Motorcyclist killed in Jajpur
Jajpur: A 40-year-old motorcyclist was killed when an Indica car collided with his bike at Jaraka Chhack on NH-5 under the Dharmasala police station on Saturday. He was identified as Ajay Behera of Prathamakhanda under the Kuakhia police station.
Jajpur clerk caught taking bribe
Cuttack: Pradeep Kumar Das, Junior Clerk in the office of Medical Officer, CHC, Korei, Jajpur district, was arrested by the Vigilance police for taking bribe of Rs 3,000 on Saturday. He was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers in his office room while demanding and accepting the from Biswanath Das of village Nimakana under Tirtol PS in Jagatsinghpur district, who is a driver of Korei CHC, for processing his GPF withdrawal and preparing his bill already sanctioned by the CDMO.
Five guns, Rs 5.35l seized in B’pur; 1 held
Brahmapur: A special police team comprising officers of four police stations of Brahampur conducted a raid on the house of one Ashok Kumar Sahu at Routpatna on the Asks Road and seized three revolvers, two guns, 11 bullets and a cash amount of Rs 5.35 lakh from the house. The team has also arrested and court-forwarded Ashok, SP Dr Sarthak Sarngi said. He further informed that some liquor mafia and gamblers are running illegal gun trades in the city. Ashok had brought the firearms and ammunitions from Munger (Bihar) and Kolkata.
Two bikers killed in Ganjam road mishap
Brahmapur: Two bikers were killed as a truck ran over them on the Baghua bridge at Sikuriapada under the Kabisuryanagar police station in Ganjam district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Jitendra Jena(27) and Fakir Jena (27) of Kharia village under the Aska police limits. Irate over the accident, locals blocked the Aska-Kabisuryanagar Road for five hours. After Rs 10,000 was provided to the families of each deceased on behalf of the Red Cross, the locals withdrew their agitation.
75 disabled tribals get certificates
Banpur: As many as 75 disabled persons registered their names and were given certificates at a camp of identification and certification of disabled persons held in the tribal area of Niladriprasad gram panchayat in Banpur on Friday. The persons, including 42 orthopaedically handicapped, 10 mentally retarded, 12 deaf and nine blind persons will get Government benefits as per the law on the basis of their certificates. A team of doctors of the Khordha district hospital assessed the cases and provided the certificates in the presence of ADSWO Pratima Dash.
Municipality clerk held taking bribe
Jharsuguda: lambodhar Sethi, VS Clerk in the office of the Executive Officer, Brajarajnagar Municipality was arrested by the Vigilance police for taking bribe of Rs 500 on Friday. Sethi was caught red-handed in his office room by a Vigilance team while demanding and accepting the bribe from Sashi Bhusan Singh of Saryupar under Daudpur PS of Chhapra in Bihar for issue of a birth certificate of his son Ankit Singh.