K’jhar petrol pump looted of Rs 25K
Champua: Four masked miscreants looted Rs 25,000 from the counter of a petrol pump at Bamebari on the Bamebari-Palaspanga expressway in Keonjhar district late on Thursday night. According to information, the youths wearing masks on their faces came to the petrol pump on two motorbikes at around 9.30 pm and opened the cash counter by taking keys from an employee on gunpoint. They took Rs 25,000 and fled away. Petrol pump owner Prem Kumar Jaiswal lodged a complaint in this regard. Police have started investigation.
B’pur lions Club holds diabetes awareness drive
Brahmapur: The lions Club of Brahmapur Galaxy on Friday held an awareness programme on diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and thyroid problems. Dr Sunil Kota gave tips how to control sugar by taking what type of food and precautions for a healthy life. A total of 164 patients got their glucose levels checked and 93 gave their blood samples for thyroid checkup. The event was coordinated by lions District Chairperson P Dharmarao secretary TC Padhy and members lN Mohanty, M Kailash Patro, Arjun Das, Rabindranath Patro, S Adinarayana, Bhaskar Sahu and Suresh Chandra Padhy.
Engineer gets imprisonment in graft case
Baleswar: Disposing of a graft case, the Special Vigilance Court here has sentenced an engineer to one-year imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000. Junior Engineer Hrushikesh Sahu of the Works Department had been trapped while taking bribe of Rs 3,000 from a contractor, Karunakar Das, for passing his bill for renovation of a building.
NDRF Mundali organises yoga
Athagarh: The NDRF Mundali organised yoga in its campus in the
presence of all NDRF personnel as well as their families on the
International Yoga Day on Wednesday. It was presided over by Commandant BK Tiwary. Among the dignitaries who attended included Srijagat Guru Kripalu, Cuttack. Assistant Commandant BK Das, AK Patnaik and GC Pradhan were present.