retired servicemen hold working committee meet
Brahmapur: The Ex-Servicemen Seva Walkers’ Club organised its monthly working committee meet on Sunday here at the Military Centre near New Barrack. Club president Durga Prasad Panda chaired the meeting. The members demanded a wheelchair for the patients and a plot of land for ex-Defence people. Project committee chairman Padmanabha Sahu, SS Chaudhury, Prakash Chuda, DK Rao, Registrar Committee members HB Sahu, SS Bisoyi, secretary Gagan Bihari Das and vice-president Gopal Krushna Palai were present, among others.
15 dengue patients detected in G’pati; 2 die
Paralakhemundi: Two persons have died and 15 others tested positive for dengue in Gajapati district. Binodini Satpathy of Garabandha village and G Ramarao of Patikota village in the district died of the water-borne disease. “A total of 17 persons were detected dengue positive at the Gajapati District Headquarters Hospital. Two of them were from Andhra Pradesh,” informed Dr Mubarak Ali. The district health authorities have taken various steps to eradicate the disease and create awareness, he added. A dengue awareness Rath is moving across the district.
12 Anandapur Cong workers released from jail
Anandapur: A total of 12 local Congress workers were released from jail after getting bail on Saturday. They were arrested for damaging the Ghasipura block office during the Congress-called bandh on August 16 while protesting against the construction of dams on the Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh. Nagar Congress president Nikunj Bihari Mishra and party leader Akshay Mohanty congratulated the released workers.
Ex-Remuna PS IIC suspended
Baleswar: Former Inspector-in-Charge of Remuna police station Surendra Nayak has been suspended on the charge of dereliction of duty. He is entangled in a case of Malkanagiri district involving Hanuman coin transaction.