B’swar court summons 13 of 3 Ponzi firms
Baleswar: While a local court issued notices to 13 persons of three different chit fund companies to appear before it on Wednesday, advocates on behalf of only four of them appeared. The three companies are Green Ray International, Shri lakhsmi Builders Infra and Ashore.
Two students drown in river Devi
Jagatsinghpur: Two teenaged students drowned while bathing in river Devi near Bachhalo under Naugaon block on Tuesday. They were swept away by strong current of water. locals and fire brigade personnel searched for the boys. Only one victim’s body was fished out from water in evening while the other’s was yet to be traced.
Tata Magic overturns, school kids injured
Kendrapada: Three schoolchildren were injured after a Tata Magic, in which they were returning from their school to their houses, turned turtle near Trilochanpur on the Cuttack-Chandbali road on Wednesday. According to sources, the vehicle carrying about 15 students of the Trilochanapur (Jhinkadi) Saraswati Sisu Mandir met with the accident as it developed a technical snag in its steering. The injured students were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital here from where they were discharged after first aid.
Dolphin found dead on B’swar beach
Baleswar: A dead dolphin was found near the Talseri sea beach of Bhograi on Wednesday. Many onlookers gathered to have a glimpse of the carcass of the dolphin, measuring more than 17 feet.
Cricketer Gobardhan Sahoo dead
Jajpur Road: Cricketer and educationist Gobardhan Sahoo (79) died at his son’s residence in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. He was cremated at the Swargadwar at Puri. Sahoo, a legendary figure of Jajpur Road, was the pioneer of cricket in Jajpur district and created many cricketers in his life. He is survived by his wife and two sons. His sons are Sumitra Nandan Agragami and Jay Prakash Satya Prakash. While Sumitra is a journalist and Jay Prakash Satya Prakash works as a Deputy General Manager in National Thermal Power Corporation at Dhenkanal. A condolence meeting was held for him at Jajpur Road chaired by Jajpur District Athletic Association president Rasananda Mohanty. It was decided that every year a cricket or a football tournament would be held at Jajpur Road to commemorate Sahoo.