Senior bureaucrat Mahapatra retires
Bhubaneswar: Senior State Government bureaucrat and IAS officer Sushant Mahapatra retired as Director of Estates on Monday. During his illustrious career, he was Kendrapada Sub-Collector and Cuttack district Collector and also Health and Family Welfare Department Additional Secretary. He was a very popular administrative officer known for his honesty and integrity.
Young JOURNALIST of Angul dies of Covid
Talcher: A young journalist of Angul disttrct, Raghunath Sahu (29) passed away due to Covid at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar recently. He was working with Zee Kalinga as itse District Correspondent. “Sahu was a popular face in the media circle in Angul, was very vibrant. We lost a talent too early,” a senior journalist of Angul said.
FOUR arrested for robbery in Aska
Brahmapur: The Aska police on Monday arrested four persons on the charges of burglary and robbery and forwarded them to court. The culprits were identified as Ananta Narayan Patnaik, Bapini Jena, Satya Patro and Kuna Swain. Another accused, Surjya Patro, fled from the scene. Police said all the accused have previous criminal antecedents for their involvement in heinous offences like murder, dacoits and bombing and were sent to jail on earlier occasions. Police seized five live bombs, a pistol, two 7.65mm live cartridges, four back masks, a packet of chili powder and two motorcycles from their possession.