Speed trial on Godbhaga-Debahal new double railway line
Today 23rd Jan 2018, the speed trial on the new double railway lines between Godbhaga-Debahal station of sambalpur division will be conducted by the Commissioner of Railway safety, Pramod Kumar Achary in betweeen 9AM to 5PM.
Its a request from railway to the general public that not go near or cross the railway line on the specified time.
Kalahandi acid attack: Main accused arrested from Andhra Pradesh
In a major breakthrough, police on Sunday nabbed the main accused involved in the acid attack on a 22-year-old girl in Kalampur under Jaipatana police in Kalahandi district on January 15th.
The accused identified as Parshuram Majhi of Bankapada village was arrested by a police team from neighboring Andhra Pradesh.
According to sources, a police team which had gone to Rangareddy district on Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, managed to nab Majhi on Sunday. The accused would be brought to Odisha on transit remand. Parshuram has several other cases pending against him, said police.
Notably, the jilted youth threw acid on the girl after she rejected his love proposal. She was first rushed to Kalampur CHC with burn injuries on her face and hands and then shifted to the District Hospital and subsequently to SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.
Sambalpur Muthoot Finance robbery: 6 dacoits nabbed from Bihar
In a major breakthrough, Sambalpur police on Sunday arrested six dacoits from Bihar involved in the broad daylight loot from Budharaja Muthoot Finance company in Sambalpur last month.
The dacoits were arrested from Patna after a joint operation by Odisha police and Bihar Special Task Force (STF) with seizure of 15 kg gold from their possession, informed Sambalpur SP Sanjeev Arora.
According to police, after getting information about the presence of some members of the dacoit gang in Patna, Bihar STF and Sambalpur police team had conducted a raid on the hideout.
During the raid, the dacoits opened fire at police following which police triggered gun in retaliation.
Notably, the accused had looted cash and valuables from office of Muthoot Finance at Budharaja under Ainthapali police limits on December 28 in Sambalpur town and decamped with Rs 6 lakh and gold ornaments.
While nearly 15 kg of gold ornaments, pistols and other weapons have been seized from the dacoity gang, police are conducting further investigation in connection with the incident.
Bridge, only solace for Hirakud displaced after 60 years
Too little, too late __ this sums up the bridge constructed over Ib river, a tributary of Mahanadi, which flows directly into the Hirakud Dam Reservoir. The bridge connects Rengali block in Sambalpur district with Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda and was mooted more than six decades back along with Hirakud Dam project. Sources said it was conceived as part of Hirakud Dam to connect people displaced by the multi-purpose project and settled in both the districts on the periphery of either side of the reservoir. The bridge is all set to help the industries more than the displaced who have virtually lost contact in the last 60 years. Although the bridge work has been completed and is being used unofficially, it is awaiting inauguration by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is yet to find time to realise the long-pending dream of people of both the districts.
The Hirakud Dam was dedicated to the nation by Jawaharlal Nehru on January 13, 1957, and he termed it as the ‘temple of modern India’ and had lauded the sacrifice of the people for the dam. The dam saw 26,501 families being shifted from the 249 revenue villages which got submerged in the reservoir. While none is sure how many among them got compensation, there is no denying that it was one of the biggest human displacements and the State Government forgot about their resettlement and rehabilitation after displacement. The fact that paltry compensation of many families remain unclaimed till date and speaks volumes about the apathy of the Government towards the displaced.
Despite their sacrifice, the displaced dreamt of a bridge over the river to stay connected with their fellow kith and kin residing on either side of the reservoir. Since it was a long distance from Lakhanpur to Sambalpur, approximately 110 km, the bridge was the only way to reduce the distance. This had led Rampella Gountia, Late Loknath Panda, the then Chairman of Lakhanpur block Girdhari Panda and Communist leader Prasanna Kumar Panda to raise the issue in all forums, including the State Assembly. Finally, the State Government, in the 80’s, sanctioned Rs 22 crore for the bridge.
It was only after the boat tragedy which claimed 31 lives in 2014 that the Government finally took serious note of the demand and Naveen laid the foundation stone of the 2.5 km bridge at an estimated cost of Rs 117.5 crore. But the objective clearly envisages that the bridge will provide a new link between the coalfields of MCL in Jharsuguda and State Highway-10 near Rengali.
The ragged case of Sri Chaitanya college take new turn
Sri Chaitanya college ragged case take new turn. The investigation into the mysterious death of Shreyas Kesharwani, an Intermediate student of a corporate college in Visakhapatnam, took a turn, as the post-mortem report revealed some critical elements that increase the suspicion that he suffered injuries that might have eventually led to his death. Death due to severe pressure on chest.
Shreyas (16) reportedly sustained injuries in the hostel in the college after allegedly being beaten up by three or four other inmates, had died while undergoing treatment in Rourkela, on January 6.
After public outrage in Sambalpur, a case was registered at the Govindpur police station and the ragged case was later handed over to the PM Palem police in Visakahpatnam for investigation.
A team from PM Palem Police led by Inspector M. Lakshmana had left for Bhubaneswar on Thursday to investigate the case and as per sources the team was told about the initial findings in the autopsy.
It is learnt that the post-mortem report has revealed that the main cause of death was ‘severe pressure’ on the chest. As per the police, the report suggested that there was contusion (bruises) in the heart, pulmonary effusion and blood clot inside lungs.
Going by the report and from years of experience that we have, it suggests that the boy was injured. But how he sustained the injuries is what we have to investigate. It is too early to speculate anything, said a senior police officer in Visakhapatnam.
Shreyas, son of Shailesh Kesharwani of Garposh under Bamara block in Sambalpur district, died while undergoing treatment. He was taken away by his parents, after they received a call that he was sick.
It is learnt that in the dying statement to his parents, he had mentioned that he was ragged and beaten up by three to four students.
After receiving the FIR copy from the Govindpur Police station in Odisha, the PM Palem police had taken up the investigation.
The police had questioned the students who were named by Shreyas, but they pleaded innocence and said Shreyas had slipped in the bathroom and sustained injuries.
