Class-X girl kidnapped in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: A girl student of Class-X of Belatala village under the Pattamundai police station was on Sunday kidnapped by a miscreant when she was going to the nearby market. The mother of the girl lodged an FIR at the Pattamundai police station. Police have registered a kidnapping case and are conducting an inquiry into the matter.
8-ft-long rock male python rescued in K’pada
Kendrapada: Forest personnel on Sunday rescued an eight-foot-long rock male python from the house of one Kalu Khamari of Subarnapur in Dangamala gram panchayat. The python was unearthed while it was grabbing a hen of Khamari’s house. locals informed Kanika Forest Range officials to rescue the snake. The forest personnel later released it in the Bhitarkanika forest. Notably, forest personnel in last six days have also rescued two king cobras from residential houses at Krushnanagar village. They were also released in the forest of Bhitarkanika.
B’swar murder bid: Accused gets 4-yr in jail
Baleswar: A court here sentenced four years’ jail term and imposed Rs3,000 as penalty and in default 8 more months of imprisonment in an attempt to murder case of about two and a half years ago. The convict Susanta Sethi of Jagannathpur under Khantapara police station had attacked Gobardhan Mahalik of same village brutally over past grudge. The police had registered a case under Sections 341,307 and 294 of the IPC.
RSP extends financial aid to 4 edu institutions
Rourkela: Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) CEO GS Prasad presented a cheque worth Rs17 lakh to four educational institutions functioning in and around Rourkela on Saturday. The assistance was provided under the RSP’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The institutions which received assistance are Home and Hope, Rourkela, Radha Krishna Drustihina Vidyalaya, lathikata, Parents’ Association, Rourkela, and SOS Children’s Village, Rourkela.