40-kg bomb, pistol seized in Gajapati jungle
Paralakhemundi: Police seized a tiffin bomb and a country-made pistol from a jungle along Paniganda-Toranipani road under the Adaba police limits in Gajapati district on Monday. The security personnel found the ammos during a combing operation expedited ahead of General Elections in the Maoists-hit area. The bomb, weighed about 40 kg, was defused by experts. A case was registered and further investigations were on.
Man kills 75-yr-old father, arrested in Bargarh
Bargarh: A 75-year-old man was allegedly killed by his son over a family dispute at Dabha village under the Jharbandha police limits in Bargarh district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Parsuram Sahu. Sources said Kampal Sahu (38) axed his father to death following a verbal duel over some family issue. He later buried the body inside his house to evade arrest. Suspecting his activities, locals informed police, who reached the spot and began an investigation into the incident after arresting Kampal.
NINL posts best sinter output with 11.25L tone
Bhubaneswar: With 11, 25,770 tonne sinter output till March 16 in the present financial year, the Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) has registered its best ever production figure in a fiscal since inception. The integrated steel plant has surpassed its previous best output of 11, 24,300 ton in 2013-14. On March 11, with 7, 20,803 tonne output in the present financial year, the NINL had posted its best ever hot metal production in a fiscal. The company has planned to adopt Coal Dust Injection (CDI) technology at its blast Furnace which would result in improvement of techno economic parameters and enhance hot metal productivity. The adoption of the technology would also save the company around Rs 200 crore per annum.