Keonjhar: Two persons sustained bullet injuries during a firing incident at Bata Chhak in Joda town of the district. The victims have been identified as Mahammad Tanvir (28) and Mahammad Imran (26). According to reports, two unidentified persons came on a motorcycle and fired four rounds from a pistol at the duo They were rushed to the hospital and their condition is stated to be critical. The reason behind the firing was yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, Joda police arrested one Arun Kumar and registered a case in this connection. Sambalpur: An excise squad raided an illegal duplicate wine bottling centre here on Wednesday and arrested Gopranjan Pattnaik in this connection. opranjan was allegedly preparing wine and bottling the liquor at a rented house in Deulbandh para of Sambalpur. 20 litres of spirit and 130 duplicate wine bottles were recovered during the raid. He has been arrested and booked under Section 47 and 52(A) of the Bihar Orissa Excise Act. BHUBANESWAR: Goons looted a temple at Ramchandi in Konark on Wednesday and escaped with valuables including precious jewellery of the goddess. he pundit of the temple reached the premises early in the morning for prayers only to find the temple doors wide open and the valuables missing. yes of the goddess made of valuable stones too were stolen. An FIR has been lodged at the Ramchandi police station. It’s a very sensitive matter and we have taken it very seriously,” said the police adding that one person has been detained and is being interrogated. Balasore: Employees of the Defence Research and Development Organisation under the banner of AIDEF (All India Defence employees’ Federation) launched a relay hunger strike on Wednesday here to press for their demands.he charter of demands included stopping FDI and large-scale outsourcing, arbitrary implementation of P. Rama Rao recommendations and others. ollowing the relay hunger strike they would go for an all India strike on April 8 in the event of non-fulfilment of their demands, the agitators said. Bhubaneswar: The Science Express Exhibition train, the flagship venture of the National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC) and department of science and technology, will arrive at Bhubaneswar on Thursday. he train will be stationed at Mancheswar railway station between March 10 and March 13. The train has been designed to educate people at large and students in particular about developments in the field of science and how these developments are going to affect future life. Sambalpur: The Central Bureau of Investigation raided the office of senior section engineer, electrical construction of East Coast Railway on Wednesday and arrested Abhiram Naik for allegedly demanding Rs 20,000 from a contractor to pass a bill. Naik even told the contractor that he required the said amount from him for the senior officer of the department,” said a C.B.I. official. An eight-member team led by additional superintendent J.N. Rana raided the office and recovered the money.
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
