Minor girl killed by stepmother in K’pada
Kendrapada: A 15-year-old girl, Renubala Pradhan, died after being allegedly beaten by her stepmother Archana Pradhan with a wood at Gopalajewpatana village under the Talachua Marine police station in Kendrapada district on Tuesday. Renubala, daughter of Gourahari Pradhan, sustained serious injuries and later died while she was being shifted to the Rajnagar CHC. The Talachua marine police sent the dead body for autopsy and registered a case in this regard. The reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained, while search is on to nab the accused woman, said Kendrapada SP SK Gajbhiye.
Braja Mohapatra gets Kapilash Samman
Dhenkanal: Octogenarian freedom fighter Brajakishore Mohapatra was felicitated with the Kapilash Samman-2015 at the concluding ceremony of 16th Dhenkanal Mahostav on Friday. Beside, Dr Bidhan Chandra Mishra was felicitated with the Mahima Sahitya Samman. Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick, former Chief Secretary Bijoy Pattnaik and Dhenkanal MlA Saroj Samal joined the valedictory event, presided over by District Collector Rupa Roshan Sahoo. Besides, Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Kumar Panda, Chief Secretary Gokula Chandra Pati, former Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy attended the five-day extravaganza as guests on different days.
Nurses’ Day observed at Baleswar
Baleswar: The 159th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale and the International Nurses’ Day were observed by the students of the ANM Training Centre here on Tuesday. A peace march by the students moved around the town. This year’s theme ‘Nurses a Force for Change: Care Effective, Cost Effective’ was discussed by CDMO Dr Bhabani Shankar Pani. The students took oath to provide good nursing.