Two minor boys abducted in K’pada
Kendrapada: Unidentified miscreants allegedly kidnapped two minor boys studying at the Srirampur High school under Pattamundai tehsil in Kendrapada district on Saturday. One Ashok Nayak of Srirampur village on Monday lodged an FIR at the Pattamundai police station alleging that his nephew Mikhil Nayak, a Class-X student and his cousin brother Adarsh Raj Pradhan, a Class-IX student, went on missing while going to school on Saturday. Inquiry is on; however, the police are yet to trace the juveniles.
K’pada plumber dies in Visakhapatnam
Kendrapada: A 28-year-old plumber, Pravat Behera, of Nalapai under the Ali police station died on Monday while undergoing treatment at a Visakhapatnam hospital after he accidentally fell from an under-construction 10-storied building on Sunday. He had not allegedly been provided precautionary measures by the contractor.
Formation of dist-level RTI forum stressed
Phulbani: A workshop on ‘Improving Access to Information on Government Schemes: Formation of district-level RTI Forum’ was organised by NGO Agragamee, Derakumpa here recently. The meeting was attended by guests Anant Charan Mishra and Basant Mahanty from the DIPRO, Umakant Pradhan from Agragamee, Derakumpa and journalists Ashok Mahanty and Birendra Subudhi. They discussed on topics like the Right to Education, health and ICDS programmes and the need to make people aware about the programmes.
DAV Vedanta Int’l holds annual fest
lanjigarh (Kalahandi): The DAV Vedanta International School, lanjigarh celebrated its ninth annual function with much zeal and zest on Monday. Vedanta limited COO KK Dave joined the event as chief guest and commended the contributions made by the institute in grooming children in a tribal-dominated area like lanjigarh. Scholarship of Rs 5000 was given to 13 meritorious students of Classes VI, VII and VIII. Besides, prizes for excellence in various activities were also given to students. later, several students of the school enthralled the audience with their scintillating cultural performances like songs, skits and dances.
Scribe’s wife passes away
Banpur: Sita Devi, wife of first Diploma holder journalist late Baidyanath Ram, passed away at a private hospital in Cuttack late on Monday night. She was 80. Devi, who also struggled a lot during early days of Baidyanath, was a spiritual personality and had a good rapport with people in Banpur area. Devi’s last rites were performed by her elder son Omprakash Agrawal. Among others, Nehru Seva Sangh (NSS), Banpur secretary Sarojini Dash, Shiv Modi, Santosh Agrawal and Dr SK Suman paid rich tributes to Devi.