Odisha: Woman Hires Two Men To Murder Boyfriend In Subarnapur, Arrested

by Hemanta Pande

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A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly hiring two persons to murder her boyfriend in Odisha's Subarnapur district. Three persons including two hired killers were arrested, Subarnapur police said on Monday.

Subarnapur, Feb 5: A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly hiring two persons to murder her boyfriend in Odisha's Subarnapur district. Three persons including two hired killers were arrested, Subarnapur police said on Monday.

The accused woman has been identified as Jhili Mohapatra (23) of Bagdhire village under Barkot police limits in Deogarh District. The hired killers were identified as Rita Naik (29) and Rajib Kumbhar (40) of Subarnapur district. The duo killed Dambaru Adhikari (24), a resident of Subalaya in Subarnapur district, on January 25, 2024.

Police said, Jhili had a love affair with deceased Dambaru for the last five years. Later, she came to know that Dambaru started affairs with another girl of Rourkela. Being angry over this development, Jhili hired Rita and Rajib for Rs 40,000 to eliminate her boyfriend.

Jhili also gave Rs 10,000 to Rajib on PhonePay as advance money to commit the murder.

On the evening of January 25, Rita and Rajib telephoned Dambaru to organise a party. The trio consumed liquor near Saepadar village in the evening. Later, the accused duo hacked him to death on the spot as per the criminal conspiracy of prime accused Jhili.

Next day, Rajib's father lodged a complaint at Subalaya police station in connection with the murder. Inquiries revealed that his girlfriend was behind the murder, police said.

All the three accused persons were arrested and will be forwarded to the court, police added.

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Elections 2024: BJD MLA Crosses All Limits, Uses Slangs In Public Meetings

by Hemanta Pande

Bhubaneswar, May 4: Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal's obstination, caused by long years in power in Odisha, has crossed all limits. Leaders of the ruling party are seen throwing distasteful and derogatory remarks at rival leaders and opposition parties in public meetings during the ongoing poll campaigning.

Such a hostile situation was marked at a public meeting, addressed by Kabisuryanagar MLA Latika Pradhan.

In a video clip that recently went viral on social media, the BJD MLA is heard making abusive remarks about opponents, arrogantly saying, "Biju Janata Dal ra kehi bala bi banka kari paribani" (No one can harm a hair of BJD member) using slang term common to Odia.

While BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik always talks about being polite and humble to people, his party MLA's abusive remark about opposition leaders is a “very sorry state of affairs”, analysts say.

This was not an isolated case. BJD MLA from Jharsuguda, Dipali Das allegedly threatened people during her election campaigning recently.

The incident reportedly occurred when the BJD MLA visited Malibeunra village under Jharmunda panchayat of Kirmira block in Jharsuguda district to seek votes for the upcoming polls.

When the villagers questioned the MLA about what the development works she had done in the village, she reportedly expressed anger towards the people and said, " I don't care whether you vote for me or not."

BJP MLA candidate from Jharsuguda, Tankadhar Tripathy hit back Das for her "rude behaviour" towards the villagers and said that the people of Jharsuguda will give her a befitting reply in the ensuing elections.

Assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases, starting from Phase one on May 13, Phase two on May 20, Phase three on May 25 and the final Phase on June 1.

The results will be announced on June 4.

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IDBI Bank Registers 44 Per Cent Jump In Net Profit For Jan-March Quarter

by Hemanta Pande

Mumbai, May 4: The IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 44 per cent jump in standalone net profit to Rs 1,628.5 crore for the January-March quarter of 2023-24 compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 1,133 crore for the same period of the previous financial year.

The bank's net interest income (NII) rose 12 per cent to Rs 3,688 crore from Rs 3,280 crore while return on assets (RoA) improved by 39 bps to 1.82 per cent for Q4 as compared to 1.43 per cent in the same quarter of the previous year.

IDBI Bank's Board of Directors have recommended a dividend of Rs 1.50 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.

The bank's net interest margin (NIM) declined to 4.91 per cent from 5.01 per cent in the year-ago quarter.

Provisions (other than tax) and contingencies were down 88 per cent at Rs 114 crore from Rs 984 crore last year.

IDBI Bank's provisions on bad debts written off came down sharply to Rs 1,049 crore from Rs 3,587 crore in the same quarter of the previous year.

The asset quality of the bank improved during the quarter with gross NPA falling to 4.53 per cent of total loans as of March-end 2024, against 4.69 per cent as of December-end 2023.