Nephew kills couple in M’bhanj
Baripada: A couple was killed by their nephew on Thursday morning at Susua village under the Baisinga police limits of Mayurbhanj district. Sources said land dispute is suspected to be reason behind the murder. Accused Kishun Marandi surrendered before police with an axe with which he committed the crime.
Kujang trader murder kingpin held
Jagatsinghpur: The kingpin of the alleged Kujang liquor trader murder case, Ajit Das alias Apu, has been arrested from Balugaon. He was brought to Kujang for interrogation and presented in court on Wednesday. After his bail plea was rejected, he was sent to jail. Police informed that after committing the crime, Apu had fled Kujang. He had hatched a plan to kill liquor trader Prashant Narayan Das owing to his personal grudge against him. However, two other accused in the case are still at large.
lightning kills three in Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur: Three persons, including a woman, were killed on the spot after lightning struck them at separate places while they were working in agriculture fields in the district here. They were identified as Sanatan Rath of Kapaliswar village under Gualipur Panchayat in Raghunathpur block, Bhobani Swain, a resident of Echhapur village under Radhanga Panchayat and Usha Dei from Adhanga village under Biridi block.
Rs2l stolen from bike dickey in Jajpur
Jajpur: Some unidentified miscreants stole Rs2 lakh from the dickey of a motorcycle after breaking its lock near the Trinathswer temple at Jaraka under the Dharmsala police station on Thursday. The bike belonged to Harihar Parida, a contractor of Khunta village. The incident occurred when Parida had parked his bike outside the temple after withdrawing the money from a nearby bank.
Educationist Durgaprasanna Panda no more
Baleswar: Noted educationist and renowned literary personality Durgaprasanna Panda passed away at the age of 83 here on Thursday.
He was ailing for quite some days and undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital here. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. A native of Bardhanpur in Baleswar, Panda was a retired college principal. Known for his satire creations, Panda was felicitated by the Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Utkal Sahitya Samaj Fakir Mohan Sahitya Parishad and other reputed organisations.
Plantation held at NC High School
Jajpur Road: A large-scale plantation was held by the local Rotary Club at the NC High School premises here in the presence of Jajpur Collector Anil Samal on Wednesday. School Headmistress Sanjukta Mohapatra presided over a meeting held on the occasion. There was a quiz competition between school students. The school has 21 acres of land in the heart of the town, but some portions of it are encroached by antisocials. The Collector instructed the Vyasanagar tehsildar to evict them after giving short-term notices immediately.
NTPC Kanhia distributes mosquito nets
Talcher: The NTPC Kaniha, as part of its CSR initiatives, distributed mosquito nets to all the villagers of Derang gram panchayat at Kaniha during a function at the panchayat office on Wednesday. Talcher Sub-Collector Saroj Samal distributed the materials and urged the NTPC officials to carry out such more initiatives in the locality. Around 4,500 mosquito nets were distributed benefiting 2,500 families at Derang.