DEBASIS TO GET BIJU SPORTS AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Debasis Mohanty, the first international cricketer from Odisha, will receive the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement. He will be conferred with the award on August 29 on the occasion of National Sports Day. Besides, weightlifter Jhili Dalabehera and shooter Shriyanka Sadangi have been selected for the Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Outstanding Performance. Bishnu Prasad Mishra, coach of para-athlete Jayanti Behera, will receive the Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Excellence in Coaching. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to present the awards.
KAMALA PUJARI SHIFTED TO SCB HOSP ICU (PIX)
Cuttack: Padma Shri Kamala Pujari, who is undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College Hospital here, has been shifted from the casualty ward to the ICU. A special team of doctors has been formed for the treatment of Pujari, who has been suffering from kidney-related ailments. She had been shifted from the Koraput District Headquarters Hospital to the SCB Hospital for better treatment on Wednesday.
LOISINGHA IIC HELD TAKING RS 20K BRIBE
Balangir: The Vigilance police on Wednesday caught Sangram Keshari Pattnaik, Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Loisngha police station In Balangir district red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Pattnaik had demanded the bribe from a licensed foreign liquor shop owner to not take any action against him and his liquor business. Following the trap, simultaneous searches were carried out on the Government residential quarter and office chamber of Pattnaik. Further investigation was on.
EX-CESU DGM GETS 1-YR RI IN DA CASE
Bhubaneswar: The Special Judge, Special Court, Bhubaneswar on Thursday convicted Damodar Das, former Deputy General Manager (DGM), Electrical, CESU Head Office, IDCO Tower in Bhubaneswar in a disproportionate case and sentenced him to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment. The court also asked him to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 and in default to undergo further imprisonment of three months. Earlier, the Vigilance police had filed a charge-sheet against Das for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
ELEPHANT POACHER ARRESTED IN BADAMBA (Pix)
Athagarh: An alleged elephant poacher, Matia Swain of Badamba, was arrested and forwarded to court on Wednesday. During interrogation he confessed to his involvement in poaching of elephants in the Maniabandha section of Badamba Range in February 2018 and Guptamanik area of Narsinghpur East Range in October 2018. He also confessed to poaching elephants with his associates in Kandhara RF of Hindol Range of Dhenkanal Division previously. One of his associates, Dhaneshwar Behera of Badamba had been arrested and forwarded to court on August 5 this year. Further investigation is on to arrest his remaining associates, informed Athagarh DFO Sudarshan Gopinath Jadav.
VYASA PRINT MEDIA HOLDS GB MEETING (Pix)
Jajpur Road: The Vyasa Print Media Association held its general body meeting here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of its president Haradhan Banarjee. General secretary Chintamani Parhi spoke about the association’s present situation. Senior members Sarat Pathal, Baburam Jena, Umakant Rout, Sudeep Mishra, Kailash Rout, Pabitra Mohanty, Pradyumna Boitai, Gyana Ranjan Rout gave suggestions to strengthen the association. Others present were Debendra Nayak, Jagdish Matania, Biswa Ranjan Pattanayak. Four new members, Udaynath Khandai, Jangyadutta Tripathy, Prasant Patra, Abhimanyu Mishra joined the association. Dushmanta Rout gave a vote of thanks.
B’PUR SUBDIVISIONAL GRIEVANCES MEETING HELD
Brahmapur: The Brahmapur sub-divisional public grievances meeting was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Ganjam Collector Dibya Jyoti Parida. Out of the 56 complaints accepted, 52 were personnel grievances; three rural cases were disposed of with payment of Rs 20,000 from the Red Cross Fund and 48 matters settled for prompt necessary actions. Three differently-abled persons, Madhu Acharya, D Trinath Reddy and N Tripati Reddy, were provided with tricycles. Collector Parida advised the concerned officials to promptly dispose of applications and public grievances.