2 more spl trains from BBSR to Delhi
Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run two more special trains from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi. Of the two, while the Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Weekly will run via Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda and Rourkela and the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Weekly Duronto would run via Baleswar and Adra. They are scheduled to run from October 17 and 21, respectively.
U Sammilani celebrates Utkalmani birth anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani celebrated the birth anniversary of its former present and Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das here on Friday. On the occasion, Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate Branch president Dillip Dashsharma urged upon youth to follow the ideologies of the Utkamani in their lives. Among others, advisors Niranjan Dash and Nimai Charan Dash, vice-president Shital Chandra Mohanty, Basanti Tripathi, Akshay Kumar Jethi, Niranjan Patra, Gopi Mohan Patnaik and Nagen Kumar Nayak paid homage to the Utkalmani.
CSpur DAVians observe Gopabandhu birthday
Bhubaneswar: DAVians of Chandrasekharpur offered floral tributes to Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das on his 143th birth anniversary in the school premises on Friday. Painting, poetry recitation and quiz competitions were organised on the Utkalmani's persevered life among the students online. Senior academic supervisors and teachers highlighted the matchless contributions of the great son of mother India and advised students to imbibe his ideals.
Rs 20L ganja seized from oil tanker in Koraput
Koraput: Police seized 596 kg ganja being smuggled in a diesel tanker in Lamtaput of Koraput district on Friday and two persons were arrested in the connection. The contraband was seized from Khilwa Chak during routine patrolling by the Nandapur police. The ganja was being smuggled to Kolkata from Andhra Pradesh.. The market price of the seized contraband is about Rs 20 lakh, the police said.
12 gamblers held; Rs 1L seized in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The Golanthara police arrested 12 persons for gambling and seized Rs 1.04 lakh from them at a gambling den at Firoz Pentha in the Surada area on the city outskirts recently. Besides, two bikes and eight mobile phones were also seized, said IIC Babuli Nayak. Sources said a local political leader was running the gambling den. The Golanthara police have seized over Rs 8 lakh from gambling dens during the Covid-19 pandemic. The highest amount of Rs 5.30 lakh was seized from a gambling den at Girishola.