Paradip traders pay tributes to Jawans
Paradip: The Paradip Port Banik Sangha organised a candlelight rally and a silent prayer on Sunday evening for the Jawans mrtyred at Pulwama. The candle rally started from the Banik Sangha office after lighting of the candles at the Maa Durga temple. It was led by Sangha president Santosh Kumar Pattnaik and secretary Niranjan Mohanty, assistant secretary Debabrata Sahoo, Khirod Swain, Chandra Sekhar Mohapatra, Ayaskanta Samal, Prabodh Kumar Dash, Jibananda Mohanty, Pramod Mohapatra, Dibakar Baisakh, Kalu Babu, Jania Babu and Bijayananda Nayak. The rally concluded at the Sangha office, where a two-minute silent prayer was held.
Traders’ bandh total in Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur: Responding to the All Odisha Traders’ Association’s call, a dawn-to-dusk bandh was observed by local traders and entrepreneurs in the Jagatsinghpur town on Monday as a mark of respect to the martyred CRPF Jawans. While shops were closed, Government offices, banks and insurance offices, schools and colleges were open. Traffic movement on roads was unhampered. The bandh was also observed in other parts of the district.
2 bikes collide in Khordha; 1 dies, 2 hurt
Khordha: In a tragic mishap, a person was killed and three others were injured as two motorcycles collided head-on at Jaguleipatna on the National Highway-56 under the Khordha Model police station on Monday. The deceased was identified as Manoj Samal (28), a resident under the Dhenkanal Sadar police station. One of the three injured was identified as a co-villager of Manoj. All the injured were undergoing treatment at the Khordha District Headquarters Hospital.
Ganja worth Rs 16L seized; 4 arrested
Paralakhemundi: Busting a major ganja smuggling racket, the Adaba police of Gajapati district on Monday arrested four persons near Renu village and seized around 82 kg of cannabis from their possession. Acting on a tipoff, the police conducted a raid and nabbed the ganja traders while they were waiting for a vehicle near the village to transport the contraband. The cops later seized four sacks containing ganja worth Rs 16 lakh. The arrested were Satam Khan, Mijam Khan, Sahangir Sheikh and Musarat Khan, all residents of Brahmapur Gate Bazaar, said a police officer.
Fake tobacco unit busted in Bhadrak
Bhadrak: Police busted a fake tobacco manufacturing unit and seized packets of materials carrying the logos of reputed brands and machinery worth lakhs of rupees during a raid here on Monday. However, the prime accused managed to flee from the spot. On getting information about operation of the manufacturing unit under the Purunabazar police limits, police conducted the raid in morning. A probe was initiated to nab the culprits involved.
BYJD holds blood donation camp
Paralakhemundi: A blood donation camp was organised by the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD), Gajapati, under the leadership of its district president Pinninti Krishna here on Monday. Former MLA K Narayan Rao inaugurated the camp. A total of 52 units of blood were collected.