Three Nesco staff held for misappropriation
Baleswar: Vigilance police on Saturday arrested three employees, including two junior technicians and a lineman of the Nesco Bhadrak Division on the allegation of misappropriation to the tune of over Rs 12 lakh. The arrested were Manoj Sahu and Akshay Tarai, junior technicians, and Prasanna Panda, lineman. While Sahu allegedly committed a scam of about Rs 5.66 lakh, the two others were held on the charge of misappropriation of nearly Rs 6.76 lakh.
Gandhi death anniversary observed in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The Manav Adhikar Suraksha Manch (MASM) led by its coordinator advocate Abani Kumar Gaya observed the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi here on Friday. MASM members garlanded Gandhiji’s statue at Gandhinagar Square. At a meeting, Gaya urged the youths to uphold the Mahatma’s ideals to strengthen the country. Among others, Syamsundar Khadanaga, Deenabandhu Sreepallab, Prasant Das, Maguni Nahak, Bansidhar Bhuyan, Gourisankar Mohanty and freedom fighters and social workers were present.
Iron ore worth Rs1l seized in Joda
Champua: A squad comprising mining Inspectors Suvendu Kumar Samal and Jagendra Nath Kuldi under the Joda Mining Circle and Joda police on Friday seized 20 mt iron ore illegally kept in deposit near the Government Hospital backside on road side of the Joda-Bamebari Expressway. Sources said that the incident came to the light following a combing operation conducted by the Joda Mining office to check illegal mining work in Joda. The cost of the seized iron ore is approximately Rs1 lakh, sources said.
liquor, Mahul poach seized in Joda
Champua: Excise sleuths led by Joda Excise Sub-Inspector Rohit Naik on Friday conducted raid in the areas of Bichakundi, Camp Hating and Barajoda under Joda block and seized three tonnes of country liquor and three tonnes of Mahul poach worth nearly Rs10,000.
Inter-State dacoit gang busted in M’kangiri
Malkangiri: Police on Saturday nabbed a 10-member inter-State dacoit gang in Malkangiri district and seized stolen items worth about Rs 35 lakh from them. The seized items included an lCD TV set, seven bikes, nine truck batteries, over 100 grams of gold ornaments, 10 computers, a laptop and a country-made revolver. The gang was active for more than a year in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh while over 17 cases are pending against them in several police stations in these States.