Dowry case: Woman set ablaze, dies in hospital
Rourkela: The 25-year-old married woman, who had been set on fire on Friday allegedly for dowry torture and had been battling for her life at the Ispat General Hospital here, died in the hospital on Monday. liza, a native of Brahmapur, had married Kruti Sundar Pradhan of Bisra here, who works in a Jajpur-based company. On Friday morning, while she was cleaning the floor in her in-laws’ house, two persons tied a cloth on her face, doused kerosene and set her on fire.
Woman held for killing mother-in-law
Rourkela: A 28-year-old woman was forwarded to court on Monday for allegedly killing her mother-in-law by hitting her with an axe in the Banki area under the Mahulpada police station of Sundargarh district. Bonai SDPO Radha Binod Panigrahi said accused Rili, daughter of Ghasiram Nayak of Tainsara of Rengali, had a love marriage with Ranjit Nayak of Banki three years back. She always had differences with her mother-in-law Mandodari (60). On Sunday morning, Mandodari’s body was spotted on the veranda in a pool of blood. “Rili confessed that she killed Mandodari at about 12 pm on Sunday,” said the SDPO.
Dhamra Port helps AIDS-hit children
Dhamra (Bhadrak): On the occasion of the World AIDS Day observance, the Dhamra Port held awareness programmes in the port periphery areas and elsewhere in Bhadrak district on Sunday. As many as 50 children living with HIV infection of the district were provided with schoolbags, study materials, blankets and nutritional foods at a special programme at Bhadrak. District Collector laxminarayan Mishra, Bhadrak MlA Jugal Kishore Pattnaik, Dhamra Port CSR Head Himansu Sekhar Sahoo, CDMO Dr Harihar Das and District Programme Manager, AIDS Control Society Hemant Kumar Das were present. Besides, an AIDS awareness march was taken out from the main gate of the port and an awareness drive was conducted among the fishing community, fishing trawler drivers, truck drivers and ice factory labourers in the port periphery.
Blood donation camp held at Bhadrak
Bhadrak: A blood donation camp, as a joint venture of Ama Odisha and SSA Zilla Parisad Teachers’ and Gana Shikshaks’ Association, was oraganised at Blood Bank in the District Headquarters Hospital here on Sunday. The camp was supervised by journalist Dr Harihar Nayak. DPC Manoj Behera was the chief guest.