Businessmen among gamblers held in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: A team of local Sadar police raided a place of gambling in the Brajanagar area here on Tuesday and arrested nine gamblers. The police also seized cash worth Rs 55,000, five motorbikes and five mobile phones from the gamblers and registered a case against the accused and forwarded them to court. There are some known businessmen among those arrested, said sources.
Teacher gets Jayadev Samman-2013
Brahmapur: Well-known teacher of Badakusasthali Primary School Krushna Chandra Maharana was awarded the Jayadev Memorial Samman-2013 at a function held in Cuttack on Tuesday. He was given a memento and a citation for his long teaching career and contribution to primary education. Maharana is known in the area for his remarkable teaching and untiring endeavour for social upliftment. He is popular among his students and colleagues.
Family feud: Woman commits suicide in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A 35-year-old woman, Rupasree Kar, of Jira village under Raghunathpur block, committed suicide in her residence on Wednesday owing family feud. She was found hanging in her bedroom, family source informed. She was spending a bad conjugal life ever since tying the knot with Sanjay Panda in 2011. The couple had an altercations on Tuesday night when Sanjay kept her confined in the bedroom. Rupasree’s parents lodged an FIR at the Raghunathpur police station stating that their daughter was murdered by her in-laws as she had been physically and mentally tortured for dowry.