2 medicine stores sealed in MKCG Hosp
Brahmapur: Two medicine stores were sealed in the MKCG Medical College Hospital here on Monday. The stores were selling medicines which were banned by the Government. The medicine store owners were also allegedly selling medicines without prescriptions. There were no pharmacists in the stores. Ganjam district Collector Premchand Choudhury conducted the raid on the stores, Om Sai Chandan and Om Namah Sibaya.
Minor raped by juvenile in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: A 17-year-old boy of Pataparia village under the Talachua Marine police station was arrested by police for allegedly raping a minor girl on June 10. The incident occurred while the victim was sleeping alone at her house while her mother was at Baghua village to look after her father, who is suffering from paralysis, informed police. The juvenile, who was working in Kerala, had recently returned to his village for the Raja festival. The victim’s parent later lodged an FIR at Talachua police station, following which the police nabbed him. The accused was produced before the CJM Court here, from where he was sent to the juvenile home at Angul.
J’suguda youths demand jobs in local firms
Sambalpur: Hundreds of youths of Jharsuguda under the banner of the Youth against Unemployment (YAU) staged a dharna in front of the the Collector’s office, demanding employment in the local industries. They alleged that despite several meetings with the district administration and the local industries, educated youths are deprived of jobs. They also submitted a memorandum to the State Government through the Collector in this regard. Organisation president Sujit Singh alleged that the industries willfully violate the terms of agreement for establishing their units.
IFFCO Paradip holds mock drill on ammonia leak
Paradip: The IFFCO Paradip unit conducted a mock drill on ammonia leakage here on Monday. The shift in-charge of the plant informed the unit head and GM AK Panda about the occurrence of ammonia leakage from the ammonia control room. The unit head declared emergency and alerted surrounding areas through sirens. A maintenance team led by JGM KJ Patel immediately rushed to spot and took control of the leak.