3 Sal wood-laden vehicles on way to BBSR seized
Jajpur: Forest officials busted an illegal timber racket with seizure of three Sal wood-laden vehicles under the Badachana police limits in Jajpur district on Sunday. The Sal woods worth lakhs of rupees were being transported by the vehicles, including an SUV, from Jharkhand to Bhubaneswar. Acting on a tipoff, the forest officials stopped the vehicles near Kundal Chhak on NH-16 and recovered the woods. However, the accused persons managed to flee from the spot.
Youth critical after attacked by brother in K’jhar
Keonjhar: A youth sustained critical injuries after being attacked by his brother over a family feud at Dudugaon under the Anandapur police limits. Muna Behera was admitted to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack. Muna’s brother Rajashree Behera in an inebriated state attacked him with an arrow on Saturday night and fled from the house. Police initiated a probe into the incident.
Decomposed body recovered from water tank Baripada: A highly decomposed body of a youth was recovered from an overhead water tank in the Karanjia area of Mayurbhanj district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Satya Miridia (18), son of Siris Miridia of Bhanra village in Badadeuli panchayat. Police with help of Fire Services personnel recovered the body from the government water tank. The youth had been missing since the past 10 days from his house.
JSPL observes OP Jindal Punyatithi
Angul: The Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) observed the 14th Punyatithi of its founder OP Jindal at its plant premises and periphery villages by organising a series of voluntary and charitable activities. JSPL COO Pankaj Gautam paying floral tribute to OP Jindal inaugurated a blood donation camp in which 82 blood units were collected. Members of the JSPL Foundation and the Jindal Mahila Samiti led by Prativa Gautam visited several old-age homes, deaf dumb and blind school and Kanya Ashram and provided food materials to the inmates.