Farmer commits suicide in Gajapati
Parlakhemundi: A farmer in Gajapati district allegedly committed suicide due to crop damages on Thursday. Ruturaj Dalei (60) of Dapur village under Ghorani panchayat of Gosani block consumed pesticide in his crop field in early morning. The villagers said he had four acres of land where he had cultivated paddy and sugarcane, but the entire crop was lost in the cyclone and floods. The BJP distinct secretary demanded immediate compensation for his family.
woman gets 7-yr jail for killing hubby
Baleswar: Additional Sessions Judge of Baleswar RK Sahu has awarded a seven-year jail term to a woman who killed her husband over two years ago. Accused Sukuri Singh (45) is a resident of Gopalpur under Nilgiri block. Over a domestic dispute, she murdered her spouse on June 15, 2011. The bother of the deceased had lodged an FIR in connection with the murder with the Nilgiri police.
Youth’s half-charred body found in S’garh
Rourkela: The half-charred body of an unidentified youth with deep injury marks on his body was recovered by the Sundargarh police from the Saresmal forest area on Thursday. The police registered a murder case and started investigation. “Deep cut marks were noticed on the youth’s neck and head, so we registered a murder case,” said Hemgiri PS IIC Banita Majhi.
lac worth `2l seized; 3 held in S’garh
Rourkela: The lahunipada police arrested three persons on the charge of smuggling forest products and seized four quintals of lac worth `2 lakh on Thursday. A police team led by IIC RK Sahu intercepted a pickup van which was carrying the lac. “We handed over the seized lac and the accused persons to the Forest Department for its further action.” said Sahu.
Nalco organises health camp
Bhubaneswar: The National Aluminium Company ltd (Nalco) organised a free health checkup and medicine distribution camp at Kuapada in Khurda district recently. As many as 478 patients from nearby villages benefited from the camp. The team of Nalco’s medical and paramedical staff was led by Dr l Satpathy, Dr J Panda and Dr AK Chhotray.
GKEl completes Kantabania-Maniabeda road
Dhenkanal: The GMR Kamalanga Energy ltd (GKEl), the 1,400-MW thermal power plant builder at Kamalanga in Dhenkanal district, has completed repair, widening, renovation and blacktopping of the 6.5-km road connecting Kantabania and Maniabeda in Mangalpur panchayat at a cost of `3 crore in response to the representations from village communities. The GKEl is making substantial investments to transform the quality of life of villagers in the GKEl neighbourhood areas.