K’pada woman engineer caught taking bribe
Kendrapada: Rajashree Pattnaik, Junior Engineer (GPTA), Sadar block of Kendrapada district was caught red-handed and arrested by Vigilance officers at her residential Government quarter for taking bribe of Rs22,000 from Minakshi Jena of village Gaidua. Pattnaik had demanded the bribe from Jena to prepare the first and final bill of cement concrete road from Gaiduajena Sahi to Kolabandha Harijansahi.
Six Bangladeshis jailed for dacoity
Baleswar: Additional District and Sessions Judge RK Sahoo on Friday convicted six Bangladeshi nationals and sentenced them to jail terms. While four of them were sentenced with 10 years of rigorous imprisonment on the charge of dacoity, the two others were sentenced to five years in jail for violation of Foreign Nationals Act. They had been arrested in May 2007 in connection with a dacoity.
Balangir town citizens demand bypass
Balangir: Members of the Balangir Action Committee led by Gopalji Panigrahi, Santosh Pradhan and Nilamani Mishra and supported by other organisations of the town on Friday staged a dharna before the district Collectorate here demanding construction of a bypass or a ring road to ease the growing traffic congestion and avert accidents in the town. “Unless the Government takes suitable steps within a month, we will intensify the agitation further,” said committee president Gopalji Panigrahi. A memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister was submitted through the district administration.
Sattar Sansad donates Rs1l to U’khand relief
Jajpur: The Sattar Smruti Sansad on Friday donated Rs1 lakh to the Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Sansad general secretary Dr Manzoor Ali handed over the cheque to Jajpur district Collector AK Samal. The Himalayan tsunami, which swept through Uttarkhand recently, has claimed 560 lives. Hundreds of people are still missing. The unofficial sources say the death toll will be several thousands. “This is a great example generosity. Others should emulate Sattar Smruti Sansad,” Collector Samal said.