Man electrocuted at Chandaneswar fair
Baleswar: Three days after at least 30 devotees were injured in a stampede that injured at the Chadaka fair near Chandaneswar, a devotee died after coming in contact with live wires at the fair ground on Saturday. The incident occurred at a makeshift shop near the Chandaneswar temple on the concluding day of the fair. The deceased was identified as Gopal Chandra Giri of Jagannathpur under Bhogarai block.
Rvenue Inspector held taking bribe in Jajpur
Jajpur: Vigilance sleuths arrested Khageswar Kabi, Revenue Inspector (RI) of Mandari Circle under Bari tehsil, when he accepted bribe of Rs 500 from one Naba Kishor Prusti of Kampagada village in a land mutation case. Vigilance DSP Bharat Chandra Sethi caught Kabi red-handed after he received marked notes from Prusti and recovered the bribe money.
Banpur Marwaris celebrate Gangaur Puja
Banpur: The traditional Rajasthani Gangaur Pujan was held by the Banapur Marawari Samaj here on Saturday. Married women and unmarried girls prayed Goddess Parvati and lord Shiva with Rajasthani songs “gore gangaur maata…, phul ki wari…”. The devotees offered cooked foods like Pudi and Halwa to the deities. They concluded their 17-day-long ritual on this auspicious day. Among others, Annapurna, Jyoti, Sagarika, Rekha Agrawal, Beena Bathawal, Meera Devi and Padma Agrawal participated in the function.