Worker electrocuted at Patnagarh MLA’s house
Balangir: A labourer was electrocuted after coming in contact with an 11-KV live wire in Patnagarh on Thursday. He was identified as Dinger Bariha (46) of Chinngerbed village. The house where the construction work was going on belongs to Patnagrh MLA Saroj Meher. Local police reached the spot after getting information and a case was registered in connection with the incident.
Baleswar GRS caught taking Rs 10K bribe
Baleswar: A Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) was caught red-handed by Vigilance officials while taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a rural housing scheme beneficiary in Baleswar district on Thursday. Hemanta Kumar Padhiary, the Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS) of Durgadevi GP under Remuna block, was nabbed while accepting the bribe from Purna Chandra Bindhani, a resident of Nuahat in Mayurbhanj district, for submission of a completion report of a house allotted in his father’s favour under the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana.
Dhabaleswar Temple to reopen from today
Athagarh: The Dhabaleswar Temple here would reopen from Friday following the Covid-19 guidelines. This was decided in a meeting chaired by Athagarh Sub-Collector and Endowment Officer Ajambar Mohanty and attended by servitors, intellectuals, mediapersons. On Friday, only the family members of servitors would be allowed into the temple while on January 9 and 10, the people of adjacent Mancheswar GP can have darshan. From January 11 onwards, general public from different corners would be allowed into the shrine. Only 50 devotees would be given permission at a time.
CIL chief reviews MCL performance
Sambalpur: Coal India Limited (CIL) Chairman Pramod Agarwal had a detailed review meeting on the performance of the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) at Bhubaneswar on Thursday. MLCL CMD PK Sinha along with Functional Directors participated in the meeting. The CIL Chairman also met officials of the State Government.