Gitarani elected first Champua NAC chief
Champua: Gitarani Naik (BJD) was elected Chairperson of the newly-formed Champua NAC unopposed on Friday. The post is reserved for a ST woman. The result was declared by Keonjhar ADM Sangam Keshari Swain. Election for the Vice-Chairman will be held on February 24.
Man gets 5-yr RI for rape in Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda: Deciding a rape incident of June 25, 2012 near a bridge of Sripura village under the Badmal police limits of Jharsuguda district, ADJ SR Bohidar here on Friday awarded five years of RI to accused Kuldip Behera alia Munu (25). As the victim girl died in 2013, her latest version could not be recorded in the court. However, basing on her statement at the material time, the punishment was given to the accused.
Woman killed by elephant in J’suguda village
Jharsuguda: A tribal widow, Kenda Ping (45), of village Duleshara of Kirimira block was trampled to death by an elephant at the Deopea village forest on Thursday. Five women had gone to the forest to pluck kendu leaf when the elephant attacked them. Human-elephant conflicts and destruction of crops by elephants are common in the forests of Bagdihi, Kolabira Kirimira and lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district.
lok Utsav kick-starts in Balangir
Balangir: District Collector M Muthukumar inaugurated the sub-divisional level Balangir lok Utsav at the town hall here on Friday. Balangir Sub-Collector Bimal Prasad Mohanty, PD DRDA Anupam Saha, SP Dr Deepak Kumar, ADM Ashok Naik, SDPO Narayan Naik and Srikara Mishra spoke on the occasion. They explained about the need for organising the Utsav at the grassroots level. The objective behind organising such type of programme is to spot the talent of the local people and promote art and culture, they added.
First BDCCB ATM inaugurated
Balangir: leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra inaugurated the first ATM of Balangir District Central Cooperative Bank (BDCCB) here on Friday. Speaking on this occasion, Mishra said bank customers and rural people would be benefited with this service. The BDCCB has its branches in Balangir and Sonepur. BDCCB President laxman Meher spoke on the occasion and informed that another ATM would be opened at Sonepur soon.