Rape charge

Sambalpur: Police have arrested Srikanta Kar, 56, for allegedly raping a minor girl at Bandhbahal in the Banharpali police station limits of Jharsuguda district.Srikant allegedly raped a minor girl, who was working as a domestic help in his house, on December 3 and 4,” said an officer of Banharpali police station. Srikant is a mining engineer, who was posted at an open cast mine in Jharsuguda.

Civic boss

Bhubaneswar: Housing and urban development Special secretary Sisir Kumar Ratho was on Saturday appointed the administrator of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, as the working period of the urban body will expire on Sunday.