Rs 5 lakh compensation and a pucca house under the Biju Pucca Ghara Yojana to the family members of the deceased, who died in a trench collapse incident on Friday. The party activists blocked the road near Jharigaon police station and bus stand in […]

Nabarangpur: Four Congress activists including a party councillor were detained this morning ahead of the visit of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to Nabarangpur district today. The Nabarangpur district administration has made elaborate arrangements including tight security prior to the Chief Minister’s programmes in Umerkote, Dabugaon and Nabarangpur. Sudhansu Shekhar Mishra, Nabarangpur SP, stated, “Total 46 […]

Umerkote: The much vaunted Janani Suraksha Yojana of the Odisha government has grossly failed as a woman of Umerkote block in Nabarangpur district today delivered a baby on a tractor as the ambulance did not turn up in time. Reports said Belanti Majhi of Thipapani village had a labour pain this morning. At this, the […]

Nabarangpur: In a shocking incident, two brothers of a family in Guniapara Sahi of Nuaguada panchayat under Umerkote block in the district died under suspicious circumstances on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Maniram Gouda and Chaitanya Gouda, sons of Rajaman Gouda. According to sources, Rajaman, his wife and their three sons ate some […]

After the money transactions between Seashore Agricultural Promotion Company and Bhagaban Majhi, father of former MP and Congress leader Pradeep Majhi, as well as Prasanna Majhi, Pradeep’s younger brother, came to the fore, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha is likely to dig into the matter, sources said today

A day after money transfer from the bank account of Seashore to the account of Bhagaban Majhi, father of former MP and Congress leader Pradeep Majhi, came to the fore, a letter issued by Seashore Agricultural Promotion Company appointing Prasanna Majhi, younger brother of Pradeep, as its commission agent has created more ripples in political circles in the State

Bhagaban Majhi, former Rajya Sabha member and father of Congress leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradeep Majhi, has joined the long list of politicians under the scanner for their links with chit fund companies with fresh revelations pointing to suspicious transfer of about Rs 1 crore to his bank account, including an amount of Rs 35 lakh transferred by a subsidiary of tainted chit fund firm Seashore, in 2010 and 2011

Umerkote: Former parliamentarian and Congress leader Pradeep Majhi and 18 others arrested connection with ransacking of a forest range office at Raighar a few days back was granted bail by Assistant Sessions Judge here today. Court sources said the bail was granted on the production of a bailer and a personal bond of Rs 20,000. […]

Umerkote: At least 40 Congress workers, including women, courted arrest while hundreds of party workers gheraoed the Umerkote police station today demanding immediate release of former MP Pradip Majhi from Umerkote Sub Jail in Nabarangpur district. According to reports, the Congress workers led by Gajendra Nayak took out a rally in Umerkote in the morning […]

Nabarangpur: Demanding immediate release of former MP Pradip Majhi from Umerkote sub jail, some Congress activists pelted eggs at the residence of the district collector during the 12-hour Nabarangpur bandh today. Police has detained two Congress workers in this connection. Vehicular traffic came to a grinding halt while all trading establishments remained closed in Nabarangpur […]

Umerkote: Resenting the poor success rate in the annual CBSE Plus Two Science examination, students of Sri Aurobindo Plus Two Science College at Umarkote and and their guardians gheraoed the college alleging that authorities had taken Rs 25,000 each from the students to ensure that they pass. However, out of the 40 students who appeared […]

Two persons were arrested on charges betting in IPL matches following a raid at a house on Umerkote-Raighar road on Thursday evening

Umerkote: A lady Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and three Odisha Armed Police Force (OAPF) personnel were injured after they were attacked a group of people in Kalarasahi village of Jamarunda block under Umerkote police station in Nabarangpur district on Wednesday night. According to reports, a team of Umerkote police, led by the lady ASI Jyoshnarani […]