SBI donates Covid safety items to CISF
Bhubaneswar: The State Bank of India, Bhubaneswar Circle on Thursday donated Covid-19 safety items to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the airport here. The items consisted of sanitisers, hand gloves and facemasks. SBI Circle Development Officer Anup Sinha and AGM Eudith Ekka were present. The items were handed over to CISF Senior Commandant, Bhubaneswar Airport, Sudhir Kumar.
Valuables worth lakhs looted from house in B’swar
BALESWAR: Unidentified miscreants on Wednesday night broke into a house through the skylight at College Chhak under the Soro police station in Baleswar district and looted property worth lakhs of rupees. House owner Suryakanta Panda said the looters sprayed some chemicals before committing the crime. He and his family members, who were fast asleep, came to know about the loot when they woke up in the morning. Their residence’s main door was locked from outside and the safe was broken. Valuables worth lakhs, including jewellery and cash were found missing from the safe. Panda lodged a complaint with the Soro police, following which an investigation has begun.
1 more held in Barbil for ATM loot case
Champua: The Barbil police on Thursday arrested one Md Jissan (20) involved in an ATM loot case that occurred on May 30. Earlier, the police had arrested two culprits and Jissan had escaped during that time. As he was arrested on the charge of motorcycle theft, upon further interrogation, it was found that he was also involved in the ATM loot case.
NISIGANDHA HOLDS POEM RECITATION
Paralakhemundi: A poem recitation ceremony was organised here on Wednesday by the Nisigandha literary association to celebrate its foundation day. More than 40 poets took part and read out their poems. Prominent among the participants were Bichitrananda Bebarta, Dr Rajaniranjan Das, Bahadur Patsani, Balram Tarai and Padmanabha Tripathy.