Mahamandali Mahant dies of corona
Bhubaneswar: Dalkhai Odisha Sankirtan Mahamandali general secretary (Mahant) Pradeep Kumar Jena died of Covid on Monday. His body was cremated at the Satyanagar crematorium. Jena, who was also executive committee member of the Khordha Zilla Mahasangha, was a resident of Laxmisagar village. He had constituted the Dalkhai Sankirtan Mandal with 51 Sankirtan teams. He used to organise Sankirtan Mahotsav every year at Dakhai Peeth here.
Car carrying ganja catches fire in M’giri
Malkangiri: A car allegedly carrying ganja caught fire on the National Highway near MV-17 village in Malkangiri district on Tuesday. The driver and occupants of the car managed to come out of the vehicle and fled the spot. Being informed, Fire Service personnel reached the spot and doused the flames. The ganja was reduced to ashes in the blaze. Police seized the damaged car and started an investigation into the incident.
Gajapati: 5,780-ltr liquor seized, 10 held
Paralakhemundi: In a joint raid by police and excuse personnel led by Sorada Executive Magistrate-cum-Tehsildar Rabindra Kumar Mishra and Deputy Superintendent of Excise of Ganjam Abhiram Behera at Gaudagotha on the border of Ganjam and Gajapati, 5,780 litres of country liquor and materials for distillation were seized and 10 persons, including six women, who were processing the liquor, were arrested. On the instruction of Superintendent of Gajapati Excise Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi, the raid was conducted.
Mishap at Jagannath Steel, 1 injured
Champua: A vehicle helper was severely injured in his leg as an iron-laden hyva hit him in the Jagannath Steel premises near Barbil in Keonjhar district on Tuesday. The injured, identified as Burma Singh, was working as a helper of a vehicle. Burma was shifted to Cuttack and his condition was stable, said sources.
96 kg ganja seized; 1 held
Khordha: The Crime Branch’s Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday seized a huge cache of ganja and arrested a person in this connection from Barabati village under the Begunia police station in Khordha district.Based on reliable inputs, the STF conducted a raid and seized 96 kg of the contraband and nabbed one Dinabandhu Mohapatra of Barabati village.A case has been registered at Begunia police station under Sections 20 (b)(ii)(c) of NDPS Act 1985 f. Further investigations are on in connection with the incident, said an official.
TSML starts op at Sukinda mine
Bhubaneswar: The Tata Steel Mining Limited (TSML), formerly known as TS Alloys Ltd, commenced operations at its Sukinda chromite mine on Monday.The groundbreaking ceremony to kick-start the mining operations at Sukinda was attended by TSML managing director MC Thomas, seneior general manager Sushanta Mishra and senior officials of the TSML and Dhanshar Engineering & Co. Pvt Ltd (DECO), the mine developer and operator (MDO) for the mine. “It is a significant milestone for theTata Steel Mining and the first step in our journey of commercial mining. As a responsible corporate, the Tata Steel Mining is committed to sustainable mining practices and excellence in governance while treating all its stakeholders as partners in long term value creation,” said Thomas.