CISF man held for raping colleague’s daughter
Paradip: The Abhayachandpur police on Saturday arrested the Head Constable of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) of the Paradip Refinery Project from the CISF Barack. The accused M Kandaswamy, who hails from Tamil Nadu, allegedly raped a four-year-old daughter girl of his neighbour. The girl’s father is a Constable of the same CISF unit of the refinery project. Kandaswamy had lured the girl with chocolate before raping her on Friday. Being informed by the girl about the incident, her father lodged an FIR at Abhayachandpur PS, following which police arrested the culprit.
BJB College NSS holds Road Safety Week
Bhubaneswar: The National Service Scheme (NSS) of the BJB Autonomous College organised a seminar on ‘Power of Youth in Development of Society’ to mark the 31st National Road Safety Week here on Saturday. IAS Goswami Golam Debata, Prof Gyanaranjan Mohanty, Prof Abhiram Biswal, Prof Kalpalata Patri and Prof Nirupama Mahapatra attended as guests. NSS Programme Officer Dr Premanand coordinated the programme.
J’suguda cops recover stolen articles in BBSR
Jharsuguda: The Jharsuguda police on Saturday recovered stolen articles worth around Rs 10 lakh along with pickup van from a hotel in Bhubaneswar. The theft had taken place in Jharsuguda on January 7 night. The accused Nanda Kishore came to Loida village with a friend and stole an auto-rickshaw. Reaching Chowkipada, he left the auto there and then vanished with the loaded pickup van parked there. He sold articles of the van on the way to Bhubaneswar. Van owner Binod Yadav lodged an FIR in Jharsuguda PS on January 8. Nanda Kishore was also involved in many criminal cases earlier.
Road safety awareness bike rally held in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A bike rally was organised by the district police and the transport authorities on Friday to mark the Road Safety Week creating awareness among people about traffic rules. The rally was flagged off by SP Prakash R and RTO PK Panda. The rally covered roads connecting Tirtol, Biridi, Raghunathpur and Jagatsinghpur Sadar areas. Manas Kumar Puhan of Odisha village was awarded a cash prize of Rs 2,000 for helping a road accident victim.
Junior Red Cross camp concludes
Jagatsinghpur: The 26th Junior Red Cross camp at the SK Academy here ended on Friday. Water Resources and I&PR Minister Raghunandan Das was chief guest,d Collector SK Mohapatra chief speaker and district Junior Red Cross head Trilochan Sahoo guest. SSA District Project Coordinator Sapan Kumar Jena chaired the valedictory function. Minister Das refereed to the manifold activities of the Red Cross. SK Academy Headmaster read out inaugural speech and Subash Chandra Rout spelled out a report on the district Junior Red Cross. A souvenir ‘Smruti Sadbhabana’ was released by Minister Das, who also felicitated the participants who were successful in different competitions.
Vedanta observes Road Safety Week
Jharsuguda: The Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda observed the 31st National Road Safety Week from January 11 to 17 in the plant premises and community. As part of the observation, various activities like awareness sessions in schools, quizzes and interactive sessions with various stakeholders, pedestrian and motorbike rallies, various training programs were conducted in collaboration with District Police, RTO, business partners and community members to reinstate and reinforce the principles, rules and regulations of road safety.
PPL Best Brand in Corporate Excellence
Bhubaneswar: Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) Chief Operating Officer Ranjit Singh Chugh received the Platinum Award for Best Brand in Corporate Excellence (CSR Category) from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday. PPL Corporate Affairs Head Sudhi Ranjan Mishra and Manager (CSR) Soumyashree Omprakash Sahoo were present on the occasion. The PPL has made a remarkable leap in CSR work over the years in and around Paradip.