STALIN MISHRA JOINS CONGRESS (Pix)
New Delhi: IT professional Prof Stalin Mishra of Odisha joined the Congress at the party headquarters here on Wednesday on the recommendation of AICC in-charge of Odisha Dr A Chellakumar and PCC president Sarat Patnaik. Dr Mishra is the founder-president of NGO Astha Foundation.
BBSR MAN HELD FOR POSSESSING 33 GRAMS OF HEROIN (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: In an NDPS case detected by a Bhubaneswar excise team on Wednesday, one Anand Nayak (48) of Kedarpalli Basti was arrested and forwarded to court following seizure of 33 grams of heroin from his possession.
KIIT R&D DIR ELECTED AS INSA FELLOW (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: KIIT R&D Director Prof Gopal Chandra Kundu has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in 2023. Prof Kundu has contributed significantly to the understanding of tumour microenvironment heterogeneity and the molecular mechanism, by which both tumor and stromal-derived osteopontin (OPN) regulates tumor growth and metastatic potential of breast and other cancers. He is recognised internationally as evidenced from the high citations about him. KIIT& KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta congratulated Prof. Kundu for his achievement.
1 LAKH SANDALWOOD PIECES SEIZED IN MOHANA (Pix)
Paralakhemundi: The Mohana police during a raid seized about a lakh sandalwood pieces on Wednesday. While patrolling at the Kamalapur gate, the cops intercepted a car and seized the sandalwoods from it. The woods were about to be transported from Ramagiri to Puri. Police arrested two persons, Jamal Khan and Sujadin Khan of Khordha in this connection. The seized materials were handed over to the Forest Department, said Mohana PS IIC Prasant Kumar Nisika.
TWO GAMBLERS ARRESTED IN KHARIAR
Nuapada: The Khariar police of Nuapada district arrested two people for gambling during Diwali at the Tukla bus-stand under the Khariar PS and seized playing cards and cash of Rs 17,550. A police team, which was patrolling in Tukla and nearby areas, had received a tip that a large number of people had assembled near the bus-stand and were taking part in gambling. The team conducted a raid and could apprehend two persons while the others fled from the scene when the cops. The arrested persons were identified as Shankar Patel and Chouban Majhi, both from Tukla village.