Medical Officer caught taking bribe
Kendrapada: Vigilance sleuths on Thursday trapped Medical Officer of Rajnagar CHC Bhakti Dipak Pattnaik while he was taking bribe of Rs600 from a person to issue a medical certificate to him. Vigilance DSP Annanta Narayan Mohanty said Pattnaik had earlier demanded Rs800 from Sk Ayubuddin of Kanaknagar of Talachua for the purpose.
1 killed, 7 injured in Jajpur road accident
Jajpur: A car driver was killed and seven passengers were seriously injured as two vehicles collided head-on at the Visa Steel Plant Chhack under the Jakhapura Police Station in Jajpur district on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Deepak Mallick (23) of Dholamania under the Sukinda police station. All the injured were shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack as their conditions deteriorated.
Kendrapada kidnapper held; girl rescued
Kendrapada: The Mahakalapada Police on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old youth from Cuttack Railway Station for abducting a 16-year-old girl of Oliha village and rescued the girl. The arrested youth was identified as Dipak Parida, who is a resident of Ayetipur village. He had kidnapped Rajashree on last August 2 last. Meanwhile, Dipak and Rajashree were medically examined on Thursday while Dipak was court forwarded the same day.
Anganwadi worker molested in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: An Anganwadi worker of Dera village under the Rajnagar Police limits in Kendrapada district was allegedly molested by one Ramesh Chandra Routray near the Rajnagar bridge on August 9. The victim lodged an FIR at the Rajnagar Police Station on Wednesday. Though the police have started inquiry into the matter, no arrest has been made so far.
Alipingala jail raided; mobile phones, drugs seizeD
Jagatsinghpur: The Jagatsinghpur police on Wednesday conducted a surprise raid on the Alipingala sub-jail, six kilometres from here, and recovered seven mobile phones, chargers and intoxicants from the possession of some inmates. Report said police found threat calls made to some local contractors and businessmen were from the sub jail. Some jail staffs were supplying theses articles to the inmates. Senior jail authorities have been advised to take action against the personnel involved in the illegal act, informed Jagatsinghpur SP SB Bhoi.
Viper devours goat in Jajpur
Jajpur: A 15-feet-long krait snake was found in the Ashia forest under the Dalijora forest range of Jajpur district on Wednesday. The krait lying still after devouring a goat caused panic among the villagers of Ashiagada and nearby areas. One Prem Dalei, who went into the forest in search of his missing goat, found the Boda snake devouring the goat. Forest officials rushed to the spot and rescued the viper and later released it into the core areas of the forest, said Dalijora Forest Ranger Dilip Kumar Singh.
Training of K’put Scouts and Guides begins
Jeypore: A two-day training pogramme for the Bharat Scouts and Guides cadets of the Koraput circle began here on Thursday. A total 100 cadets from different schools participated in different activities. Scout Teachers like Niranjan Panigrahi, Basudev Senapati, Radha Mohan Panda, Santosh Pradhan, Bhaskar Sahoo, MD Sharif, Prabhasini limal and Nalini Mphapatra trained the students.
Disaster tackle training begins at J’pore college
Jeypore: A two-day capacity building programme on disaster management for college students began here in the premises the Vikram Dev College on Thursday. Dr BN Mishra inaugurated the programme. Students would be provided training to tackle disasters and save their and others’ lives during such crises. The ODRAF 3rd Battalion, Koraput is providing training. Among others, College Principal C Savitri, Parsuram Dolai, laltu Mohapatra, Prof NN Das, TP Rath and Nutan Bhoi were present at the inaugural ceremony.