53-kg ganja seized; 3 held in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The city on Wednesday seized 53 kg of ganja and detained three persons associated with the transportation and supply of ganja to different places. The accused Subrat Majhi, Rinku Diggal and Babu Diggal of Kandhamal were forwarded to court. A special team of police led by Inspector Ranjan Nayak intercepted a Bolero vehicle carrying ganja at Aska Road. The ganja worth Rs 2.65 lakh was packed in four polythene bags and meant for smuggling to outside the State by train, Nayak said.
MCl staff’s house on Govt land sealed
Talcher: On the allegation of illegal construction of house on Government land, a team led by Ghantapada Revenue Inspector Pratibha Priyadarshini sealed the house of a MCl staff in Dera area under Talcher block on Wednesday. MCl Talcher Colliery staff Mohammad Hussain has constructed the house. Under the direction of Talcher Sub-Collector Shyamabhakti Mishra and Tehsildar PC Dalei, the team went to the spot and sealed the house by putting a lock and red flag on the house. It is alleged that some anti-socials are illegally constructing houses on the Government lands in Dera area and renting them by accessing the MCl’s free electricity and water supply.
Man arrested for killing wife in Baleswar
Baleswar: The Rupsa police arrested a 24-year-old man on the charge of murdering his 19-year-old wife and forwarded him to court on Thursday. The accused Sakir Mallick after killing Samina misled everyone, including police, that his wife died after an unknown truck hit his bike in which they were travelling on Sunday night.
Youth booked abusing girl in Baleswar
Baleswar: The Soro Police registered a rape case against Deba Majhi (19) on the complaint of the victim’s mother. She alleged that her minor daughter was sexually abused by the accused. Majhi was absconding, said police.
Vodafone launches post-paid service
Bhubaneswar: The Vodafone India has rolled out post-paid service especially for its customers of Choudwar in Cuttack district. More than 35,000 residents will be benefitted by the service which will be made available through the Vodafone Mini Store at Choudwar. The post-paid customers can get access to tariffs which are lower or at par with pre-paid tariffs and interesting voice and data combo plans which is not available in prepaid. Subscribers can choose from a variety of post-paid plans as per their need and usage,csaid Vodafone Odisha Business Head Deepak Saluja.