Tag: Vigilance

Dhenkanal: Vigilance officials on Tuesday detained the Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Rasol Police Station in Dhenkanal district, on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. According to sources, the cop Santosh Pradhan was caught while extorting the amount from a local crusher unit owner. Acting on a tip off, the Vigilance officials of Dhenkanal division […]

Puri/Bhubaneswar: A team of Vigilance officials today arrested the District Education Officer (DEO) of Puri, Hrushikesh Kandi, on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of income. Acting on a tipoff, officials of the anti-graft agency intercepted Kandi near Malatipatpur Bypass crossing on Puri-Konark Road while he was going towards Bhubaneswar in his duty […]

Bolangir: A team of Vigilance sleuths on Thursday raided the houses and office of the Manager of Bolangir District Central Cooperative (BDCC) Bank, Ashok Kumar Mohapatra on charges of accumulating properties disproportionate to his known sources of income. Acting on a search warrant issued by the Court of Special Judge Vigilance and on the directions […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday dismissed six more officials from service and stopped the pension of five others after they were convicted by a vigilance court on corruption charges. The six dismissed officials include Works Department assistant engineer Rabindra Kumar Das of Kudumulugumma block in Malkangiri, Panchayati Raj Department junior engineer Buddhiram Suniani of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance Department today conducted raids at the residence of an official of Bhubaneswar Development Authority(BDA) and four other places in Bhubaneswar and Jagatsinghpur on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. As per reports, the raids were conducted at residence and office of Section Officer Bibhuti Bhushan Ray in […]

Cuttack: As many as seven persons including a contractor and six officers of Cuttack Roads and Buildings (R&B) division were arrested by the Vigilance on Thursday for their alleged involvement in tender fixing and misappropriation of funds during the construction of a bridge over Taladanda Canal near Nayabazar in Cuttack. The arrested persons have been […]

Bolangir: The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) (Kendu leaf) of Patnagarh, Pranab Kumar Mohanty was on Wednesday caught red-handed by Vigilance sleuths while reportedly accepting percentage commission (PC) of Rs 1.66 lakh. According to initial reports, the DFO had sanctioned Rs 10.37 lakh for repair work of a building used for storing kendu leaf and demanded […]

Bhubaneswar: A constable attached to the accounts section of Commissionerate Police was arrested by Vigilance department on charges of corruption. The accused constable, Suresh Chandra Das was nabbed while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from another police official, who is presently working as OAPF at Balipatna Police Station. The complainant Ratnakar Pedenti of Rayagada […]

Bhubaneswar: An ex-Vigilance official has been fined Rs 5 lakh for registering a fake case against a junior engineer in Dhenkanal in 2017. While hearing a petition, Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh should be paid to the complainant junior engineer and the amount will be recovered […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Monday ordered compulsory retirement of Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, former Chief District Agriculture Officer of Koraput serving in the rank of Deputy Director, Agriculture over corruption charges with immediate effect. Following allegations of corruption, Mohanty was intercepted by the Vigilance officials near Jeypore Ghati on July 2 while he was on his […]

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance sleuths on Friday arrested State Deputy Director of Factories and Boilers Directorate, Ramesh Chandra Behera in connection with a disproportionate asset case. Vigilance DSP Akshay Mishra informed that the officer possessed assets worth crores which are disproportionate to his known sources of income. The arrest of Behera came a day after the […]

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has invited applications for recruitment for the post of Assistant Director (Vigilance). Interested candidates can apply for Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Recruitment 2020 through the prescribed application format on or before November 2, 2020, said a notification. EPFO Recruitment 2020 will fill in 27 vacant posts. The government […]

Bhadrak: The Vigilance department sleuths on Thursday nabbed a junior-clerk-cum-dealing-clerk of district labour office red-handed while the latter was accepting a bribe of Rs 9,000 from a security firm. According to sources, the accused clerk, Sudhakar Barik had demanded Rs 13,000 from Akshay Kumar Das, the managing partner of Bhawani Security Service, for renewal of […]

Balasore: The Balasore Vigilance Division has registered a case against an additional government pleader (AGP) Bhubanananda Das on the direction of Orissa High Court for allegedly holding a key position in the ruling Biju Janata Dal during his 26 years of service and also misappropriating funds. A petition in this regard was filed in the […]

Berhampur: The vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested the Principal in-charge of Kukudahandi Plus-II Science Higher Secondary School in Ganjam district for allegedly taking Rs 15,000 bribe from an employee. The accused, M Tuna Patro was caught by the Vigilance officials while receiving the bribe from Basant Kumar Jena, who works as a physics demonstrator at […]