YOUTH HACKED TO DEATH IN BALESWAR
Police intensified investigation after a youth was brutally murdered allegedly over past feuds. The deceased was identified as Pradeep Nayak, a resident of Ria village under the Simulia police limits. According to reports, miscreants hacked Pradeep with sharp-edged weapons late on Friday night causing grave injuries to his head and other parts of the body. Although he was rushed to a nearby hospital by locals, the doctor there declared him dead.
BROWN SUGAR SEIZED; 2 NABBED IN BALANGA (Pix)
Balanga: As per the direction of Puri SP K Vishal Singh, the Balanga police have seized 78 grams of brown sugar and arrested two persons in this connection. A car and a motorbike used by the drug traffickers have also been seized. Getting information from a reliable source, SI of Police Behera Pratik Anupam conducted a raid near Dakhinaradas village and trapped the two persons possessing the contraband. The arrested persons were identified as Chandan Patra and Pravat Kumar Swain.
P'KHEMUNDI IIC NABS GANJA PEDDLER IN FILMY STYLE (Pix)
Paralakhemundi: In a filmy style, IIC of Paralakhemundi Model police station Bibekanand Swain caught hold of a youth who was carrying ganja in a bag. While going out on morning cycling, Swain found the youth moving in a suspicious manner. He waylaid him and checked his bag, which contained 10 kg of the contraband. He took the youth into custody.
MEDICAL NCC HOLDS BLOOD DONATION CAMP (Pix)
Brahmapur: A blood donation camp was conducted on Friday at the Brahmapur City College, Ambapua being organised by the Medical NCC and the NCC wing of the college. The camp was attended by Brahmapur Deputy Mayor E Vivek Reddy and Medical NCC Officer Major Sourav Tiwari and chaired by college Principal Dr Anita Kumari Panda. The guests advised students to take keen interest in public services and donate blood. Among others, Dr Manoj Maharana, Meghnada Pradhan, Vikari Gowda, Sudhakar Boli, Subedar Prem Kumar and Naib Subedar Balamurugan participated in the event. Total units of blood were collected.
MAN RUN OVER BY TRUCK IN KALAHANDI
Bhawanipatna: A man, identified as Santosh Deep, was killed on Saturday after a truck ran over him. He died on the spot. Santosh, a resident of Bhangabari village, was coming to Bhawanipatna for marketing by his bike when the incident happened on the Bhangabari main road. The trucker fled from the spot. The Bhawanipatna Sadar police registered a case and began a search for the truck driver.
BODY FOUND UNDER RIVER BRIDGE IN DHARMAGARH
Bhawanipatna: A dead body was recovered on Saturday under the river Tel bridge under the Dharmagarh police station. The deceased was identified as Udhaba Naik, 60, a resident of Chilchila village. Locals informed police when they saw the body lying. A scientific team reached the spot for investigation; and the body was sent to the Dharmagarh Hospital for autopsy.
3 SEMILIGUDA KARATEKAS PARTICIPATE IN NAT’L C’SHIP (Pix)
Sunabeda: A team of 55 Karatekas from Odisha including three players from Semiliguda participated in the national karate championship being held in Pune from June 17 to 19. This championship held by the Karate India Organisation (KIO) is witnessing competitions in various selected categories. The team from the Odisha State Karate Association (OSKA) included Aditi Panigrahi, Dibesh Barada, Deepti Namdeo and coach Sensei Rajendra Samal of Utkal Karate School, Semiliguda.