Fraud cuffs
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing of the crime branch on Friday arrested two persons for land fraud within Pipili tehsil. The investigating agency arrested Rohit Kumar Saraf, the managing director of a private company, for allegedly buying the land knowingly from another real estate firm, which had already sold a major portion to around 200 buyers through a plotting scheme between 2003 and 2006.
GST decision
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Friday welcomed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council's decision of zero tax rate on common food items and reduction in tax rate from six to five per cent.
Kids’ home
Bhubaneswar: The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), a navratna company of Indian Railways, has funded the construction of a children home's for Adruta, a shelter for destitute kids.
NAAC visit
Bhubaneswar: A team from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) will visit Utkal University on November 13. The NAAC team had last visited the campus 13 years ago. Sources said Ashok Das, the vice-chancellor of the varsity, has constituted a committee to prepare for the NAAC team’s visit.
Home guards
Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to appoint 200 more home guards for jails across Odisha. The prison department has taken an in-principle decision to strengthen the security as well as devise methods to make the jails foolproof. There are 92 jails in the state at present.
Aadhaar cards
Bhubaneswar: Food supplies and consumer welfare minister Sanjay Das Burma on Friday said Aadhaar cards would not be made mandatory in the current year for paddy procurement. Das Burma said the millers, who have not supplied 100 per cent rice against paddy, would not be allowed to purchase paddy this year.
Farmer suicide
Bhawanipatna: A farmer on Friday committed suicide at Biramal village under Golamunda tehsil in Kalahandi district. The deceased farmer has been identified as Khemraj Manikpuri. It is suspected that he committed suicide due to loss of crops and loan burden.
