Baleswar police SI held taking bribe
CUTTACK: Baleswar Town police station Sub-Inspector Bimal Kumar Kar was arrested by the Vigilance police after he was caught red-handed on Wednesday accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 through a mediator. Kar had demanded the bribe from complainant Bidhu Bhusan Patra of Bairam Nagar in Baleswar to settle the land dispute between Patra and his neighbour. Later, the SI and the mediator’s house were searched and they were forwarded to court.
Pallahara high-level meet takes up issues
Pallahara: Under the chairmanship of Sub Collector Ajit Kumar Pradhan, a high-level committee meeting was held here on Thursday. Pallahara MLA Mukesh Pal, DFO Deogarh Khyama Sarangi, Tehsildar Swagat Das, Block Chairman Naba Naik and PWD assistant executive engineer Akhaya Sahoo were present. The issues discussed included permanent land record in the name of MG College, Pallahara, development of Garjankhol water fall and illegal occupation of thousands of acres of forestland.
Plantation drive in NDRF Battalion campus
Athagarh: On the occasion of Van Mahotsav Week, a tree plantation drive was organised at 03 Bn NDRF Mundali in collaboration with the Odisha Forest and Environment Department. Over 200 various species of samplings were planted by NDRF and Odisha Forest Service personnel. NDRF Commandant Jacob Kispotta, Deputy Commandant Vardhaman Mishra, Assistant Commandants GS Patel and AK Patnaik, Chandaka-Damapada DFO Kedar Kumar Swain, Assistant Conservator of Forest Ramakant Nayak and Range Officer Sangram Mohanty participated in the programme.
IFFCO Paradeep helps fire victims
Paradip: The IFFCO Paradeep Unit recently distributed relief materials like rice, dal, sugar, chuda, oil, utensils, dress materials, bed-sheets and mosquito nets along with Covid protection kits to fire victim families in Sanasarala Gopalpur gram panchayat under Tirtol tehshil in the presence of local MP Dr Rajashree Mallick IFFCO Administrative Officer Prasanna Kumar Beura, Jagatsinghpur ZP President Priyadarshini Biswal and Tirtol Block Chairman Sujata Mohanty.