High level team visits Baleswar AIIMS sites
Baleswar: A three-member-team visited the district on Wednesday to study the sites earmarked for the proposed AIIMS satellite unit at Bampada. For the initial work, Rs1.16 crore has been sanctioned and the work for the boundary construction for a 350-bed superspecialty hospital would commence soon, the team said. The team included Bhubaneswar AIIMS Deputy Director Pradip Ray, Senior Engineer, Works, Prasant Sutar and Executive Engineer, Works, Pradip Mahalik.
Pramod Das joins as Baleswar Collector
Baleswar: Pramod Das took over the charge of District Collector on Monday. Das stressed on the Indira Awas Yojana and the Biju Pucca housing schemes in a review meeting held on Tuesday. He also asked the officials to review the beneficiaries of ration card and include the genuine beneficiaries who were dropped for some reasons. ADM Manmath Pani, PD, DRDA Abdul Alim Khan, Baleswar sub collector Ramchandra Palta and Dillip Parida were present at the meeting.
M’bhanj Soil Conservation Worker in Vig net
Baripada: Vigilance officials conducted raid on the residential house and office room of Soil Conservation Extension Worker Gobardhan Prusty of Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday on the allegation of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets. The Vigilance sleuths raided his house at Kuchigudi in Rairangpur Town and office room at Rairangpur simultaneously. During the raid, total immovable and movable asset amounting to Rs 88, 81,984 were detected in the name of Prusty and his family members.
Man held for killing wife in Sundargarh
Rourkela: The Sadar police of Sundargarh arrested a 35-year-old man and forwarded him to court on Wednesday for allegedly torturing and killing his wife for dowry. Accused Debasis Sen, a resident of Bedabahal married to Banita Das (31) in 2009. After one year of marriage, he started torturing her demanding dowry. On Monday, Banita’s parents were informed that Banita died after consuming poison. Her parents lodged an FIR against Banita’s husband and in-laws.
Man kills son in a fit of rage in Boudh
Boudh: A family fight turned gory when a man axed his son to death in a fit of rage at Sanabagabara village in Boudh district on Wednesday night. The family feud turned so violent that drunken Sadananda Behera did not hesitate to hack his son Prahallad. Sadananda’s younger son filed an FIR in this regard at the Boudh police station. Police arrested Sadananda.
2 killed in bike accident in Rairangpur
Baripada: Two persons were killed on Wednesday night at Rairangpur near Purnapani Square in a motorcycle accident while another person sustained critical injuries. The deceased were identified as Dinesh Marandi and Hamu Soren. The three youths were going from Rairangpur to Bahalda when the accident occurred.
G’pati Cong observes Indira Gandhi birth anniv
Paralakhemundi: Members of the Gajapati District Congress Committee (DCC) observed the 98th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the Congress Town Office here on Thursday. Parla Town Congress Committee president Basanda Panda presided over a meeting held on the occasion. Congress district president S Gajapati Rao, general secretary A Jaymohan Rao and members V lata, Surendra Pani, Raja Rao, among others, paid floral tributes to a portrait of Indira Gandhi. The party members also spoke on her contributions in the nation’s economy.