Revenue official held taking bribe in Koraput
Koraput: The Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI) Kailash Chandra Biswal of Balda Revenue Circle under Nandapur tehsil in Koraput district was caught red-handed by Vigilance officials while accepting bribe on Tuesday. He had demanded Rs 2,500 from complainant Damabarudhar Hantala for releasing the land demarcation report to him. With no option left, Hantala bought the matter to the notice of Vigilance. Acting on the complaint, the Vigilance officials laid a trap and nabbed Biswal and seized the bribe money from him.
Mild earthquake jolts Angul, Talcher
Bhubaneswar: An earthquake of low intensity shook parts of Angul district, including Angul and Talcher towns, for about two seconds on Tuesday. No casualties or damage of properties were reported.
BJP Ganjan unit pays tribute to Jaitley
Brahmapur: The Bharatiya Janata Party Ganjam unit paid tributes to former Union Finance Minister and senior party leader Arun Jaitley. BJP district president Kanhu Chandra Pati presided over the condolence meeting where members paid tributes to the departed leader. The members also observed a two-minute silence. The successful implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation were also because of his efforts, Pati recalled. Among others, Gopinath Panda, Prabir Patra, Sunil Kumar Sahu, Pravat Sadangi, N Rajendra Kumar, Shiv Prasad Patra and Shiv Maharana were present.
Regional Medha Pratiyogita held at NTPC Kaniha
Talcher: The annual quiz competition ‘Regional Medha Pratiyogita’ was organised at NTPC Kaniha here recently. Participants from NTPC Eastern Region I and II participated in the four categories consisting of junior, middle, senior and employees and spouses. NTPC Kaniha Executive Director Ramesh Babu V congratulated the participants who made into the regional-round. The Farraka Team, Coal Mining Group, Ranchi Team, Talcher Thermal Team and Barauni Team were declared as winner in junior, middle, senior and employees group respectively. The teams will participate in the national-level of Medha Pratiyogita.