Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Saturday named senior party leader Santrupt Misra and urologist Datteswar Hota as the two candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Addressing media persons, Patnaik said, “For the Rajya Sabha election, our party has decided to nominate two candidates.”“Senior party leader Santrupt has been nominated for the third seat. For the fourth seat, the party has chosen Datteswar Hota as a common candidate,” he s…
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) A court in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday sentenced a man to death for killing his second wife in an acid attack. The convict, identified as Chandan Kumar Rana, is a resident of Santaragadia village under Nilgiri police station area of Balasore district.“The accused, Rana, was already married before marrying the victim, Banita Singh of Bhimpura village under Sahadevkhunta police limits in the same district, and has two children from his first marriage. Despit…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Puri Police have arrested a dreaded criminal allegedly involved in the brutal murder of a transgender person on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, following an encounter.The 25-year-old accused, identified as Krushna Kandi, is a resident of the Konark area of Puri district.Kandi sustained a bullet injury to his left leg during the encounter with police on Wednesday and was rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for advanced treatment.It is pertinent here …
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) A local court in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, on Thursday, sentenced eight persons to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in connection with a case involving the fatal assault of a 58-year-old woman in Ramachandrapur area of the district, which led to her death while undergoing treatment in 2023. The convicts have also been asked to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 each, failing which they will have to undergo a further jail term of three months.”On March 22, 2023, the deceas…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (IANS) In a significant development, the Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested an Associate Professor from the Department of Hepatology at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, after he was intercepted while carrying ill-gotten cash to the tune of over Rs 2.50 lakh. The vigilance, in a press statement, informed that following the receipt of reliable input regarding the collection of illegal cash by Dr Sanatana Behera, Associate Professor, from participating bidders for t…