CRPF jawan commits suicide
Phulbani: A CRPF jawan committed suicide by shooting himself with his service gun at Kotagarh in Kandhamal district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Jatadhari Sethi from Nanpur village in Cuttack district and he was working at the CRPF camp near. Kotagarh PS superintendent of police KV Singh said, Sethi ended his life because of some family dispute. The constable belonged to the CRPF battalion number eight and was engaged in anti-Maoist operation and he had joined the camp less than a week ago.
Three-day painting camp concludes in B’swar Baleswar: A three-day painting camp organised at the craft village of Nocci business campus at Bampada by a joint initiative of the North Odisha Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nocci) and New life concluded here on Thursday. A total of 20 artists participated in the camp to bid adieu to the previous year and welcome the New Year by exhibiting various creative modern arts. Discussions too were held on art and painting. Remuna tehildar Manas Padhi, young scientist Shkti Mishra and Nocci members also participated in the camp.
Bank employee dies being hit by train at R’kela
Rourkela: A bank employee died after being run over by a train here on Wednesday. Ranjit Kumar Khakha (50), a native of Sambalpur, was working at the Syndicate Bank in Rourkela. As he was residing at lipoli in Rajgangpur town, he used to regularly come to Rourkela for duty. On Wednesday, his dead body was found on railway track.