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Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested a senior engineer of the Department of Water Resources for allegedly possessing assets 241 per cent in excess of his known sources of income. “On April 9, Rajesh Chandra Mohanty, Additional Chief Engineer, Central Irrigation Circle, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, currently posted as Additional Chief Engineer (Dam Safety), was arrested by Odisha Vigilance and forwarded to the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Cuttack, for possession o…

Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on corrupt state government employees, the Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday unearthed huge assets during simultaneous house searches at properties linked to a senior official of the Department of Water Resources over allegations of accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income. “On the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income, simultaneous house searches were conducted on the properties of Raje…

Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance Department on Saturday carried out coordinated searches at multiple locations linked to Pramod Ray, an assistant executive engineer of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division, following allegations that he possessed assets far beyond his known sources of income.The raids began early in the morning and covered seven premises across five districts, including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Dhenkanal.The searches were conducted on the basi…

Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Saturday carried out simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Pramod Ray, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Derabish Irrigation Sub-Division under the Kendrapara Irrigation Division, officials said on Saturday. The raids came following allegations that he possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.Officials said the search operations were launched on the basis of warrants issued by the Special Judge, Vigi…

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will give away awards to top-performing students of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) at its 57th Convocation Ceremony for the 2024–25 batch to be held here on Friday.The event will also see Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is also the Chancellor of IIMC, presiding over a function to lay the foundation stone for the new Academic Block and Hostel Block of the institute.The convocation…

Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday launched the ‘Shree Jagannath Darshan’ scheme, offering free travel, accommodation, and other amenities to elderly citizens to undertake a pilgrimage to the 12th-century Jagannath Temple and have darshan of the holy triad. CM Majhi launched the scheme during a special programme in Nabarangpur district of the state.​The scheme was inaugurated simultaneously during special events in Bhadrak, Baripada, Sambalpur, an…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Wednesday, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for as many as 20 industrial projects worth Rs 8,884 crore, generating 6,832 employment opportunities in the western region of the state. Chief Minister Majhi laid the foundation stone and grounded these projects during the inauguration of Silver Jubilee edition of Enterprise Odisha in Rourkela.According to an official statement released by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO…