leaders attend Buxi’s 11th day ceremony
Puri: A large number of people from Brahmagiri and nearby areas gathered at the Buxi house at Gadarodhanga on Saturday to attend the 11th day ceremony of noted educationalist Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Mohapatra, scion of famous General Buxi, who fought against the British. Several Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, PCC ex-chief Niranjan Patnaik, Suresh Routray and Aama Odisha chief Soumyaranjan Pattnaik attended the event. Mohapatra’s family members, including Congress leader lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra conducted the ceremony. The guests also visited the private museum at the Buxi house complex that depicts many historical events on late General Buxi.
IMFA holds health camp in Rayagada
Rayagada: The Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation, an IMFA outfit, organised a free health camp in Gopikankubadi Village under Dumuriguda gram panchayat under Kolnara block on Saturday. IMFA general manager (HR & Admn) Rana Ranjan Mohanty inaugurated the camp. IMFA Hospital CMO Dr Prashant Kumar Kar and Dr Sunita Moharona along with paramedical staffs provided treatment and medicine free of cost. Besides, an awareness programme on dengue, malaria, diarrhoea and environment protection was also organised by the foundation. Shakti Prasad Panigrahi and other village youths provided cooperation for smooth conduct of the programmes.
Youth held for raping cousin in S’garh
Rourkela: The lepripada police in Sundargarh district on Sunday arrested and court-forwarded one Suesh Kishan (22) on the charge of raping his cousin, a 14-year-old girl of Milupada village, on October 9. According to a complaint lodged by the victim’s parents, Suresh, a resident under the Hemgiri police station, on October night entered into their house in which their daughter was sleeping alone and took her to an isolated place and raped her. “Accused Suresh Kishan has been arrested and forwarded to the court,” said SI of lepripada PS J Bara. The incident has once again raised eyebrows on worsening state of laws on crimes against women in the State. The Government is yet to come with laws ensuring the safety and security of girls in the State which has led to the rampant increase in these crimes.