K’pada man held for raping minor Dalit girl
Kendrapada: The Kendrapada Sadar police on Saturday arrested one Dibakar Nayak (32) of Chanchunia village in the district for allegedly raping a 13-year-old fellow village girl on the previous day. Nayak, who was the father of two children, asked the minor Dalit girl to come near a bush and when she reached, he raped her. Even Nayak threatened the girl not to disclose the matter. later, the girl brought the matter before her parents, who lodged an FIR against Nayak. The police arrested Nayak and produced him before a local court. He was later remanded into jail custody as his bail plea was rejected by the court.
7 goats, buffalos sacrificed at Bhagabati Temple
Banpur: The Dussehra celebration at the Bhagabati Temple here ended on a devotional note on Saturday. Shodasha Puja was conducted from Aswin Ashtami till Vijay Dashami as per tradition. Seven goats and a buffalo were sacrificed amidst chanting of mantras. As a part of rituals, an unconscious baby was brought from Satabakhara to the temple in a huge procession on Thursday. The baby returned to normalcy after prayers offered to Goddess Bhagabati. Thousands of devotes offered prayers to the goddess.
Book on narendra Modi’s life unveiled
Bhadrak: Book Rastra Bhakta Narendra Modi, written by Education Officer and Culture Coordinator Pandit Daitari Mahapatra, was unveiled at Union Minister Jual Oram’s New Delhi residence on Saturday. launching the book Oram said, “Writers are the mediators of the development of the country.” Writer Mrunmayee Priyadarshini, Uday India editor Deepak Rath, journalist Bibhuti Pati and social activists Dinabandhu Pati and Akhay Kumar Sahu also spoke on the occasion. The book is published by the Cuttack Trading Company.
Missing youth’s charred body found in Angul
Angul: The half-charred body of a youth was found near a hill in Angul district on Sunday morning. The deceased, identified as Khageswar Pradhan from Besalia village under the Khamar police station in the district, had been missing since Friday. locals spotted the body near the Bada Jambuan hillock and informed police. As per sources, the youth was allegedly murdered due to some past enmity. The miscreants burnt the body in order to destroy the evidence. Meanwhile, police have detained six persons and begun investigation into the case.