Cong protests block president’s arrest
Kendrapada: Protesting against the arrest of Rajkanika block Congress president Baburam Jena in Namatara issue, several Congress activists staged blockades on several roads under Rajkanika and Ali blocks for around three hours on Tuesday morning. The activists blocked roads by burning tyres. Vehicular movement was partially affected for some time during the blockade, said Rajkanika police station IIC Sandhyarani Behura.
lions Club K’nagar donates Rs20K to PM Fund
Jajpur: The lions Club, Kalinganagar has donated Rs20,000 to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for earthquake victims in Nepal. On the occasion of the Club’s 7th foundation day, the club members handed over a cheque amount to Sukinda MlA Preeti Ranjan Ghadai, who will send it to the PM Relief Fund. The function, held at Duburi near Jajpur Road recently, was presided over by lions Club president Chandrakant Patra. MlA Ghadai joined it as chief speaker while Director General of lions Club Bimal Kandoi was the chief guest.
3 held in JSpur bus conductor firing case
Jagatsinghpur: The Twin City Commissionerate Police have arrested three miscreants in connection with the bus conductor firing incident that had occurred at Narua Chhak on the Erasama- Manijanga road in Jagatsinghpur district recently. The three were nabbed at the OMP Square in Cuttack on Monday. Bus conductor Pramod Ojha had been shot by some antisocials over a personal dispute. The arrested were identified as Rajesh Khatua alias Raja of Redhua village, Madhusudan Mohanty of Baragola village and Jagannath Mallick of the Raghunathpur area.
17-yr-old boy dies in JSpur mishap
Jagatsinghpur: A 17-year-old boy, SK Hebuyat of Deuligrameswar village in Jagatsinghpur district, was killed in a road accident at Madhuri Bazar on the Cuttack- Machhagaon road recently. Hebuyat while returning home hit his bike to a road side tree and sustained severe injuries. But he was declared brought dead by doctors at a hospital here.
Jagatsinghpur teacher electrocuted
Jagatsinghpur: A 55-year-old schoolteacher, Saroj Nayak of Karatutha village under Jagatsinghpur district’s Kujang block was electrocuted on Monday night while pressing his clothes at his house. Nayak was working as a teacher in the Chikinia School under Raghunathpur block.