Drunkard man kills daughter in Mohana
Paralakhemundi: In a gruesome incident, a 15-year-old girl was charred to death by his drunkard father at Kamalapur village under Mohana block in Gajapati district on Tuesday. Santosh Pradhan, in an inebriated condition, started beating his wife on the fateful day, following which she left the house. later, Pradhan set her daughter ablaze after pouring kerosene on her. The girl sustained 80 per cent burn injuries by the time she was rescued by locals. She died while undergoing treatment at the MKCG College Hospital, Brahmapur. The police arrested Pradhan and forwarded him to court.
In-laws booked in JSpur dowry death case
Jagatsinghpur: The Raghunathpur police on Monday registered a case of dowry death and detained deceased bride’s in-laws belonging to Gualipur village of Jagatsinghpur district. Namitanjali Behera of Sankhari Sahi under the district’s Biridi block had married to one Santosh Das of Gualipur village three years ago. On Sunday night Namitanjali’s body was found dead on the Cuttack-Paradip railway line at the Banabihari station. Namitanjali’s father has in his complaint alleged that her in-laws were torturing her demanding more dowries.
MAR holds professional talk at R’kela
Rourkela: Rourkela Steel Plant CEO GS Prasad attending a function organised by the Management Association Rourkela (MAR) advocated for practising yoga and meditation for relieving stress. He also said the purpose should be to aim for an all-round development of the self, physically and psychologically. Attending as the chief speaker, Reiki Master Mamta Gautam gave an introduction to the concept of Energy Field Aura and Energy Healing. She also underlined the need for proper activation of the endocrine glands or the different chakras in the human body for a holistic living.
201 labourers undergo health check-up at R’kela
Rourkela: A health check-up camp for contract labourers working at various projects sites and works units of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) was organised near the TOP- II at the plant premise with the help the Employees State Insurance Corporation on Monday. Daoctors and paramedics from the ESI Model Hospital, ESI Dispensary and the RSP Medical and Health Services Department carried out the health check-up of atotal of 201 labourers. Besides basic checkups, various pathological and eye tests were also conducted on the labourers. Persons who need immediate medical interventions were sent to the ESI Hospital for further treatment.