The action was taken after a case was registered at Rourkela police station against Prasanta Kumar Rout, Additional Sub-Collector, Nawarangpur, and his wife under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Amendment Act, 1988, they said on Saturday.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday approved 21 Road projects worth Rs 158 crores proposed by the Rural Development Department in Malkangiri district which will cover 172.53 km.
The Tirupathi district police, on Saturday, arrested 9 smugglers and seized red sandalwood worth Rs 2 crores.
Additionally, the police recovered 33 logs, 5 cars and a two-wheeler from their possession.
The Assam government is set to construct the first underwater tunnel between Numaligarh and Gohpur at a cost of Rs 6000 crores, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.
The Enforcement Directorate has raided 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with the alleged BMC(Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) Covid centre scam case and seized cash and documents of properties worth crores, said ED sources
The temple located in Majeen area of Jammu district was inaugurated virtually by Amit Shah on June 8. It has been built on 62 acres of land at an estimated cost of Rs 25 crore.
Customs officials at Delhi airport seized over five-kilogram gold, collectively valued at about Rs 2.56 crore, from five passengers who smuggled the precious metal into the country.
Odisha vigilance seized movable and immovable properties worth crores of ex-District Social Welfare Officer Jayanti Behera after conducting searches on her premises at several locations in the State, officials said on Thursday.