Bhubaneswar, June 27 (IANS) Continuing its crackdown on corrupt public servants, the Odisha Vigilance has arrested a Livestock Inspector (LI) in Nabarangpur district for allegedly taking a bribe from a beneficiary under the state government’s Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana. The accused has been identified as Prafulla Haldar, the Livestock Inspector posted at Raighar under the office of the Nabarangpur Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) Radheshyam Laik, officials said on Friday.According to …
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Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested three contractors for allegedly misappropriating government funds worth around Rs 3 crore in the execution of LED street lighting works in gram panchayats across Kendujhar, Nayagarh and Jajpur districts between 2021 and 2023. The accused persons were identified as Girija Sankar Dash, of Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, Dharanidhar Sahoo of Jajpur town in Jajpur district and Bibhuti Ranjan Biswal of Bhubaneswar.According to Odisha …
Bhubaneswar, June 24 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday launched an inquiry into the alleged irregularities and embezzlement of public funds in connection with the installation of LED street lighting works across several gram panchayats in the districts of Kendujhar, Nayagada and Jajpur of the state during financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23. The anti-corruption Vigilance launched a thorough enquiry following the receipt of reliable information in this regard. To ensure a swift and coordin…
Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance continues its crackdown on corrupt government officials in the state as the agency on Tuesday carried out simultaneous house searches at multiple locations linked to the Executive Engineer of CADA (Command Area Development Authority), Sambalpur Division, on charges of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. “On the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income, simultaneous house…
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested a Junior Engineer (JE) of the General Electrical Division (GED), Jagatsinghpur district, for accepting a bribe from a person to prepare an estimate for installing streetlights at a Gram Panchayat in the district. Vigilance sources revealed that on May 8, the executant had submitted a letter from the Gram Panchayat authority to Soma Das, JE, for preparing the estimate to obtain a work order in his favour.Despite repeated requests…
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance has arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police and a Home Guard driver of Mancheswar Police Station in Bhubaneswar for allegedly taking a bribe from a person to help him in a case and return his two mobile phones, a senior Vigilance official said on Thursday. The arrested police officers were identified as Rajesh Kullu, ASI of Mancheswar Police Station, and Jyoti Ranjan Behera, a Home Guard driver.According to Vigilance officials, Kullu w…
Bhubaneswar, June 7 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Sunday arrested an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda in Kandhamal district, for allegedly acquiring massive disproportionate assets. The accused official, Baikuntha Nath Behera, was reportedly found to have amassed assets amounting to 798 per cent of his known sources of income.It is worth noting that on Saturday, the vigilance sleuths launched simultaneous house searches on the propertie…
Bhubaneswar, June 6 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Saturday carried out simultaneous searches at nine locations associated with an assistant executive engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda in Kandhamal district, in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case.The searches were launched following allegations that the engineer, Baikuntha Nath Behera, had amassed assets beyond his known sources of income during his service tenure.The operation is being condu…
Bhubaneswar, June 5 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested a junior assistant working in the office of the District Education Officer (DEO) of Bhadrak district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a private school functionary for processing a file related to the issuance of a recognition certificate in favour of the school. The accused has been identified as Srikanta Kumar Dash, Junior Assistant in the DEO office, Bhadrak.According to Vigilance sources, Dash allegedly demanded R…
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday unearthed movable and immovable assets worth crores of rupees during simultaneous raids on properties linked to the Executive Engineer of the Roads and Buildings Sub-Division, Dharmagarh, over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The accused, identified as Bhubaneswar Sabar, is the Executive Engineer at the Roads and Buildings Sub-Division, Dharmagarh, and the In-charge Executive Engineer, Roa…