JSpur rapist gets 10-yr jail term
Jagatsinghpur: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences [POCSO] Court here on Tuesday sentenced a rapist to 10 years imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000. The accused is Suryakanta Behera alias Guria. An FIR had been lodged against him on October 2, 2016 for raping a 15- year-old girl by her mother. Police had arrested Guria. Special POCSO Court Judge Bhagaban Pradhan, after hearing from as many as 16 witnesses and basing on other evidences, held the accused guilty.
Jharigam LAMPCS branch in-charge in Vig net
Umarkote: Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids on houses of Nabarangpur district’s Jharigam LAMPCS in-charge Gayanarayan Mathia at eight places on the complaints of amassing properties disproportionate to his known source of income. The anti-corruption officials conducted raids at his house and patrol pomp at Jharigam, three houses located at different places under Jharigam Block, a gash go-down, a farmhouse and his office chamber. Sleuths comprising Koraput division Vigilance SP led the search operations. Assets owned by Mathia and his family members were yet to be unearthed as raids were underway till the report was filed.
CM sanctions Rs 98L for 320 Narsinghpur projects
Athagarh: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sanctioned Rs 98.12 lakh for 320 developmental projects of Narsinghpur block on Tuesday under the Ama Gaon, Ama Bikash programme through videoconferencing, The CM interacted with people of the block who congregated at Club ground with local MLA Debi Prasad Mishra. The MLA distributed cheques to 582 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna and 1,180 construction labourers.
Gajapati DLSA holds Human Rights Day
Paralakhemundi: The Gajapati District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) observed the International Human Rights Day at the Majaraja Girls’ High School here on Tuesday. District Sessions Judge and DLSA Chairman Durga Shankar Mishrea gracing as chief guest highlighted about importance of the day and explained to students how illegal human trafficking can be checked. Civil Court Registrar Sarbeshwar Das informed about various programmes undertaken by the DLSA. A quiz competition was held among students and winners were given prizes. School Headmaster Sudarshan Rao proposed a vote of thanks.
Vedanta holds inter-State football tourney
Lanjigarh: The inter-State football knock-out tournament 2018 organised by the Vedanta Ltd in association with the Shibaram Yuvan Sangh at Chandanpur village playground concluded here on Tuesday. In the tournament being held from December 4, a special women’s exhibition match between Jharsuguda and Sambalpur was held December 7 to encourage girls to take up sports. MLA Balabhadra Majhi had flagged off the tourney in which teams from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh participated.