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A mountain of cash worth crores was recovered from the house of a person working at Sanjeev Kumar's residence. It is reported that this amount could be more than Rs 25 crore.

Footage from the raid depicts a large pile of currency notes strewn across a room allegedly belonging to the domestic helper of Sanjeev Kumar.

The 70-year-old Minister is a Congress leader representing the Pakur constituency in the Jharkhand Assembly.

The recent raids, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), have targeted over nine locations, including the residence of Engineer Vikas Kumar who was associated with Virendra Ram, the former chief engineer at the Jharkhand Rural Development Department, and his close associates.

The ED team had conducted raids in February 2023 and Virendra Ram was arrested.

(IANS)

The Kotia cluster comprises 21 disputed villages nestled amidst remote hills on the border between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Located approximately 50 km from Koraput and 150 km from Vishakhapatnam, these villages are geographically isolated yet central to the ongoing territorial dispute between the two states.

The Andhra Pradesh government's actions have added to the confusion, as they have attempted to sway Kotia voters with various incentives, potentially influencing their voting decisions. This situation has created uncertainty and complexity for residents in deciding their electoral allegiance. Due to the territorial dispute, there might be complexities in voting, with people potentially having ties to both states.

Sunil Kumar Biswal, Secretary of Koraput Vikas Parisad, highlighted that 21 surrounding villages of Kotia have historically been recognized as part of Odisha since records dating back to 1936, coinciding with the formation of the first language-based states. Initially, under the control of the Jeypore zamindary, Kotia was integrated into Odisha when the state was established. However, a dispute arose in 1971 when Andhra Pradesh laid claim to Kotia, leading to ongoing tensions.

Despite being under Odisha's jurisdiction, Andhra Pradesh has endeavoured to provide similar facilities to Kotia and its neighbouring villages, even holding elections for various levels of governance.

Saikn Ibrahim, Cashier, Koraput Vikas Parishad, while speaking with ANI on the environment amidst the elections said, "The situation is very confusing. But we have to see how the government of Odisha and the authorities of Koraput will handle the situation."

He added further, "In 2021, the Panchayat elections were conducted by Jagan Mohan Reddy and 615 people went to vote... The very poor people don't care about Andhra or Odisha, and they vote for those who help them in times of need. However, the government of Odisha has done a lot of infrastructure work and it falls on our administration to motivate the Adivadis to vote for the Odisha government."

Prime Minister Modi's comment on Odia Asmita (identity) has sparked hope among residents for a resolution to the dispute, potentially restoring Odisha's rightful claim to Kotia and its surrounding villages.

The area in and around the polling stations on the Odisha side of the cluster Kotia and Tala Ganjaipadar is where the majority of voters are Odia-speaking. Andhra Pradesh has set up a polling station down the hill, where more Telugu-speaking people reside.
The distance between the polling stations in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha is around 17 km. However, the polling booths of Andhra Pradesh are far from the villages situated in uphill areas of Kotia.

Kotia cluster is located between the Araku Lok Sabha Constituency and Salur Assembly Constituency on the Andhra Pradesh side and Koraput Lok Sabha Constituency and Koraput Assembly Constituency on the Odisha side. The Andhra government in haste has confused the residents of the Odisha-Andhra border by showing various temptations to capture the Kotiya voters.

Villagers are getting welfare benefits like ration, old age pension, as well as various schemes from both the states.

(ANI)

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During this period of time, no visitors will be allowed for the darshan of Lord Jagannath.

During this ritual, a large amount of rice, dal, various vegetable curries, and assorted cakes are presented to the sibling deities in the Bhoga Mandap Gruha.

During the 'Paita Lagi' ritual, the servitors will clothe the deities' bodies with a special silk cloth known as 'Basunga Patta'. Following this, sandalwood paste will be gently applied to the cloth as part of the intricate ceremony.

According to Srimandir servitor, the ritual is performed twice a year. If required, it is carried out for another time. The Daitapati servitors get divided into three teams and perform the ritual.
 

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