Man held for siphoning `53l in Ganjam
Brahmapur: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the State Crime Branch on Thursday arrested a person on the charge of siphoning off `53 lakh from a filling station at Chhatrapur, 20 km from here. The accused, a former manager of the petrol pump, was arrested for misappropriation of funds from the Oil Products Distribution Company (OPDC) petrol pump. “We have arrested the former manager of the petrol pump on fraud charges,” said Crime Branch DIG Sanjay Kumar.
Ex-JE gets 1-yr jail term in bribe case
Baleswar: Special Vigilance Judge Biswajit Das on Thursday awarded Nilambar Das, a retired Junior Engineer of the Electricity Department, one-year jail term and imposed a fine of `2,000 in a bribe case. Nilambar would undergo six months more jail term, if he fails to pay the fine amount. Nilambar was trapped by Vigilance officials in March 23, 1999, when he was posted as the JE in Soro Division. He was caught red-handed while accepting bribe amount of `1,000 from one Harihar Behera of Dahisada village under Soro block for giving a lT line.
Terracotta exhibition in R’kela from Feb 7
Rourkela: A State-level terracotta exhibition-cum-sale would be held at the Exhibition Ground here from February 7 to 12, said Regional Industries Centre (RIC) SK Hota on Thursday. The exhibition would have around 50 stalls. Hundreds of artisans from various districts would showcase their products without any cost to them. Every day, the exhibition would remain open from 11 am to 9 pm.