Khariar NAC staff, trader get RI in graft case
Cuttack: A Vigilance case had been booked against Jasawant Kumar Mund, ex-Junior Clerk, Khariar NAC, Pawan Kumar Agrawal, proprietor of Pawan Traders, Khariar, and Kausalya Sahu, ex-Chairperson, Khariar NAC, for bungling in purchase of 52 Bajaj Sodium Vapor light fittings for the NAC in 2000-01. The Special Judge, Vigilance, Jeypore, on Monday sentenced Mund and Agrawal imprisonment for two months and a fine of `1,000, if unable to pay fine, then RI for two months more. Kausalya Sahu was acquitted as she was found not guilty.
Head Clerk held for graft in Bargarh
Bargarh: Sambalpur Vigilance sleuths arrested Ranjan Kumar Patra, a Head Clerk in the Office of Consolidation Officer, Bargarh, for receiving bribe of `1, 000 from Jadumani Seth of Manapada under Attabira police limits to issue certified copies of seven cases instituted by Seth under OCH and PFl Act, 1972. A trap was laid on August 19 and Patra was caught red handed accepting the bribe in his office. The sleuths recovered `1,000 from the accused. About 10 days back, the accused accepted a sum of Rs 2,000 from the complainant to expedite the work.
ROPR of NTPC ER-II held at Talcher
Talcher: The 12th Regional Operation Performance Review (ROPR) of the Eastern Region-II Stations was held at Talcher Thermal recently with NTPC Director (Operations) NN Misra chairing the meeting. The meeting was attended by RED (East-II) MS Soin, ED (OS) Thomas Joseph), ED VB Fadnavis and GM (TTPS) Anuttam Chaudhuri and other officials from Corporate Centre, ER-II Headquarter, TSTPS & TTPS. Misra advised the management to ensure their long sustenance.