Mayurbhanj RI held taking bribe
Baripada: Abhimanyu Barik, in-charge Revenue Inspector (RI), Thakurmunda Revenue Circle in Mayurbhanj district, was arrested by the Vigilance police for accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 on Wednesday. He demanded the bribe from Dulum Birua of Ghulughulia under the Mahuladiha PS for furnishing an inquiry report on allotment of Government land of four decimal in his favour as a landless person. A trap was laid by Vigilance officers and Barik was caught red-handed while taking the bribe amount from Birua.
Orissa Stevedores achieves record
Paradip: The Paradip-based Orissa Stevedores ltd (OSl) has created an all-time record at Paradip in handling of iron ore pellets by loading 36,579 MT in 24 hours on October 1. The vessel Torenia, which reached Paradip on September 29, berthed next day for loading of 51,579 MT pellets by exporter Jindal Steel and Power ltd (JSPl).
Gambling den busted; 4 held in Jajpur
Jajpur: The police raided a house at Salaganga under the Kalinganagar police station on Wednesday afternoon and arrested four persons on the charge of gambling. An amount of Rs 2,116 was recovered from their possession. They were produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Jajpur Road. The court rejected their bail applications and remanded them to jail custody.
Gopabandhu Jayanti observed in Jajpur
Jajpur: The Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das Jayanti was observed at Kaliapani of Jajpur district on Wednesday. A meeting held on the occasion was presided over by Sattar Regiment of India chief commander Dr Manzoor Ali. Among others, writers Prasanta Das, Ramesh Chandra Panda and Dr Jagannath Nayak, social worker Prabhu Ranjan Satpathy and journalist Jaynarayan Mohapatra attended the function.
Ali boy chosen for State-level competition
Ali: Biswakeshan Dash, a Class-VII student of the Radhanath UP School at Kaladia under Badambila gram panchayat in Ali block and son of poets Braja kishore Dash and Sanniva Dash has been nominated to the State-level debate completion after he stood first in the Kendrapada district-level competition on midday meal in schools.
Ali temple body members nominated
Ali: The new committee members of the laxmi Baraha Jew Temple here were nominated for two years on Tuesday. Bijoy Kumar Dikshit was nominated as the president, Subash Chandra Dikshit as vice-president, Susanta Kumar Dikshit as secretary and Susanta Kumar Dash was nominated as assistant secretary, Bhagat Panda as treasurer and Rasananda Dikshit, Golekha Bihari Panda, Prabhata Kumar Dikshit, Saroj Kumar Dikshit and Gagan Bihari Dikshit were nominated as advisory board members.