WOMAN LOOTED RS 92K BY CYBER FRAUD IN JSPUR
Jagatsinghpur: A woman, Subhadarshini Biswal, of Kotakana village in the Raghunathpur area in Jagatsinghpur district became a target of cyber fraud when she withdrew Rs 92,000 from her bank account on Wednesday. She lodged an FIR in the Raghunathpur police station that she attended a mobile call when the caller asked her to update her phone pay app for better services. She connected the link and uploaded the app. Soon after the app installation was completed in the mobile phone, three messages were received from the bank informing that an amount of Rs 92,000 has been withdrawn from the account.
RLY JOB FRAUD: WOMAN HELD IN B’PUR (Pix)
Brahmapur: The Brahmapur Town police have arrested a woman for allegedly cheating a youth on a promise of providing a railway job. The accused was identified as JMS Prava (28), daughter of Jogendra Sutar of village Jhimani under the Abhayachandanpur police station in Jagatsinghpur district currently living at Sardhabali under the BN Pur PS, Brahmapur.
10 INJURED IN BUS MISHAP NEAR TAPTAPANI (Pix)
Brahmapur: At least 10 passengers of 'Laxmi' private bus were injured when it slid into ghat roadside at a turning at Palukhola near Taptapani on Thursday. The bus was on its way to Berhampur from Gajapati. The driver lost control over steering after the break failed. The injured were admitted in the Digapahandi CHC after they were rescued by police and Fire Service personnel.
BERHAMPUR VARSITY GETS NEW REGISTRAR (Pix)
Brahmapur: Senior OAS officer Sachidananda Nayak joined as the new Registrar of Berhampur University on Wednesday forenoon. He has been appointed in the post for a period of three years. Earlier, Nayak was working as Project Director, District Urban Development Agency, Ganjam. As the BU Registrar, his focus would be on infrastructural development, good and accountable governance and improvement of teaching, he said.
B’GARH DHANU YATRA FATAL ACCIDENTS-PRONE THIS YR (Pix)
Bargarh: Fatal accidents are unfortunately happening in the Bargarh Dhanu Yatra this year. First, there was the untimely death of a child artist who played the role of Balaram. And on Thursday, a camel deployed for the festival died. Even though a veterinary doctor was called, he did not turn up, as a result of which the sick animal died due to lack of treatment.
STPI- SOA MOU SIGNED DURING 5G LAUNCH (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: An MoU was signed on Thursday between the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) University for fostering collaboration to promote an innovation ecosystem during launching of 5G services in Odisha which was inaugurated by Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on the day. STPI Director General Arvind Kumar and SOA Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda exchanged the MoU before the Minister.
HOCKEY WC: GREENHORN CHILE TEAM REACHES ODISHA (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: To play in their first-ever Men’s Hockey World Cup, the Chile Men’s Hockey Team are excited for what lies ahead for them in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. The team reached here on Thursday to a warm welcome at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Led by Fernando Renz, the team will go through their final preparations in Bhubaneswar before setting out for Rourkela, where they will play their opening match against New Zealand on January 14.
FIH SIGNS JSW AS GLOBAL WORLD CUP PARTNER
Bhubaneswar: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that it has signed a partnership with the JSW Group for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
MODERN EQUIPMENTS AT AM/NS HEALTH CENTRE (Pix)
Paradip: To provide better medical facilities to the employees and workers of the ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), state-of-the-art laboratory equipments have been installed at its Health Care Centre (HCC) in its pellet plant here. Latest equipments like biochemistry auto analyser and haematology auto analyser are installed to facilitate tests like blood sugar, liver function, kidney function, lipid profile, blood glucose, CRP, etc. Company ED Suresha G inaugurated the equipments.
UTKARSH SMALL FINANCE BANK OUTLET IN BHATLI
Bhubaneswar: The Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited (USFBL) on Wednesday announced the inauguration of its banking outlet in Odisha at Bhatli in Balangir district. The outlet was inaugurated by the bank’s MD & CEO Govind Singh via videoconference.