K’pada DHH doc assaulted; two youths held
Kendrapada: The Kendrapada Town police arrested two youths on Monday for allegedly creating hooliganism at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and assaulting orthopaedic doctor Bhabani Shankar lenka, who was on an emergency duty. The duo in an inebriated condition also went on manhandling eye specialist DP Sutar and OAPF constable Gopal Krushna Singh. One of the two had come for medical treatment after getting injured in a bike accident. Acting on an FIR lodged by the orthopaedic doctor, the police arrested the two, SK Wahid Ali (23) and SK Mustaque Ali (20) of Jeypura village.
Congress foundation day observed at Parala
Paralakhemundi: The Congress Gajapati district unit led by its president S Gajapati Rao observed the 130th foundation day of the Indian National Congress (INC) at the Congress Office here on Monday. A meeting was held on the occasion where MlA K Surya Rao joined as chief guest while Congress Town president Basanta Panda presided over it. Congress district general secretary A Jaymohan Rao, Surendar Pani, Paul Pradhan and Sanjay Kumar Adhikar were present.
ABVP holds Brahmapur Nagar Sammilani
Brahmapur: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) organised its Brahmapur Nagar Sammilani here on Tuesday. More than 150 student from different colleges of the city participated in the convention. Attending as speakers ABVP former State president Ramesh Chandra Tripathy, national executive body member Priyanka Priyadarshini Mallik, Tanmaya Das said about the objectives of the ABVP. Students should involve themselves in nation building and development of the society, they said. Various programmes would be held from Yuva Dibas to Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti in January, they informed. ABVP city vice-president Saroj Satpathy chaired the meeting.
Subarnapur man held taking bribe
Cuttack: Ainthu Sahu of Subarnapur district’s Sarasmal village was arrested by Vigilance officials on Tuesday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 2,000. Sahu had demanded bribe from one Purandar Sahu of Sahajbahal village in Subarnapur district to release money for two household latrines sanctioned by the Dunguripali BDO. On Sahu’s complaint, a trap was laid and Ainthu Sahu caught red-handed by Vigilance officers at the Sarasmal Market.