Betrayed by lover, K’pada girl attempts to kill self
Kendrapada: A minor girl of Mirapatana village in Kendrapada district attempted suicide by consuming poison on Saturday as her lover refused to marry her. Sources said the girl had an affair with auto driver Dhaneswar Nayak of Kakat village in the district. When she approached Nayak to marry here, the latter rejected her marriage proposal. Resulting this, the girl made an attempt to kill herself out of frustration. She was later rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). Acting on an FIR, lodged by family members of the girl, the Kendrapada Town police detained Nayak and started inquiry.
women’s college holds Active Citizenship drive
Paralakhemundi: The NSS Unit I Women’s Degree College here on Saturday organised an ‘Active Citizenship Programme’. Audiovisual documentary short movies designed by the State Government were screened on the occasion. Dr Jayanthi Ratha said the programme aimed to instil active citizenship values among youths and encourage them for community development activities to eradicate corruption. Dr Rina Sahu, Sudhamini Panda also spoke on the importance of active citizenship. About 280 students, lecturers, Professors and staff of the college participated in the programme.
VS Vidyalaya project lauded at Nat’l Children’s Cong
Sunabeda: A science project prepared by five Class-VIII students of the VS Vidyalaya here bagged much recognition at the 23rd National Children’s Congress-2015 held in Chandigarh from December 27 to 31. The project on the theme ‘Bio-char as a sustainable solution to the problem of weather and agriculture: A case study of Missingguda village of Koraput district’ was selected at State-level to participate in the National Children’s Congress. On behalf of the team, Akhaya Kumar Maharana presented the project, which was made under the guidance of Science teachers MVSSS K Rao and M Prasad. A function was organised at the school, where Principal Hemanta Seth felicitated all five children and the two teachers.