Baleswar man, paramour held in wife murder
Baleswar: The Sahadevkhunta police arrested and court-forwarded a man and his paramour in connection with the murder of his 20-year-old wife here. Niranjan Pradhan (24) and Jyotsnarani Das (20) killed Nandani Pradhan with aid of one Bijay Jena on December 20 last. They had dumped the deceased's body near Gangapada. Bijay had been arrested earlier.
Minor raped, killed in Jajpur Road
Jajpur: The body of a five-year-old girl was found with injury marks near the railway tracks near Panasia village in Jajpur Road on Sundaynight. Some villagers took the body to hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. She had probably been raped and then strangled to death, said a police officer. Her mother, a daily wage worker, alleged that it is the handiwork of someone in the village or in the neighbouring area. "I had gone to work and when I came back, she was not at home. Being told that she was lying next to the railway tracks I rushed there," she said.
Newborn body found in Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur: The body of a newborn female child was found lying near the Jaibada canal embankment on the outskirts of Jagatsinghpur town on Monday. The body was wrapped with a new towel. Police recovered the body and sent for postmortem at the District Headquarters Hospital here. Preliminary investigation revealed that the infant had taken birth two or three days ago but could not ascertain whether it was born alive or dead. Meanwhile, locals have demanded a proper inquiry into the incident.
NTPC Kaniha distributes clothes among disabled
Talcher: As part of its CSR initiatives, the NTPC Tacher Kaniha in association with the Utkalmani Gobabandhu Dhristihina Kalyan Samiti, distributed shawls and clothes like dhoti, saree and towel among 700 blind and physically-challenged persons on Sunday. The clothes were distributed by chief guest Talcher Sub-Collector SB Mishra and NTPC Kaniha Executive Director NK Kothari. The Sub-Collector appreciated the initiative taken by the NTPC and said more support should be extended to the needy people. Kothari stated that the NTPC has been supporting the society for the last 20 years and would continue providing its support to the underprivileged.