Youth kills aunt after failed rape attempt
Boudh: A youth allegedly murdered his aunt after attempting to rape her in the Kantamal area of Boudh district late on Sunday night. Vinod Deep (22) tried to rape the woman when she was sleeping. He slit her throat with a sharp weapon when she resisted him. He fled the spot after committing the crime. The woman’s family members rushed her to a Sonepur hospital, where she died while under treatment. The Kantamal police have started investigation into the incident after registering a case. The culprit was absconding.
Student Police Cadet programme at Khariar
Nuapada: A Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme was held at the Khariar police station on Monday with active participation of 35 students of the Raja Artatrana High School, Khariar. "The objective was to make students responsible citizens and inculcate moral values, ethics and discipline within them," said Khariar PS IIC Kailash Chandra Sethi. "The students were also told about the work culture and duties of the police, MVI regulations and how to lodge grievances," added he. Gauranga Sahu and Ashok K Behera, teachers of the high school who are the nodal officers of the SPC programme were present.
Nabeen celebrates 90th anniversary
Brahmapur: Odia weekly ‘Nabeen’ celebrated its 90th anniversary here on Monday under the chairmanship of its editor Rabi Rath. Brahmapur MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu and MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, researcher Dr Kailash Chandra Dash and medicine specialist Dr Prafulla Chandra Sahu attended as guests and unveiled a special edition of the weekly. On the occasion, meteorologist Dr Damrudhar Sahu and social activist and agriculture scientist Prabhakar Sahu were felicitated with the Krupasindhu Narendra Dev Smruti Samman.
SMIT distributes cloths, umbrellas at Sevashram
Brahmapur: The Sanjay Memorial Institute of Technology (SMIT), Brahmapur distributed cloths and umbrellas to the inmates of the Navajeevan Sevashram, Madan Mohanpur here recently. SMIT president Dr Bhagwan Gantayat and secretary Jamula Sankar Narayan distributed the items to the children in presence of employees of the Sevasashram. Among others, Gangadhar Panda, Amresh Sahu, Subhranshu Das, Santanu Patra and Prasant Kumar Choudhury were present.