Training for awareness on schemes ends
Jharsuguda: A district-level eight-day residential training camp for Bharat Nirman volunteers, jointly organised by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative under the Art of living Foundation and the General Administration Department, to create awareness on various State Government schemes concluded here on Wednesday. Jharsuguda ADM BG Acharya highlighted various Government plans and programmes. The camp, inaugurated by district Collector Parameswar B, was attended by Deputy Collector Debendra Nanda, Swami Onkarnanji, Dr NC Samal and State Coordinator Satyajit Sahu. The Collector also highlighted the role of panchayat representatives, Make-in-India volunteers and Government officials.
Former K’mal ASI jailed in graft case
Phulbani: Special Vigilance Judge Pranita Mohanty awarded imprisonment of one year and a fine of Rs 10,000 to former ASI Madhusudan Das of the Bhagiyapada police station in Kandhamal district for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,000. Das will undergo three months more jail term if he fails to pay the fine. The former ASI had demanded bribe from two brothers, Agasti Nayak and Surat Nayak, of Tutuma Singh in Boudh on August 21, 2010 to comprise a case lodged against the brothers.
Two held, 44 kg ganja seized in K’mal
Phulbani: Acting on a tipoff, police arrested two persons, including a minor, for transporting ganja weighing 44kg from Phiringiya in Kandhamal district to Bhubaneswar by a car on Tuesday night. The two accused were identified as SK Tahili of Girigpada and a minor of Gudari. Police seized the car and the ganja and forwarded both the accused to the court, said SDPO Prabhat Panigrahi.
Visually-impaired man crushed to death
Jagatsinghpur: A middle-aged visually-impaired man was crushed to death when a 10-wheeler truck dashed him on the Cuttack-Paradip road at Jaipur on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Chhabi Pradhan of the Kujang area. The accident took place when Pradhan was crossing the road and the truck ran over him after hitting a trekker parked on the road side. Notably, this was the fourth accident on the Cuttack-Paradip State Highway during the last four days.
Helper’s body recovered from truck in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The dead body of a youth was recovered from a chips-laden truck at Raghunathpur Bazaar, 10 km away from here on Tuesday night. The deceased was a truck helper hailing from Dihasahi village in Jagatsinghpur area. When the truck was unloading chips, the dead body dumping inside the chips was unearthed. Police seized the truck and detained truck driver Dilip Panda of Badamba for interrogation.