Tag: Vigilance

Bhubaneswar: The Special Vigilance Court will hear plea filed by Vigilance seeking 5-day remand of arrested IAS officer and OSIC MD Partha Sarathi Mishra. The vigilance sought 5-day remand period for the officer on Friday after the court rejected his bail plea. Following seizure of Rs 2.14 lakh from Partha Sarathai’s car, the anti corruption […]

Cuttack: The Vigilance sleuths today seized cash worth Rs 2,14,750 from the official vehicle of IAS officer and Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC) Partha Sarathi Mishra. The anti-corruption officials later conducted simultaneous raid on the government quarters of Mishra, his office in Cuttack and his residence. Talking to media persons, Mishra said […]

Cuttack: In a significant decision to come down hard on corrupt officials, the Vigilance department on Thursday clearly apprised that its prime focus will be to confiscate all properties that are unaccounted or controversial in nature. At a press meet here, Director of Vigilance, Dr RP Sharma informed that the Vigilance department has been directed […]

Keonjhar: Vigilance officials today raided the house of Champua Forest Range Officer (DFO) Bharat Kumar Ghadei in Keonjhar district for allegedly amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income. The Vigilance team conducted simultaneous raid on Ghadei’s house and office at Champua, house at Aiginia in Bhubaneswar, two houses in Rourkela and another house […]

Cuttack: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at four places including the houses and offices of Drainage department assistant engineer Rabi Narayan Bhuyan on charges of amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income. According to sources, the anti-corruption officials is conducting raids at Bhuyan’s office and his house in Mahanadi Vihar and […]

Cuttack: The High Court has extended interim protection from arrest to Soumendra Pradhan, brother of Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in the vigilance case of cooking gas black marketing. The court will hold the next hearing after two weeks, Soumendra’s counsel Dharanidhar Nayak said. Apprehending arrest, brother of the Union minister had filed an anticipatory bail […]

Bhuabneswar: Days after Vigilance sleuths raided the gas agency of Dharmendra Pradhan’s brother Soumendra Pradhan at Handidhua in Talcher and registered a case against Soumendra in connection with irregularities and adulteration, the Union Petroleum minister on Tuesday said nobody is above law. The law will take its course if any irregularity is found. Asked to […]

Bhubaneswar: Political bickering today gained momentum after the vigilance conducted a raid at a gas agency owned by the brother of Union Minister and Senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan at Handidhua in Talcher. BJP general Secretary Prithviraj Harichandan demanded the vigilance should not take a wrong step while coming under any pressure. Harichandan alleged, “As […]

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack/Soro/Nabarangpur: In a major drive against corruption, the State Vigilance today searched houses and places across Odisha associated with a Food Supplies Joint Secretary, headmaster of an ashram school and a headmistress of a school in Kesharpur on charges of amassing disproportionate assets. In Soro, an eight-member team led by DSP Madhusudan Behera raided the […]

Kendrapara: Marsaghai health Supervisor Prabin Grahacharya of Kendrapara district was caught red handed by Vigilance officials while demanding and accepting bribe today. As per complainant Pratap Barik of Daanra village, Grahacharya demanded Rs 1000 from him to change his daughter’s name in birth. The complainant had appealed the health supervisor for the name change in […]

Cuttack: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday conducted raids at houses of Excise sub-inspector of Choudwar Laxman Sarangi on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to sources, the anti-corruption officials raided Sarangi’s houses at Cuttack and Choudwar simultaneously. Besides, the Vigilance also raided the Sarangi’s relatives’ houses. During the raid, the […]

Rayagada: Vigilance sleuths on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids at three places including the government quarter of Ramanaguda block assistant engineer Prasant Panigrhai on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Reports said, the anti-corruption officials also raided Panigrahi’s two houses at Berhampur and Aska simultaneously. During the raid, the Vigilance team […]

Sambalpur: The Vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested Saroj Kumar Sethi, an associate professor of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla, while he was taking a bribe from a patient. According to sources, the anti-corruption wing of Odisha Police caught Sethi red-handed while he was taking a bribe of Rs […]

Cuttack: Cuttack Sadar Block Education Officer (BEO) Paramananda Mishra was caught red-handed by Vigilance officials while demanding and accepting bribe on his retirement day today. Mishra was caught by the Vigilance sleuths while taking Rs 5,000 bribe from a teacher for updating a service book this morning. Officials of the Cuttack Vigilance Division raided the […]

Cuttack: The prime accused in the fake gazette notification scam Motilal Gouda was granted conditional bail by the Orissa High Court. According to sources, Motilal was granted bail against Rs 10 lakh bail bond and 2 sureties. Notably, Motilal was arrested by Crime Branck from Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh for issuing a fake gazette notification. […]