Civic body election

Bhubaneswar: Elections of Tusura, Sunabeda, Balimela, Rairakhol, Paradip, Belpahar, Daspalla and Dharamgarh civic bodies will be held on Tuesday. Results will be announced on Wednesday.

Tribunal

Bhubaneswar: The appellate tribunal, which is hearing the cases of three private power discoms whose licenses have been cancelled, reserved its judgment on Monday.

Scam cuffs

Cuttack: Police on Monday busted a major land scam, run by constable Amiya Mohapatra and his wife Priyadarshini. A police official said. The couple had floated a real estate company in Badambadi and was absconding since August last year. They had cheated people of Rs 1 crore.

Warrant plan

Bhubaneswar: Police are planning to issue non-bailable warrants against the senior private bank official who allegedly molested a female employee. The move was initiated after the bank official remained absconded though the police have served him a notice last week.

Artha remand

Bhubaneswar: A local court on Monday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to take Artha Tatwa Group directors Sambit Kumar Khuntia and Srikrushna Padhi on a six-day remand. The ED had moved a petition to take both the directors under remand to find out the money trail of the fraudulent company that allegedly swindled around Rs 1200 crore from its investors.

CBI probe 

Bhubaneswar: Former additional government advocate Debashis Panda on Monday appeared before the CBI for the second time in connection with the money laundering scam by Artha Tatwa (AT) Group. Panda had earlier appeared before the bureau on April 2.

Maritime Day

Paradip: Newfound opportunities in maritime trade and commerce activities came under extensive debate during the observance of the 52nd National Maritime Day held here on Sunday.

Infant dead 

Bhubaneswar: Body of a newborn male child was found near Bhimpur in the city on Tuesday. Police recovered the abandoned body and conducted a post-mortem at the Capital Hospital. This is the third such incident in the past 15 days. 

Accused flees

Sambalpur: An accused, who was arrested by Hirakud police on Monday night, fled from the Hirakud police station on Tuesday. The accused, Upendra Mukhi,was arrested for looting cash from a person. 

Fire mishap

Bhubaneswar: Five persons were critically injured after a gas cylinder burst at Athgarh in Cuttack. The injured are being treated at SCB Medical College and Hospital.

Jailed

Bhubaneswar: The Balasore district judge on Monday awarded life  imprisonment to a 60-year-old for hacking a woman to death at a village in the district two years ago. The court also slapped a penalty of Rs 2,000 on the accused, Parikhita Dalei. Parikhita, a native of Gobindapur village, had killed Santana Dalei, 62, of the same village following an altercation over a minor issue on June 28, 2010.

Celebration

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sahitya Academy is going to celebrate the birth centenary of Binode Kanungo, compiler of Jnan Mandal, a famous Odia encyclopedia. The celebration will commence from Wednesday at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya. 

Sports boost

Cuttack: The Odisha Olympic Association has decided to add 17 new districts of the state along with affiliating two state sports associations.