Boudh coop society chief held taking bribe
Phulbani: Vigilance officials on Wednesday arrested president of the Sankulei Service Cooperative Society, Boudh Antaryami Chaulia for demanding and accepting bribe. He had demanded Rs50,000 from secretary of the society Sanjay Bagharia to release him from suspension. The accused was later forwarded to court, said the Kandhmal Vigilance DSP.
New Kandhamal Collector takes charge
Phulbani: Reghu G took charge as the new Collector of Kandhamal district from the ADM on Wednesday as former Collector Yamini Sadangi was transferred to Jagatsinghpur. Prior to this, Reghu G was the PD of Malkanagiri. He was also the Sub-Collector of Balliguda. After assuming office, Reghu G said he would focus on soft infrastructures like health, education, etc and give top priority to solve water scarcity, child death and connectivity. The new Collector also said to serious look into the pregnant women’s death cases in the district.
Minor girl raped in Kandhamal
Phulbani: A 14-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by one Rabindra Digal (20) of Digisahi at Balliguga in Kandhmal district. As per an FIR lodged by the victim girl’s father Navi Digal (35) of Damadei under the Phiringia police station, when the girl was going to Sundhigan at Bhrungijodi to watch Chandan Yatra on May 22 night, the accused kidnapped her and kept in his house for eight days. On May 30, he dropped the girl at her house. Acting on the FIR, the police arrested Rabindra.
Ganja-laden car seized, mafia absconds
Athagarh: Crime Branch sleuths seized a ganja-loaded car from the house of one Tukuna Mohapatra of Kantol village here on Wednesday morning. Following the car from Baranga, the sleuths tracked it before his house. However, mafia Tukuna narrowly escaped from their clutches. locals said that while ganja peddling is a daily affair here with the knowledge of police and excise personnel, only the Crime Branch is out to curb the contraband business.
Environment Day celebration begins at MCl
Sambalpur: A painting competition among schoolchildren on Wednesday marked the beginning of a five-day celebration for the World Environment Day at the Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) here. The series of events lined up for the event aimed at sensitizing people on need to protect environment for better wellbeing of mankind. The activities would be held for employees, schoolchildren, women as well as peripheral people. The other activities to be held during the period include debates, Rangoli, song competition, plantation and awareness rally. MCl’s first lady and Jagriti Mahila Mandal president Dr Nisha Thakur was present.