College girl kidnapped at
Paralakhemundi: A girl student studying +2 Science at the Shree Krushna Chandra Gajapati (SKCG) Autonomous College here was kidnapped on Saturday, informed Paralakhemundi police station IIC PK Behera. An FIR was registered against a youth of Padmapur village of Gumma block in this connection. Investigation is on to rescue the girl taking help of the accused, added Behera.
New N’rangpur Collector assumes office
Nabarangpur: Md Sadique Alam assumed office as the district Collector of Nabarangpur replacing Shyasundar Nayak on Saturday. A 2010-batch IAS officer, he was earlier Sub-Collector of Gunupur and PD, DRDA of Malkangiri. After taking charge, Alam visited the Nabarangpur Women’s College to take stock of the arrangements made so far for distribution and collection of EVMs and reviewed the safety of strong rooms for ensuring free and fair elections on April 10.
Phulbani lawyers welcome newly-posted judges
Phulbani: Phulbani Bar Association (PBA) members welcomed Family Court Judge Renuka Sharma and Special Judge of Vigilance Pratima Mohanty, both of whom have been posted here recently. PBA president Biswajit Pattnaik welcomed the judges on behalf the bar.
King Cobra rescued from K’pada villager’s house
Kendrapada: The Bhitarkanika Forest personnel rescued a 7.10-feet-long King Cobra from the house of one Sujit Pani at Khola village under the Kanika Forest Range, informed Kanika Forest Ranger Durga Charan Sahu. Acting on information, the forest personnel rushed to the spot and retrieved the cobra. later, the officials released the viper at the Bhitarkanika forest block