Bhubaneswar: To expedite the trial related to the multi-crore deposit collection scam in Odisha, the state government said four additional district judges have been appointed in the designated courts in Balasore, Berhampur, Cuttack and Sambalpur and the courts would start functioning shortly. dditional district magistrates of the four places have also been declared as competent authorities to deal with the attachment of property (of non-banking financial companies) and their distribution, said additional chief secretary (finance), U.N. Behera. Cuttack: District civil supplies department has started taking special measures to provide potatoes at a subsidised rate of Rs 20 per kilo. Twenty fair price shops have been earmarked for the purpose. Potato rates have shot up to Rs 30 per kg due to inadequate supply from Bengal. Kendrapara: Noted freedom fighter Narottam Behera passed away on Tuesday evening following a long illness. He was 94. He took part in the 1942 Quit India movement and a padayatra called by Mahatma Gandhi in the district in 1934. Bhubaneswar: The income tax department observed Vigilance Awareness Week-2013 in Odisha region from October 28 to November 2. Chief commissioner of income ax of Odisha region Santosh Kumar Srivastava administered the pledge of integrity and transparency to all officers and employees of the department working in Bhubaneswar. Sambalpur: A history lecturer of Surajmal College at Rengali was suspended allegedly for sexually harassing a Plus Two second-year student of the college. The girl complained to the principal against lecturer Murari Prashad Panda, but refused a compromise. The victim then approached the sub-collector and president of the college governing body Surendra Panda, who suspended the lecturer.ehera had published his autobiography 'Mo Jiban Kichhi Smruti, Kichhi Anubhuti' (Memory and experience of my life) in 2006. .
Saturday, 20 December 2025
