chit fund scam

In a significant development today, the CBI summoned Saroj Sahu, a key aide of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in connection with the chit fund scam. Saroj, who is an Office Secretary of the BJD, has been working as the Political Programme…

The much-awaited winter session of the Odisha Assembly began today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led the proceedings by paying tribute to late Congress leaders Purushottam Nayak, Laxman Mallick, Mohan Nag and Brahmananda Biswal who passed…

In a big jolt to Odisha Chief Minister and his party Biju Janata Dal, party's Lok Sabha MP from Mayurbhanj, Ramachandra Hansda was arrested by the CBI in connection with the chit fund scam, involving Nabadiganta Capital Services Pvt. Ltd.…

Banki MLA and BJD leader Prabhat Tripathy was arrested by CBI on Friday evening over his alleged involvement with the Artha Tatwa (AT) Group, which has been involved in the multi-crore chit fund scam. Following his arrest, Tripathy was…

Eminent writer Manoj Das donated the honorarium amount of Rs 10 lakh, which he had received as an adviser to two literary magazines published by Seashore Group, to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) of Odisha. Mr. Das took the step…

The anticipatory bail plea of senior BJD leader and Banki MLA Pravat Tripathy, was rejected by the Orissa High Court, but the timing has serious questions over the development. The court deferred the bail plea hearing at least thrice and…