TWO DIEAS TRUCK HITSBIKE IN DHENKANAL
Dhenkanal: Two persons were crushed to death when a 12-wheeler coal-laden truck collided headon with a bike on NH-55 near GobindpurChhakunder theSadar police limits of Dhenkanalon Friday. The truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into the motorcycle, killing the bike riders on the spot.The identities of the deceased were yet to be ascertained. Police, after getting information, reached the spot and seized the bodies for postmortem. The truck too was seized. A case in this regard was registered.
ELEPHANT PREMA DIES IN NANDANKANAN
Bhubaneswar: A 67-year-old male elephant named ‘Prema’ died at theNandankananZoological Park (NZP) on the outskirts of the capital city on Friday. According to the zoo authorities, the elephant was suffering from age-related complications with arthritis and was not able to walk.A team of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) andNandankanan experts were treating the elephant.
After the death of Prema, the zoo now has only three elephants.
JUMBO FOUND DEAD IN ATHMALLIK FOREST
Athmallik: A decomposed body of a seven-year-old female elephant was recovered from the Shantipur forest under the Bamur Range of Athmallik Forest Division in Angul district on Friday. After getting information, forest officials rushed to spot and began investigations. It was suspected that that the elephant was injured in a fight with other members of its herd. While the Athmallik DFO is on leave, the Angul DFO who is heading the investigative team said that after postmortem, the reasons for the animal’s death can be ascertained.
STUDENTS LOCKCAPITAL LAW COLLEGE GATE IN CITY
Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high at theCapital Law College in Nayapalli of the capital city on Friday after some students of the institute staged a demonstration demanding re-checking of answer sheets. The students locked the college gate to press for their demand. As many as 172 first-year students have failed in the examination, the results of which were declared on Thursday. Police reached the spot and attempted to pacify the students. However, the students continued their stir.
FALL IN NIGHT TEMP TO CONTINUE TILL OCT 30
Bhubaneswar: Odisha would continue to experience the fall in night temperature till October 30 with most of the places in the State registering minimum temperature of less than 20 degree C, the SOA’s Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) here said on Friday.A CEC bulletin said incursion of moisture from the Bay of Bengal towards the coast would commence from October 31, causing gradual increase of water vapour over land which would lead to rise in night temperature.There may be light rain over coastal districts on November 1 and 2. The rise in night temperature would continue till November 5 after which the temperature would gradually decrease.
AMBULANCE DONATION , MEGA PLANTATION BY SBI IN B’PUR
Brahmapur: A plantation drive of 1,000 herbal medicinal plants was organised at the ParalaMaharajEngineering College,Brahmapur, by the State Bank of India’s loc al Regional Business Office in collaboration with the Odisha Environment Society. SBI Chief Generasl Manager ChanderShekhar Sharma encouraged students to come forward for the noble cause. In another function, an ambulance was donated by the SBI to Servants of People Society (LokSevakMandal) to provide better medical and relief services to the needy people. Sharma handed over keys to Rajendra Kumar Jena, Chairman of LokSevakMandal.
BBSR RESTAURANT GETS BOOST WITH SWIGGY PARTNERSHIP
Bhubaneswar: Today, smaller cities have joined metros in the rising trend of ordering food online, giving local restaurants an opportunity to expand their reach; and, in some cases, even revive their sinking business. A case in point is the Bhubaneswar-based Garam Masala, a dine-in restaurant operating in an IT campus. From coming close to shutting down the business in 2018 to currently working on 4x the amount of orders every day, Garam Masala’s turning point came when it partnered with Swiggy. Owner DebjaniSahu explains, “Swiggy helped us in getting the smallest of details in place.”