TRIBUTES PAID TO LAXMANANANDA ON ANNIV
Phulbani: A function was organised by the Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) here to pay tributes to Hindu Seer Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati on his 15th death anniversary. Sanskrit researcher Prafulla Kumar Mishra was the chief guest. He spoke about sacrifice and contributions of Laxamanananda for the Hindu community. Other VHP members spoke about how the seer and his disciple were killed mercilessly. Though the State Government set a commission for probe, till now the main accused hasn’t been arrested.
CENTURION HOSTS CYBER SECURITY HACKATHON
Bhubaneswar: The Centurion University hosted ‘KAVACH 2023’, a cyber security hackathon in physical mode. The theme of KAVACH-2023 was "Identification of innovative concepts and technology solutions for addressing security challenges of the 21st century faced by our intelligence agencies”. KAVACH-2023, launched by AICTE, offers a unique opportunity for students and startups with innovative minds to bridge this gap. The grand finale of KAVACH-2023 was held in August at five different Zonal Centres, including Centurion University.
PHIRINGIA TEHSIL PEON HELD TAKING BRIBE
Phulbani: The Vigilance police on Friday caught Ajay Malik. Peon of Phiringia Tehsil in Kandhamal district while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. Malik had demanded the bribe from the complainant Biju Kahara to issue a separate Patta (RoR) in a partition case among three brothers. Malik had demanded Rs 42,000 for the purpose and already taken Rs 34,000. But he was red-handed while taking the rest Rs 8,000. Locals alleged that the tehsil Revenue Inspecto and Peon were regularly collecting bribes from people to get their work done.
TEMPLE DONATION BOXES LOOTED IN BARGARH
Bargarh: Masked burglars on Thursday night broke into the Narasinghnath Temple under the Paikamal police station in Bargarh district and looted money from the donation boxes. The burglars also decamped with two donation boxes. A complaint was filed at Paikmal police station in connection with this. The CCTV installed in the temple has recorded the burglary. In the footage three masked men were seen. But due to the masks their identity was yet to be ascertained. Police are investigating into the incident with the help of a sniffer dog and a forensic team.
NEW OIC AT BALANGA POLICE STATION
Balanga: As per the direction of Puri SP Vishal Singh, Sub-Inspector Dibyaranjan Panda joined as new Officer-in-Charge of the Balanga police station on Thursday. Panda has a good track record in Puri district. Recently he was felicitated by the Puri SP as a good officer in the district. Panda said control of antisocial work, stoppage illegal sale of liquors in rural area and up-gradation of night patrolling would get his priority.
BARIPADA DOCTOR CLEARS MRCS
Baripada: Dr Akash Mohapatra, a resident of Baripada, has recently cleared the prestigious MRCS (Member of Royal College of Surgeons), Examination. Dr Mohapatra, who has now qualified as an MRCS, Edinburgh (Scotland), is an alumnus of Baripada's MKC High School and also of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. MRCS is an internal membership examination of the Royal College of Surgeons, which tests the knowledge, experience and clinical competence expected of trainees aspiring to be globally-recogniSed doctors.