Poll tickets to locals demanded in Pallahara
Pallahara: Senior leader Dr Santosh Dehury along with his supporters sat on a dharna at the Biju Patnaik statue here demanding that local aspirants be given tickets for the Pallahara Assembly seat. They alleged that all parties have ignored local leaders in the past. The Congress and the BJP have chosen candidates outside the Assembly segment, gnoring local aspirants, they alleged.
Pallahara BJP nominee meets party men
Pallahara: BJP nominee for Pallahara Assembly seat Ashok Mohanty had a darshan of Maa Kundeibira, the presiding deity of Pallahara, and sought Her blessing. He met party workers and expressed his gratitude to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his nomination by the party. Notably, in 2014, Mohanty, who contested election on BJP ticket, had secured second position by getting 38,682 votes. Mohanty also played a pivotal role during the 2017 panchayat election in the locality for which Kaniha and Pallahara block Chairman posts have gone to the BJP.
Pallahara man injured in gunshot
Pallahara: A man was injured in a gunshot at Purunapani village ofParachhata panchayat under the Khamar police limits. The injured Bikash Nayak had hidden an illegal loaded gun under a straw heap and while bring it out he pulled the trigger. Bikash was first admitted in Khamar hospital and later was shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack. It was alleged that Khamar hospital in-charge did not intimate police about the incident. Getting information, Khamar police station IC Jugal Kishore Dash and others went to the spot for a probe.
Training on use of EVM, VVPAT held at Pallahara
Pallahara: To ensure free and fair election to the Pallahara Assembly seat, Sub-Collector-cum-Returning Officer Ajit Kumar Pradhan conducted a training programme for Presiding and Polling Officers here on Saturday. They were taught on the functioning of EVM and VVPAT machines. Tehsildar Ansuman Satapathy, Additional Tehsildar Suman Minz and other officers were present.
Youth injured in fathers’ attack at Pallahara
Pallahara: In a gruesome incident, a 26-year-old youth was critically injured after being attacked with an axe by none other than his father in Solda village under Pallahara Sadar police limits in Angul district on Saturday. Injured Jena Tubid was first rushed to Pallahara hospital and then shifted to the Angul District Headquarters Hospital as his condition deteriorated. Accused father Bahadur Tubid has fled the village. Investigations are on, said IIC Gyana Ranjan Samal.
Fake tobacco units busted; 1 held in P’khemundi
Paralakhemundi: The Paralakhemundi police on Saturday busted fake tobacco manufacturing units at Ranipentha, Kumutisahi and Om Santi Colony here and arrested a person involved in the racket. The arrestee was identified as Reddey Ramababu (20) of Kumutisahi under the Paralakhemkundi PS. Huge quantities of adulterated tobacco products, machins, tobacco packets, labels of several branded companies and other packaging materials were seized during the raid, said Gajapati SP Sarah Sharma at a Press meet on Saturday.