Ganjam BJD meets ahead of CM visit
Brahmapur: The Ganjam district unit of the BJD organised a preparatory meeting here for Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s scheduled visit to the district on December 1. Leaders discussed various issues to make the CM visit a grand success. BJD Brahmapur town president Bijay Samal presided over the meeting. Among others, MLAs Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyaupatnaik and Dr Pradeep Panigrahi, senior leaders Chandra Sekhar Sahu and Rama Chandra Panda, BDA Chairman Subash Moharana, Bhagaban Gantayat, Jagannath Sabat, Anil Sahu, BJD Mahila district president Sanghamitra Dalai, T Gopi and Durga Prasad Panda were present.
BJP Jan Paramarsha rally enters 3rd day
Brahmapur: The BJP Jana Paramarsha Padayatra (public relation rally) conducted here by the party’s Gandhingar unit entered its third day on Wednesday. The Padayatra covered Wards 19, 20 and 23. Activists informed people about various welfare programmes being undertaken by the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre and alleged failures and scams of the State Government. Besides, they also informed people about the BJP’s “Mora Asha-Nua Odisha” programme and plan to make Brahmapur a number-one city. Former corporator Padeep Kumar Satpathy, district president Kahnu Charan Pati, vice-president Sarat Kumar Sahu, senior leaders Kamana Padhy, Sisir Padhy, Ramhari Khandual, Rama Kumar Patro, Siddhant Gangdev, Babita Patro and Subasini Patnaik were present.
Paradip businessman dies in road mishap
Jagatsinghpur: A Paradip-based businessman, Pramod Das belonging to Chakradharpur village, was killed in a road accident at Tarenigada on the outskirts of on Tuesday. He was returning to his village after shutting down his electronics shop at Atharbanki.
Rs 1.69L looted from petrol pump manager
Jagatsinghpur: A petrol pump manager, Kailash Chandra Das of Raghunathpur, was looted of Rs 1.69 lakh by gunpoint two days ago. Police have so far failed to nab the looters. Das was carrying the cash to a bank at Raghunathpur when two motorcycle-borne miscreants waylaid him and opened fire at him. The bullet hit his bike, as consequence of which he fell down on the road. T\he miscreants took away the cash and fled towards Cuttack. Das lodged an FIR in the Raghunathpur police station.
Man dies in road mishap at Paradip
Paradip: A 52-year-old motorcyclist died after a truck hit him from the rear near Tareni Gada on NH-5 on Tuesday. He was identified as Pramod Das of nearby Chakradharpur village. He was a popular electrician in the Atharbanki market.