Correction
The State Assembly’s Monsoon session will commence on September 29. Our story published on September 26 inadvertently mentions that the session will begin on October 29. The error is regretted
VSSUT to remain shut for 4 days
Sambalpur: The Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla authorities have closed the institute for four days from Saturday to September 29 due to rising Covid-19 cases. The university campus would be completely sanitised during this period.
2 killed in bike-truck collision in Angul
Angul: Two youths were killed on the spot when a motorcycle they were riding collided head on with a truck in Angul district on Saturday afternoon near a curve at the Jarpada railway over-bridge. The truck driver fled the spot. A police official said there have been several accidents near the Jarpada over-bridge in last one year. As bushes cover both sides of the road, less space is left for the vehicles to pass. This leads to accidents, especially head-on collisions, between vehicles.
Two crushed to death under truck in Rayagada
Rayagada: Two persons were crushed to death under wheels of a trailer in Rayagada district late on Friday night. The deceased were residents of Dumuripadar village under the Narayanpatna police limits in Koraput district. They had come to Rayagada by a motorcycle for some work. While returning to Koraput, the bike skidded under the 14-wheel truck.
NKS holds Bharat Bandh in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) participated in the Bharat Bandh against the Union Government-sponsored farm Bills by staging protests here on Friday. NKS activists held a bike rally covering the entire town shouting slogans against the Union Government. They termed the farm Bills as anti-farmer and demanded their immediate withdrawal. The NKS supporters also staged a few hours’ road blockade at Thana Chhak before police dispersed them and restored traffic movement. The agitation was led by NKS district leaders Rashmi Ranjan Swain, Nityananda Panda and Debi Prasad Moharana.
Jagatsinghpur teenage girl kidnapped
Jagatsinghpur: The Biridi police have registered a kidnapping case basing on a complaint lodged by a resident of Sankhapur village that his 16-year-old college going daughter has been missing since Wednesday night. The FIR stated that a few days ago, a youth had threatened kidnapping the girl in an instance of a one-sided love. Police have launched a search to trace the girl and the accused youth, said Biridi police station IIC Dilip Kumar Sahoo.
Truck owner fined Rs 3L in Nuapada
Nuapada: The Commercial Tax and GST Enforcement Unit, Nuapada, collected a fine of Rs 3,04,932 from the owner of a truck, which had been seized with 25.6 tonnes of iron bar 10 days back. The truck had been caught while it was on its way from Chhattisgarh to Khariar Road. The truck driver failed to provide any valid documents of the vehicle, following which a notice was served to the truck owner. Following several notices, the truck owner deposited the fine on Friday.
TPCODL forms SHG in Paradip for rev collection
Bhubaneswar: The Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) recently formed a self help group (SHG) in Paradip to engage 56 women in various commercial and energy conservation activities such as meter reading, billing and collection and safety awareness programmes. In less than 15 days, they have showcased massive progress in collection of revenue from consumers spread across 28 GPs under the Kujanga block. The women have been able to carge their own identity as “Bijuli Devi”. They are earning Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000, informed TPCODL CEO M Shenbagam.