Special courts for Cuttack, B’swar, B’ngir
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal for setting up of three special courts in Cuttack, Baleswar and Balangir districts. Besides, the Chief Minister has also approved a proposal for recruitment of staffs required for these new courts. The new courts would provide expeditious justice to the SC, ST and Dalit communities, official sources said.
CBI DSP dies in road accident
Rourkela: CBI Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Deepak Kumar Kabi died when his car collided with a coal-laden dumper on State Highway-10 at Bhasma, 125 km from here, on Friday afternoon. Sources said Kabi, who had gone to Jharsuguda driving a car, met with the accident on his return journey. He died on the spot. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. He was to join in his new place of posting in Port Blair very soon.
Seminar on John Beams held
Bhubaneswar: A State-level seminar on ‘Odia Bhasa and John Beams’ was jointly organised by the Media Academy and Pakhighara at the lohia Academy here on Friday. Hara Prasad Das, Dr Ramesh Chandra Mallick, Dr lalatendu Das Mohapatra spoke at the seminar, which was presided over by senior journalist Basant Das. They indulgently recalled John Beams’ contributions to Odia language.
Senior Jajpur lawyer passes away
Jajpur: President of Jajpur District lawyers’ Association Rabi Narayan Mishra (63) town died on Thursday evening at a hospital in Cuttack. Jajpur MlA Pranab Prakash Das, ZP president Sustant Kumar Mishra former ZP president Goutam Ray, social worker Dr Manzoor Ali, Prabhuranjan Satpathy and many others mourned his death. The lawyers' association paid rich tributes to him at a condolence meeting on Friday. All the court works were suspended on Friday in memory of Mishra.
Ultrasound machine installed at N’rangpur
Nabarangpur: local MP Pradeep Majhi inaugurated the first ultrasound machine at the District Headquarters Hospital here on Friday. The Rs 15-lakh machine has been donated by the Mahanadi Coalfields ltd on Majhi’s request. Majhi and CDMO Dr Nanda Kishor Mishra thanked the MCl for its gesture. Every Wednesday, an ultrasonographer technician from the local Christian Hospital would be invited to scan and view the patents, informed Dr Mishra. Among others, Christian Hospital MD Dr Dilip Nag, former ZP president Manjula Majhi, senior Congress leader Muna Tripathy and Dilip Behera were present at the meeting.