109 file nominations for Paradip civic polls
Paradip: A total of 109 candidates have filed nomination papers for elections to the Paradip Municipality scheduled to be held on April 7. While elections will be held for the 19 wards, the BJD, the Congress and the BJP have given candidates for each ward. While scrutiny of the nomination papers was held on March 23, withdrawal of the papers will be held on March 26. Results of the elections will be declared on April 8.
20 injured as bus turns turtle in Jajpur
Jajpur: At least 20 passengers were injured in a road accident when a speeding private bus turned turtle at Gandhi Chhack near Chandikhol on NH-5 (A) under the Dharmasala police station of Jajpur district on Wednesday. Those critically injured in the accident were rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack while those minor with injuries were undergoing treatment at the local Government hospital.
Khariar Exe Engineer held carrying Rs 5l
Nuapada: Guaranga Charan Behera, Executive Engineer, Canal Division II of lower Indra Irrigation Project (lIIP), Khariar in Nuapada district, came under raid by the Vigilance on Tuesday. More than Rs 5 lakh was seized from him. “On a tipoff, the Vigilance SP, Jaipur, directed us to conduct the raid,” said Sethi, who headed a Vigilance team which consisted of Inspectors Surendra Raiguru, Prakash Behera
and Siba Pradhan. Behera was caught from a bus, which was about to leave Khariar towards Bhubaneswar. Behera failed to provide the source of the money he was carrying.
Former K’put HM gets RI for taking bribe
Koraput: The Jeypore Special Vigilance Judge awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) of one year to former headmaster Mangaraj Parida of the Biju High School at Sunki in Koraput district for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,700 from one Thakur Kuldip of Cherangaguda village. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000, in default of which, Parida would undergo RI of three months’ more jail term. The headmaster had demanded bribe on July 7, 2010 for issuing an SlC in Kuldip’s favour.
Ex-K’jhar RI gets 2-yr jail term in graft case
Keonjhar: The Keonjhar Vigilance Special Judge on Tuesday awarded rigorous imprisonment of two years to former Revenue Inspector (RI) Alekha Charan Sahu of Sainkul under Anandapur Tehsil in Keonjhar district for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 500 from one Ghutur Sa of Khalana village on November 10, 2000. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Sahu, who will undergo five months’ more jail term if he fails to pay the fine.