No canal water: farmers burn CM effigy
Jagatsinghpur: Hundreds of farmers from Tainra village under Raghunathpur block resorted to stir protesting non supply of water in Machhagaon main canal’s subsidiary branches number 7 and 8. The agitators set ablaze effigies of CM Naveen Patnaik and Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout. Reports said that the farmers of Tainra village are heavily dependent on canal number 7 and 8 but non supply water in the canals has affected the farming. Paddy field of 1,000 hectares is affected due to this. The irrigation department engineers are paying no heed to farmer’s plight. The farmers submitted a memorandum to the district Collector and Executive Engineer Irrigation, Jagatsinghpur.
11 cows rescued; 5 arrested in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The Kujang police rescued 11 cows and arrested five persons for illegal trafficking of cattle. Janapal villagers of Pankapala panchayat in Kujanga informed police about the transport of the cattle in five vehicles on Thursday night. However, by the time police arrived, three vehicles managed to flee. The arrested were identified as Mustak Ali from Krishnanandapur village under Tirtol block, Sk Kalim Ulla from Kendrapada, Sk Usman Ali from Janapala village and drivers Bhagyadhar Das and Meghanad Mallick from Jogania village.
1 killed in separate JSpur lightning
Jagatsinghpur: Dangua Mallick from Samantarapur village under Kissan Nagar area died and three others, Nayan Samal, Tukuna Mallick and Shantilata Bhoi, all farm labourers from Kissannagar village under Sadar block in Cuttack district, sustained injuries as lightning struck them on Friday while working in paddy field. The injured are now undergoing treatment at hospital. In another lightning incident at Kendal village, one person got injured and was shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.
PPT continues cleaning drive at Paradip
Paradip: The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) continued its yearlong campaign for cleaning the town with its Administrative Department carrying out cleaning operations at the Shree Jagannatha temple premises and the Gopabandhu Stadium area under the Swachh Bharat Mission on Saturday. Under the guidance of PPT Secretary UR Mohan Raju, the message “Our cleanliness is the beauty of Mother India” was spread out. PPT officers and employees cleaned the temple surroundings, roads and drainages, removed the roadside garbage, etc.
Nimapara NAC holds cleanliness awareness
Nimapara: The Nimapara NAC constituting of 11 wards has begun a 10-day public awareness programme under the Swachh Bharat Mission from August 18 ahead on the local Self-Government Day on August 31. local MlA Samir Ranjan Dash is the chairman of the programme.
Students lock up NOU hostel
Baripada: Boarders of the Boys’ Hostel of the North Odisha University (NOU) here on Saturday locked up the hostel gate for about four hours to draw attention of the authorities to their grievances. Their demands included installation of a new acquaguard and repair of the small stretch of road leading to their hostel. After an assurance by the PG Council Chairman that their problems would be looked into, the students withdrew their protest.