Baripada engineer in Vigilance net
Baripada: On the allegation of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets by Bhabani Shankar Mohanta, Assistant Engineer, RWS&S Mechanical Sub-Division, Baripada, his residential house at Baripada town, office room and paternal house at Panposhi, Rairangpur, were searched by Vigilance officers on Thursday. The total value of movable and immovable assets so far found in his possession in his name and in the names of his family members was calculated at `77.60 lakh. The search was continuing.
Sudarsan pays tributes to 9/11 victims
Puri: Internationally-acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik paid rich tributes to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack through a striking sand sculpture at the Puri beach on Thursday. He made a five-feet-high replica of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, which looked like the number 11, on a big numeric nine. The sculpture, which was made within seven hours, carried the message of ‘No Terror, But Peace’. “We have recreated the miniature model of the twin towers on sand giving tribute to the victims of the US attack,” said Pattnaik.
JSPl distributes books to jail inmates’ children
Bhubaneswar: The Jindal Foundation has provided textbooks and study material sets to schoolchildren of jail inmates across 55 jails of in the State. At the valedictory event held at the Choudwar Circle Jail on Wednesday, Cuttack ADM laxmidhar Mohanty handed over the textbooks to 65 children. JSPl State Head, Corporate Communication, Prashant Kumar Hota urged the inmates to write a letter from the jail to their children every week guiding them for their ethical developments. Among others, Jail Senior Superintendent Niranjan Das, DIG (Prison) of Cuttack Range S Sarkar, Bibhu Panigrahi from JSPl and Pranab Choudhury of John Augustus Prison and Social Welfare Services were present.
Kalahandi RI held taking bribe
Bhawanipatna: Vigilance police on Wednesday arrested one Iswari Prasad Purohit, Revenue Inspector of the Boden Circle in Kalahandi distict on the charge of taking `8,000 as bribe to help finalise a land mutation case. Acting on a complaint lodged by one Santosh Kumar Naik of Tarapur under the Kokasara PS, the Vigilance police laid a trap and caught Purohit red handed while taking bribe from the complainant in his office room.