PCC chief visits Paralakhemundi
Parlakhemundi: Pradesh Congress President Prasad Harichandan visited Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district on Thursday. local MlA K Surya Rao welcomed him in the presence of former Union Minister Chandra Sekhar Sahoo and party leader Bikram Panda of Brahmapur. He was taken in a motorcycle rally of party workers led by Town Congress president Basant Panda to the statute of Shri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Maharaja, which he garlanded. later, the PCC chief addressed party workers of the district at the Town Hall. Among others, party leaders Polu Pradhan, Sangram Sahu, Sanjay Adhikari, Suddhi Ranjan Mohapatra, Sujit Das, S Gajapati Rao and Sanjukta Behera were present.
Jajpur MDM graft: Headmistress suspended
Jajpur: Jajpur District Education Officer (DEO) Kapilendra Mishra suspended the headmistress of a school, the Block Resource Cluster Coordinator (BRCC) and Cluster Resource Center Coordinator (CRCC) on Thursday on the charges of rampant irregularities in the Midday Meal (MDM) scheme. School headmistress Surusini Acharya, BRCC Akshya Biswal and CRCC Subodha Patra of the Sarba Sikhya Abhijan in Dharmasala were put under suspension as they have embezzled 25 quintals of MDM rice, which were seized from the school recently, said the Jajpur DEO on Thursday.
Two burglars held at Rourkela
Rourkela: The Chhend police arrested two persons on Wednesday night for their alleged involvement in a burglary incident occurred here on June 12 night. According to an FIR lodged by Pabitra Mohan Sahoo, the miscreants broke the door lock of his house at lCR-500, Phase-I and looted materials worth about Rs 2.5 lakh and cash of Rs 8,000 in the absence of family members, said DSP PK Mishra on Thursday. The police nabbed Rohit Sahu (26) and Rajesh Singh (20) from the Malgodown area and recovered the stolen materials from their possession. An associate of the duo, who is absconding, would be arrested soon, said Mishra.
Female elephant body recovered in Bonei
Rourkela: Forest officials recovered the body of a female elephant aged around 50 years from the dense forest under the Bonei Forest Division on Thursday morning. The elephant reportedly died due to old age. The animal, which was missing in the Tamra Forest Range for the last five days, was spotted lying dead in the Gurundia Reserve Forest, said Bonei Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) SK Banchhor.