After a smooth sailing in the ongoing demolition drive against unauthorized shrines, an uphill task awaits the district administration with hundreds of devotees guarding the newly constructedhere since Tuesday night. They are upset over the demolition order and have decided to protect the structure."The temple was inaugurated on April 15 and crores of rupees spent on it. Was the administration sleeping...

Source : Times Of India | 3 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Realtors arrested for cheating

Managing director of Raghupati Promoters and Developers Prabhat Nanda and his business partnerof Madhupatna, under Jyotshna Vihar plotting scheme in Pratap Nagari area of Cuttack.The firm did not give possession letters to the buyer in 10 years. "I bought two patches of land of 3,400 sq ft from the real estate firm in 2003 for Rs 120,000 but the builder did not give us the land and instead started...

Source : Times Of India | 4 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

2,500 devotees stay put inside temple in Cuttack to protest demolition drive

CUTTACK: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, the Cuttack district administration held back its illegal temple demolition drive in Cuttack city.The drive was stalled as the administration feared a major law and order problem as in a unique way of protest, more than 2500 people, including women and children, chanted night-long prayers inside the Shiridi Sai Temple here at Khan Nagar.Members...

Source : Times Of India | 16 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Govt mum over 165 new posts proposal

university authorities rued the state government's apathy towards their long pending demands. Two years ago, the university had proposed the government to create 165 new faculty positions but to no avail.Currently, for over 7,000 students there are only 153 sanctioned teaching posts out of which 40 are lying vacant. As per UGC norms, the ratio of teacher and student should be 1:20 for undergraduate...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Path paved for drain project

make way for reconstruction of the main storm water channel 1. The work is part of"The main stormwater channel along with the drains connecting them would be reconstructed scientifically so as to ensure maximum efficiency in carrying and discharging water from the city," said CMC commissioner"Many slum-dwellers were residing in the area. Some houses and temples constructed on government land were also...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Shrine rubble yet to be lifted

It's been 20 days since the district administration began demolishing unauthorised shrines here but the(CMC) is yet to lift the debris of the over two dozen razed structures. Revenue divisional commissioner (central) Arvind Padhee had directed the civic body to utilize the trash for leveling low-lying areas in the city.Though the CMC had announced that it would clear the wreckage from May 16, nothing...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Sai temple razed to clear traffic

After razing temples on Kathajodi river bed along Naraj to Markat Nagar stretch, the district administration has now turned the bulldozers towards those creating traffic bottlenecks in the city. On Monday, the Shirdi Sai temple at Ganesh ghat and 12 other small shrines along the ring road were demolished.The Sai temple, located in the middle of the road, was creating serious traffic congestion in the...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Law change spurs body donation

The recent amendment to Odisha Anatomy Act to make body donation trouble-free and easier has started yielding desired results as more and more people are coming forward to donate their bodies toand Hospital here. The amendment in February legalized voluntary body donation and since then, the SCB has received at least 10 consent letters from persons willing to donate their bodies after death."Earlier,...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Cuttack heritage ashram in dire need of makeover

other eminent freedom fighters like Motilal Nehru and Gopabandhu Das is now struggling to stay afloat. The Swaraj Ashram here now lies in a dilapidated condition.The main building does not have electricity supply for almost 10 years. The power supply was suspended after the bill amount of Rs 1.7 lakh could not be paid. The ashram, which saw a lot of activities during the pre-Independence period, comes...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack

Temple demolitions picks up in Cuttack

CUTTACK: After two-days of break, the district administration on Monday demolished 12All these religious structures had come up illegally on government land and the district administration is demolishing them following orders from Orissa high court.The drive, launched from May 1, had identified at least 207 such structures. The administration has pulled down as many as 20 illegal structures till date...

Source : Times Of India | 3 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Cuttack