Vig raids Gunupur Excise Inspector’s houses
Rayagada: The Vigilance police on Saturday conducted raids at Gunupur Excise Inspector lalitmohan Mishra’s office and residence on allegation of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Simultaneous raids were conducted at Mishra’s office at Gunupur, a rented house, his in-law’s house at Patnagarh in Balangir district, parental house at Bhutiarbahal and another house at Adarshpada. “He possesses four plots worth Rs 15 lakh and a house worth over Rs 25 lakh. We have so far traced Rs 1.47 lakh in cash besides lIC papers and bank deposits,” said Vigilance SP Jagannath Nayak.
villagers attack cops over road construction
Nayagarh: Three policemen were injured at Gudupangi village under the Sadar police limits in Nayagarh district on Saturday as villagers attacked them over a road construction issue. According to reports, a road is being constructed from Balabhadrapur to Dhipamala under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Gudupangi residents demand that the road go through their village. They damaged a JCB machine used in the road work and a police vehicle besides attacking the cops. A platoon of police force was deployed at the spot to avoid further untoward incident.
lions Club observes Van Mahotsav
Bhubaneswar: The lions District 322 C4 in association with the Suyog Computech observed Van Mahotsav through a recital programme of Jaydeva’s Gita Govinda here on Friday. Club District Governor Geeta Rani Padhi, first District Governor Biswanath Mohanty and retired IFS officer Gadadhar Mahapatra were guests. Mahapatra spoke on how the environment can be made clean by reading poems of Jayadeva. Suyog director Manoj Mahapatra and chairman Sudarsan Mahapatra also spoke and a plantation drive was held on the occasion.
Rama Devi death anniv observed in RD Varsity
Bhubaneswar: The Rama Devi University observed the death anniversary of Rama Devi Choudhury here on Saturday. Various programmes like a blood donation camp, tree plantation and a cleanliness drive were oragnised in the university premises. Vice-Chancellor Prof Padmaja Mishra said the university is the symbol of Rama Devi’s scarifies, ethics and values. Among others, Bani Sengupta, Kalpana Das, Durga Sadangi, Manas Behera and Moihir Sethi were present.
Two youths die after falling from train
Jajpur: Two youths died after they allegedly fell from a train near
the Korei station in Jajpur district on Friday night. They were identified as Chandan Behera (22), son of Baikuntha Behera, and Bijaya Behera (23), son of Chagala Behera, of Mandari village under Basudevpur in Bhadrak district.
8 Angul girl students fall ill taking MDM eggs
Angul: Eight girl students of the Kosala High School in Chhendipada of Angul district fell ill on Saturday after consuming eggs served to them in the midday meal (MDM). The students, all of Class-VIII, were admitted to the Kosala hospital. One of them was later shifted to the Angul District Headquarters Hospital for better treatment.
Eco Club holds plantation drive in B’pur
Brahmapur: With an aim to improve the aesthetic look and make the campus clean and green, the Eco Club held a plantation drive at the De Paul School premises here on Saturday. Brahmapur DFO Asish Kumar Behera was chief guest. A number of medicinal and other saplings were planted. School Principal Father Saju Antony CM, Vice-Principal Bhalerian CM, Eco Club members, school members and students coordinated the programme.