NH blocked as student dies in Soro accident
Baleswar: Vehicular movement on NH-5 at Soro in Baleswar district was disrupted for more than three hours following a college student died and another student was injured seriously after being hit by a lorry near the College Square on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sidharth Jena, a Plus Three second year student of the Khaira College and the injured as his mate Badal Sankhua. The two were going on a motorcycle while the accident occurred. Irate locals looted away lays from the lorry and then torched it. The agitation was pacified following intervention of district administration officials.
steps against Kanteilolia Ashram decried
Dhenkanal: Members of the Dhenkanal District Bar Association and BJP district unit have condemned the district administration for threatening and taking steps against the godman and students of the Kanteilolia Ashram here. BJP district President Naresh Chandra Mohapatra, State Working Committee member Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan, former MP Rudra Narayan Pany and ex-MlA Krushna Chandra Patra said the Baba of the Ashram has been involved in providing teaching, food and boarding facilities to poor students free of cost apart from leading them towards a religious life.
Man injured in bear attack at Nilgiri
Baleswar: A 52-year-old man was on Wednesday bitten by a bear at Nilgiri in Baleswar district. The bear attacked Manu Parida of Mirigini village while he was out to answer nature’s call. Parida was undergoing treatment in a local hospital.
G’pati teachers, students lock panchayat office
Parlakhemundi: Teachers along with students of the Gopinatha Gajapati High School at B Sitapur village near Parlakhemundi town staged a protest in front of the gram panchayat office at Kerandi on Wednesday demanding block grant for the school immediately. They even locked up the office later. Villager Santhosh Nayak, Subranarayana Das, Narsinga Prasad Patnaik, Chandra Shekar Barado, Santhosh Barado and Indira Bhukta took active part in the protest. They threatened not to open the lock until and unless their demand is not fulfilled.
Heavy rainfall swells rivers in Gajapati
Parlakhemundi: Following heavy rainfall for the last two days in Gajapati district, several water bodies, including lakes and rivers in the district are swelling high. As of Wednesday, heavy amount of water was flowing in the Bhangshadhara and Mahendratanaya rivers in the district. The water level of the Bhangshadhara river at Kashinagar region was at a very risk level of 54.60. The district administration is on its toes to tackle any kind of untoward incident, a district-level official said.