Two kids die after falling into well
Khordha: A pall of gloom descended at Nuapada village under Mallipur panchayat of Khordha district on Saturday morning after two children died after falling into an open well. They were identified as Soumya Ranjan (4), son of Fakir Behera, and Raja (3), son of Jyoti Ranjan Sahu. The kids were suspected to have fallen into the well accidentally while playing near it.
Paradeep Municipality VC elected
Jagatsinghpur: Prabhati Nayak, a BJD councillor, was elected unopposed as the new vice-chairman of the Paradeep Municipality, elections for which was held on Thursday. The BJD has captured the Paradeep Municipality by bagging 16 out of the 19 councillors’ posts.
lineman dies of electric shock in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A lineman, Hemant Behera (30), died of electric shock while he was doing some repairing work on an electric pole at Kantabalhabpur in Jagatsinghpur district on Thursday. Behera, who was working for electric distribution company Enzen Global here as a line climber, came in contact with live wire and fell down from the pole. Some locals sent him to hospital (DHH), but he succumbed to his injuries.
Red Cross Day observed at Rourkela
Rourkela: The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), Rourkela Branch observed the World Red Cross Day at the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) premises on Friday. A procession involving students of various schools, sports hostels and citizens was taken out. RGH CMO Dr BK Das inaugurated the procession. later, a meeting was held to pay tributes to Red Cross Founder Sir Henery Dumant. Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) Health Officer Dr BK Mishra elaborated various activities undertaken by the Red Cross during natural calamities. Rourkela DIPRO J Panigrahi coordinated the event. The guests awarded certificates and prizes to winners of essay and debate competitions held among JRC and college students. A blood donation camp was also held.
JSpur records 84% pass rate in HSC results
Jagatsinghpur: Jagatsinghpur district recorded pass percentage of 84 in the High School Certificate (HSC) Examinations this year. Out of the total 16,452 students, who had appeared the annual examinations at 83 centres across the district, 13,815 cleared the test. While 36 students secured Grade-A1, 537 got Grade-A2, 1, 434 Grade- B1, 2,451 Grade-B2, 3,287 Grade-C, 3,689 Grade-D and 2,381 Grade-E.