Road Safety Week observed at B’pur
Brahmapur: The 26th Road Safety Week, which began on January 11, was observed by the district Road Transport authorities at the Old Bus Stand here on Tuesday. Awareness messages on road safety were delivered to the public through dance forms. Some key guidelines like prohibition for driving by persons below 18 years, safe driving in accident-prone areas, issue of ID cards for auto drivers, avoiding alcohol at driving time and affixing yellow colour plate in all commercial vehicles were presented through dance. Ganjam RTO SK Biswal was present, among others. “Safety is not just a slogan but a way of life,” said Biswal.
Satyabadi RI held taking bribe
Puri: Vigilance police on Tuesday arrested Satyabadi tehsil’s Kadua Revenue Inspector Yudhisthira Jena on the charge of demanding and accepting bribe of Rs4,500 to issue a land patta. Acting on a complaint of Sridhar Prusty of Biraramchandrapur under the Satyabadi police station, the Vigilance police laid a trap and caught Jana red-handed while taking the bribe from the complainant in his office.
Balangir GRS held on graft charge
Balangir: Acting on a tipoff, Vigilance sleuths led by DSP Abhiram Kar arrested the GRS of Kuibahal gram panchayat, Abhaya Ranjan Rout, for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs10,000 from one Pabita Majhi. The GRS had demanded the bribe amount from Majhi to issue a work order under the Indira Aawas Yojana (IAY) in favour of the latter. The accused was later forwarded to court.