Clerk in Boudh gets 2 yrs in jail for bribery
Phulbani: A Senior Clerk at the Block Education Office (BEO) at Harabhanga in Boudh district was sentenced to two years of imprisonment by the Phulbani Special Vigilance Judge Court in a bribery case on Wednesday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the teacher Birendra Panda. He would spend six months more in jail if fails to pay the penalty. He had demanded bribe from a retired teacher to pass bills of his arrears to the treasury. He was nabbed by Vigilance officials on February 1, 2016.
B’pur Lions Club holds plantation drives
Brahmapur: The Lions Club of Berhampur Galaxy organised plantation drives under the leadership of its president P Dharma Rao at Gopalpur, Lochapada, Nimakhandi and outskirts of Brahmapur on Thursday. Members Suresh Chandra Padhy and Anjali Mahapatra, SS Prusty, LN Mohanty, TC Padhy and HK Misra planted saplings. Rao said the plantation drive would continue for a week in and around Brahmapur and Gopalpur.
One Stop Center holds campaign on tree planting
Brahmapur: The One Stop Center (Sakhi), Brahmapur organised “Nari Tie, Gacha Tie”, a campaign on tree planting at its centre and old building of Medical Campus High School here on Thursday. The MKCG Medical College Principal, the Brahmapur Sub-Collector, former BDA Chairman, MKCG Medical College Hospital Administrative Officer and Superintendent and DSWO, Ganjam attended as guests.
Fisherman missing as boat capsizes near B’swar
Baleswar: A fisherman went missing as a fishing boat capsized in the Kashafala river mouth in Baleswar district on Wednesday evening. The vessel carrying four fishermen overturned while they were returning to shore. While three of them were rescued, the missing fisherman, identified as Panchanan Dalei of Bahabalapur area, was yet to be traced. The Bahabalapur Marine police initiated efforts to rescue the missing fisherman.
1K saplings planted on Van Mohatsav in Bhapur
Bhapur: As many as 1,000 saplings were planted in the premises of the Bhapur Bhapur Anchalika Mahavidyalaya here on Wednesday on the occasion of the 70th Van Mohatsav. The drive was organised under the chairmanship of college Principal Gagan Bihari Tripathy and scribe Ramesh Barad. Khantapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Nayagarh DFO Dhanraj Hanumanth, Tehsildar Sunita Jena, Ranger Sridhar Panda, scribe Rabindra Kumar Patnaik, Dr Anad Prasad Tripathy, Fire Officer Surendra Nath Gadpal, Jagannath Barik and Narayan Shukla attended as guests. The guests along with the college students and staffs planted different varieties of saplings. Besides, a plantation drive was also held at the Sishu Vidya Mandir and fire office premises.
Two bikes crash; man killed in Rayagada
Rayagada: A person was killed in a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Kalma village under the Gunupur police limits in Rayagada district on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Siba Pradhan of Jira Gram under Padmapur block in the district. The tragedy occurred when Pradhan along with a relative was going to Gunupur for court work. A motorcycle coming from the opposite direction collided with Pradhan’s bike.
Vedanta holds mega health camp in Lanjigarh
Lanjigarh: The Vedanta Ltd, Lanjigarh, with the assistance of Vedanta Hospital, organised a mega health camp at Harekrushnapur recently with an aim to reach out and deliver basic medical care to the needy people. A medical team of five doctors which includes a paediatrician, a gynaecologist and a general physician consulted and treated a total of 302 patients on various diseases and health related issues. Free medicines were also distributed to the needy patients.