Two women killed in B’swar road mishap
Baleswar: Two women died in an accident after they were knocked down by an unknown vehicle on Tuesday. The mishap occurred while they were crossing NH-5 near Sergarh. They were identified as Khairi Singh (65) and Gurubari Singh (63), both of village Tali, Panchagarh under the Khantapara police station.
Centurion declares holiday for student’s suicide
Paralakhemundi: The Centurion University authorities declared to close the university for a dayon Tuesday due to the death of a boy student, who jumped off the university’s hostel building on the previous day. The deceased P Pradeep, a resident of Visakhapatnam, was a First Year BSc student in Agriculture. He was rushed to the Paralakhemundi District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and later referred to a Visakhapatnam hospital as his condition deteriorated. He died on the way to Visakhapatnam.
Tusker footprints spotted near Balangir town
Balangir: Footprints of an elephant were spotted in a nursery on the outskirts of Balangir town on Tuesday. Reportedly, an elephant from Subarnapur district entered the Balangir forest area on Friday. “When we visited the nursery, we found the footprints. We have alerted our staff to keep a close watch on its movement,” said Balangir Forest Range Officer BC Roul. The rise in day temperature and fire in the forest coupled with water scarcity has forced animals like elephant to move towards the town areas. latest report suggested that the elephant has gone back to the forest of Subarnapur.