Ganja plants worth Rs 17 cr destroyed
Phulbani: Police and excise sleuths in a joint raid on Wednesday destroyed illegal plantation of ganja (hemp) plants spread over 165 acres of land at Rabingia, Dakapada, Barapadar, Tetkapadar, Kutiguda, Kotapanga and Sarulai villages under Nuapadar GP. The team comprising 110 officers and labourers destroyed about 1, 65, 000 hemp plants worth Rs 17 crore. A DVF team was depployed for protection of the team.
Fire breaks out in NITR
Rourkela: A fire broke out in the premises of the purchase and works department of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) around 2.30 am on Wednesday. The flames were doused in a matter of minutes due to immediate intervention of Fire Services personnel. Some files, computers were damaged. An FIR about the incident was lodged in the Sector-3 police station, said NITR sources. Though the reason for the fire was yet unknown, an investigating committee has been constituted that would submit a report soon.
SSEPD Min honours PPWO head
Nimapara: The Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Department on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities felicitated Nimapara Pingalakhi Public Welfare Organisation (PPWO) head Rajkishore Sabut in Bhubaneswar. Sabut was honoured with Rs 25,000 in cash and a citation by Minister Prafulla Samal for his efforts for disabled persons’ education and rehabilitation.