Six held in B’swar for drug consumption
Baleswar: The Sahadevkhunta police on Thursday arrested six persons while they were consuming brown sugar near a lodge at Orod Bazar. The police said the accused have antisocial backgrounds. Those arrested were Rajesh Panda (23) of Phualdi, Sk Babu (24) of Orod Bazar, Muktikanta Jena (32) of Baliapal, Ashok Sahu (38) of Naya Bazar, Gagan Mohanty (23) of Orod Baazar and Pranay Das (40) of Puruna Baleswar.
One dies, five injured in J’suguda lightning
Jharsuguda: A woman was killed and five other persons were injured in lightning in the district on Thursday. Deceased Damayanti Patta (28) was from Jharberna village under Durlaga gram panchayat. She along with the five injured were working in a field near their village when the lightning struck them. The injured were admitted at the District Headquarters Hospital.
Senior Balangir lawyer passes away
Balangir: Senior advocate Bharat Chandra Sahu (79) passed away here on Monday following a brief illness. Sahu had completed his graduation from the GM College, Sambalpur. After completion of his law from the MS law
College, Cuttack, he began practising taxation law. On the occasion of the golden jubilee
of the Odisha State Bar Council in 2011, the council honoured him for his contributions to the legal profession.