K’mal RTO gets 2-yr jail in graft case
Phulbani: Vigilance Judge Biranchi Narayan Mishra on Saturday convicted Khandhamal Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Debi Prasad Padhi and awarded him two years’ imprisonment for taking bribe to renew the permit of a mini bus. Padhi was also asked to pay a fine of Rs 6, 000 and, in default, to undergo six months more imprisonment for taking bribe of Rs 850 from Raj Kishore Ray of Butupalli village in Boudh district.
Phulbani scribe injured in attack
Phulbani: Senior journalist of DD-1 Subash Chandra Pradhan was seriously injured in his head being assaulted by one Prakash Chandra Sahu, vegetable traders at the daily market near Phulbani Bazar on Saturday. Sahu was arrested by police. The reason behind the incident would be ascertained after investigation, said the Town PS IIC.
Patel Dhenkanal scribes’ body president
Dhenkanal: Prasana Kumar (Patel) Pattnaik was elected as president of the District Journalists’ Association and Pratap Kumar Baral as its secretary on Friday. Among 164 valid voters form eight blocks, three NACs and Dhenkanal Municipality, 157 took part in the voting. Patel defeated his sole contestant Sasimauli Rath by 23 votes and Baral defeated his nearest contestant Satya Swarup Das by 21 votes. Senior journalist Krushna Kumar Mishra conducted the election as chief election officer.
DDMA holds mock drill in D’nal
Dhenkanal: The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) conducted a district level awareness meeting on disaster preparedness and mock drill here. Attending the event as chief guest, district Collector Nikhil Pawan Kalyan appreciated the programme. Among others, Project Director DRDA Narotam Behera and District Red Cross Branch vice-president Biranchi Narayan Pany spoke. Apart from the ODRAF team, Fire Services officials, Scouts and Guide and NCC students participated.
Youth killed in road mishap in Balanga
Balanga: In a tragic incident, Biswajit Pradhan (19) of village Chorapada died in a road mishap at Rupadeipur Chhak under the Balanga police station late on Friday night. Biswajit with his fried Nilakantha were returning home after attending a marriage ceremony by a motorcycle when near Rupadeipur Dhhaba Chhak an unknown Bolero vehicle hit them. locals rescued both and admitted at the Sakhigopal Hospital. later, Biswajit was referred to Unit-6 hospital of Bhubaneswar, where the doctors declared him brought dead.
Danfoss launches ‘one-point’ solution centre
Bhubaneswar: The Danfoss Industries Pvt ltd has announced its efforts to increase its product and technology offerings in Odisha by launching an exclusive authorised ‘one-point’ solutions centre in Bhubaneswar, through the Nuex Engineering Services. The store would focus on the food infrastructure across various food parks and farm lands by improving the levels of safety and automation in cold rooms and cold storages, to help minimise food loss and double farmer’s income.