Tourist dies, several hurt in B'swar road mishap
Baleswar: A 70-year-old passenger of a tourist bus died and several others sustained injuries while a truck hit the bus from rear near Maitapur, Mohantypokhari Chhak under the Simulia police station on Friday night. The bus carrying pilgrims was heading for Vijayawada after their Kashi visit via Kolkata. The bus developed some technical snag in the engine and was parked on the side of NH-16. The deceased was identified as lN Naidu.
Two accused flee from Barbil police custody
Champua: Two accused persons have fled from the Barbil police custody in Keonjhar district. Sources said police is searching for the absconders Akash Part and Allam Hussain, natives of Barbil, who are accused in a docoity case of 2016. Police had sent them to the local Government hospital for medical checkup, but they fled from the medical.
4 CUO students get jobs in Ramoji Film
Koraput: Four Journalism and Mass Communication students of the Central University, Odisha (CUO) have got placements in the Eenadu Digital, a division of Ushodaya Enterprises Private limited, Hyderabad this year. CUO Vice-Chancellor Prof Sachidananda Mohanty congratulated the students. "Students need to utilise the opportunity they get in the university so as to become resources for the university," Mohanty advised students. More than 30 students had participated in the campus selections. Of them, Shankarshan Bagh, Srima Mishra, Puja Biswas and Subhashree Sahu were selected to be posted at the Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.
Sadhana Divas held at Ganjam village
Brahmapur: The Dibyajeeban Sangha organised a Special Sadhana Divas at the Madanmohan Temple premises at Sikiri village in Ganjam district on Friday. Recitals of Gita, Hamuman chalisa, guru puja, prabanchan, bhajan and kirtan were held. Speakers emphasised that youths should build up good characters and adopt spirituality Southern Committee Samiti vice-president Kunjabihari Padhi, secretary Prakash Chadra Rath, Swami Harisarananand Saraswati Maharaj, Binod Chandra Padhi, Srikant Sahu and Rajendra Sabat were present. Jagannath Das delivered a vote of thanks.