R'kela scribes decry SCB fatwa
Rourkela: The members of the Journalists' Association, Rourkela on Mondaycondemned the decision of the SCB Medical College and Hospital authorities to forbid entry of journalists into their premises. At an emergency meeting of the association held under the chairmanship of its president Biranchi Pattanaik, the members urged the Government to instruct the SCB authorities to withdraw such an undemocratic order forthwith; otherwise the journalist community would not bear it anymore.
SBI holds health camp at Talcher
Talcher: The State Bank of India, Talcher branch observed the State Bank Day on July 1 at its premises, and to commemorate this occasion a free health check up camp was also organised for senior citizens and pensioners. More than 28 persons, including women, were checked up by Dr PK Das and free medicines were given to them. The camp was inaugurated by chief manager of the branch Pradyuta Mohanty, who said this branch is rendering service to more than 5,000 pension holders of the Central and State Governments.
Tulasi Munda visits Deomali Public School
Sunabeda: Eminent social activist Padmashree Tulasi Munda visited the DeomaliPublic School at Semiliguda on Monday. School managing committee chairman Jayachandra Khemundu, teachers and students welcomed her. She expressed her happiness over the good infrastructure and environment of the school and good behaviour of the students.
Unidentified body found at P'khemundi bus-stand
Parlakhemundi: Police recovered the dead body of an unidentified old man from a passenger waiting room at the new bus-stand here and sent it for postmortem on Monday. locals said the deceased had come to the waiting room along with another person. After taking soft drink all of sudden he became unconscious and later died.
ASI held for graft in Sambalpur
Bargarh: Hirakud Police Station ASI Karna Kumar Behera was arrested in a graft case. Sambalpur Vigilance division had registered a case against Behera for demanding illegal gratification of Rs 1,000 from the complainant Saroj Kachharia of Gujarati Colony in Sambalapur to release his auto rickshaw, which was detained by the ASI. A trap was laid in the Hirakud Police Station where Behera was caught red handed receiving the money.
Bargarh VlW held in rice scam
Bargarh: VlW Bipin Bihari Pradhan was arrested in a Vigilance case pertaining to misappropriation of Government rice worth Rs 40, 24,461, while he was serving in lakhanpur Block between 2001 and 2008. During verification the mismatch in the stock of rice supplied and kept in the store was unearthed. Pradhan has been remanded to judicial custody.