Notices issued

Bhubaneswar: The Puri district administration has issued notices to 123 people in connection with the Swargadwar (crematorium) land grab case. Puri Collector and Tehsildar have issued the notice. The district administration will conduct hearing on the case on August 4 and 5.

Beef ire

Bhubaneswar: : A truck allegedly carrying beef was set on fire by goons after it overturned at Randa in Golanthara police limits in Ganjam district on Sunday. Police said the truck was heading towards Andhra Pradesh from West Bengal. However, when the vehicle was lifted with the help of a crane, the goons found some meat inside the vehicle. They suspected that the truck was used in beef transportation and set it on fire. The cops have started an investigation into the incident.

Drug peddler 

Bhubaneswar: Brown sugar worth Rs10 lakh was seized from a drug peddler in Balasore district on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, Sahadevkhunta Police raided Aradbazar and seized brown sugar weighing 100 grams and arrested a man identified as Rintu Tarai. 

Misconduct

Bhubaneswar: A doctor allegedly slapped an attendant of a patient at the District Headquarters Hospital in Nabarangpur on Sunday. Renuta Khura, daughter of Rajendra Khura from Semala village was hospitalised with sickle-cell disease. A source said that the doctor had a heated argument with Rajendra and slapped him. 

Road mishap

Bhubaneswar: About 50 people had a narrow escape after a bus turned turtle near Jharagadia in Dhenkanal district on Sunday. The bus was going to Cuttack from Angul. The driver and other passengers fled from the spot and the cops have started investigation into the case.