RAPE ACCUSED HELD AFTER 12 YRS IN GANJAM
Chhatrapur: Police on Tuesday night arrested and forwarded to court one Binod Pallai (45) of Agastinuagaon in Ganjam district, who was wanted in a 12-year-old rape case. The case was registered against Binod on March 29, 2010 at the Ganjam police station. From then, he was absconding. After getting information about his whereabouts from reliable sources, Ganjam IIC Santosh Kumar Behera along with other police personnel conducted a raid and nabbed him.
BOY DIES AS GUN GOES OFF IN PALLAHARA
Pallahara: A boy was accidentally shot to death at the Rohira forest beat in Angul district while hunting wild animals. The deceased was identified as Rabi Purty. His father Chaitan Boita lodged a complaint with the Khamar police that Balabhadra Jamuda of Rohira and Ghusa Kandian of Balabhadrapur and his son had gone for hunting. But his son sustained bullet injures and died. Police ascertained during probe that Rabi had a gun of his own and when he fell down his own weapon went off and he was killed, said Khamar IIC SJ Padhiary. Two persons were detained and interrogated.
FIRE AT PURI SAW MILL; TIMBERS WORTH CRORES GUTTED
Puri: A major fire broke out at a saw mill on Nabakalebara Road under the Talabania police limits here on Wednesday night. Timbers worth around Rs 10 crore were reduced to ashes. Being informed, Fire Service personnel rushed to the spot and doused the flames after a six-hour-long effort. Though the reason behind the fire mishap was yet to be ascertained, it was suspected that an electrical short circuit might have led to the outbreak of fire.
ECoR GM’s WINDOW TRAILING INSPECTION
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway GM Roop Narayan Sunkar on Thursday had a Window Trailing inspection from Bhubaneswar to Bhadrak and Dhamara Port and reviewed various infrastructural works between Bhadrak and Dhamara to provide better connectivity and facilities to the port. He made the inspection in line with Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s special focus on the various ongoing project works in the State. He also had a Window Trailing inspection from Bhubaneswar to Bhadrak and Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) sidings.
BRAHMAPUR SOCIAL WORKER PATTNAIK NO MORE
Brahmapur: Social worker Tilottama Pattnaik (97) died at her Babajitota Street residence on Saturday. She was popularly known as “Tilottama Maa” and wife of late Surendranath Pattnaik. At the time of her death, her son, daughter- in- law, daughter and son- in- law and all grandchildren were present. Her obsequies were observed at Geeta Bhavan Road here followed by a brief meeting on December 14. A large number of relatives, well wishers and intellectuals were present.
TATA STEEL A PARTNER OF HOCKEY MEN’S WC
Bhubaneswar: The Tata Steel has become an official partner of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 to be played in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The company has signed an MoU with the Hockey India in this regard.
PREPS TO RECEIVE HOCKEY WC IN JHARSUGUDA
Jharsuguda: A preparatory meeting has been held under the chairmanship of district Collector Saroj Kumar Samal in which it has been deiced that special decorations will be made on the roads to the entrance and exit of the town as the Hockey World Cup statue will go through Jharsuguda district to Deogarh via Jharsuguda town. In the district, preparations have started to celebrate the Hockey World Cup. The Hockey World Cup statue will reach the Kherwal bridge on January 4, 2023 at 2 pm. After a welcome ceremony, it will be brought to the Manmohan School campus.
AM/NS SETS UP ADVANCED LABOUR ROOM AT KOIRA CHC
Sundargarh: The ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has set up an advanced labour room at the Koira Community Health Centre in Sundargarh district, which was inaugurated by local Sarpanch Rushikesh Deuri, Sarpanch in the presence of Head-CSR, AM/NS India Dr Vikas Yadvendu. The AM/NS India is on a mission to strengthen the neonatal care and exclusive mother delivery facilities in Koira.