IPS rejig

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Monday made a minor reshuffle in the IPS cadres of the state. 

Sanjiv Panda has been appointed as inspector-general of Odisha State Armed Police (OSAP) while B. Radhika has been given the charge of additional director-general of the Crime Records Bureau. 

S. Saini has been appointed as the new deputy inspector-general of the southwestern range.

High security

Bhubaneswar: Security has been beefed up on the secretariat, following a recent incident in which a young man attacked a woman employee in a fit of rage. The accused, Sushant Das, had carried a knife inside the secretariat without the knowledge of the cops.

Niramaya talk

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday held a review meeting on the Niramaya scheme. It has been decided that free medicines will be distributed for all diseases, including cancer, in all the state-run health facilities and 
hospitals by August.

Road mishap

Kendrapara: At least seven persons, including children and women, were injured on Monday when a private passenger bus carrying them turned turtle at Malipur village on the Cuttack-Chandballi state highway.

Rail division 

Balasore: The citizen committee has decided to step up pressure on the authorities for establishing a rail division in Balasore. Accordingly, it had decided to hold a meeting on Saturday to chalk out strategies.

Martial art

Bhubaneswar: Cage fighter Shrikant stole the show at the state's first- ever Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competition The Yoddha Fighting Championship held at Utkal Karate School. 

BJP rally 

Sambalpur: The members of the BJP on Monday organised a padayatra (rally) to protest against the mismanagement of the Brahma Paribartan  of Lord Jagannath. The rally originated from the Berhampura temple and culminated in front of the office of the  collector. They also staged a silent dharna in front of the office of the district collector.  

Parade

Berhampur: The passing out parade of the 44th and 45th batch of the jail warders in the Jail Training School was conducted on Monday. Additional director general and the inspector general (prisons) Pradeep Kapur received the salutes. A total of 311 jail warders who passed out in two batches participated in the parade.

Bribe cuffs 

Balasore:  The inspector- in -charge of Energy police station was arrested on Monday after she was caught taking a bribe of Rs 2,000. The accused, Lilabati Mahanta, was taking the amount from Santanu Bag of Basta. 

Sarpanch

Berhampur:  The former sarpanch of Rajpur panchayat, Pitambar Gouda, was attacked by  villagers and was admitted to Chatrapur Hospital.  Villagers attacked him after he did not return the utensils of a Kali temple, which he took on 
Saturday. 

Fire mishap

Bhubaneswar: Five persons were critically injured after a gas cylinder burst at Athgarh in Cuttack. The injured are being treated at SCB Medical College and Hospital.

Jailed

Bhubaneswar: The Balasore district judge on Monday awarded life  imprisonment to a 60-year-old for hacking a woman to death at a village in the district two years ago. The court also slapped a penalty of Rs 2,000 on the accused, Parikhita Dalei. Parikhita, a native of Gobindapur village, had killed Santana Dalei, 62, of the same village following an altercation over a minor issue on June 28, 2010.

Celebration

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sahitya Academy is going to celebrate the birth centenary of Binode Kanungo, compiler of Jnan Mandal, a famous Odia encyclopedia. The celebration will commence from Wednesday at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya. 

Sports boost

Cuttack: The Odisha Olympic Association has decided to add 17 new districts of the state along with affiliating two state sports associations.