Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has stepped up precautionary measures to safeguard train operations during the upcoming monsoon, focusing on protecting railway tracks, bridges and vulnerable hill sections from heavy rainfall.To prevent waterlogging, ECoR has cleared cross drains and longitudinal drains in station yards by removing silt, vegetation and other obstructions, ensuring the free…
Koraput: A petition seeking an independent probe into the appointment of professor Narasingha Charan Panda as acting vice-chancellor (VC) at the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Sunabeda, has been forwarded by the president’s secretariat to the department of higher education for appropriate action.The petition was submitted by Jeypore-based human rights activist Anup Kumar Patro to…
Satyanarayan PattnaikKoraput: In a major crackdown on illegal drug trade, Jeypore town police seized huge quantities of a prescription drug, the amount exceeding the commercial limit under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and arrested five persons during a late-night raid on Saturday near Canal Road.According to Jeypore SDPO Archita Mittal, based…
Koraput: Satyabadi Biswal, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices (SSP), Jeypore Circle, on Wednesday evening suspended Jharigaon postmaster Gouranga Sarkar following allegations of financial irregularities.The action came amid allegations of embezzlement of funds meant for beneficiaries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and other welfare initiatives in Koraput and Nabarangpur districts.Confirming the…
