Construction labourer electrocuted in A’garh
Athagarh: Rankanidhi Pradhan of Badabhuindesa village died on Thursday after coming in contact with a live electric wire while he was setting up a tool pump for irrigating his corn field. He was the secretary of the Athagarh Construction labourers’ Association. He was rushed to the Athagarh Government Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Two motorcyclists killed in Baleswar
Baleswar: Two persons died on Thursday afternoon as their bike collided with a passenger bus near Sahada under the Sadar police station here. The deceased were identified as Ratnakar Pati (38) of Bunal and Vinod Bharati (25) of Parikul,
State-level children fest in B’pur concludes
Brahmapur: The 10th State-level Children Festival held at Gosain Nuagaon here beginning from July 6 concluded on Wednesday. Former Union Minister Chandra Sekhar Sahu joined the valedictory event as chief guest and said song and dance are essential for an overall development of a child. Social activist Pramila Tripathy and Mahan Sangha president Sushant Sabat joined the event as other guests. Children were given prizes for winning various competitions. A national-level children fest would be organised in Puri on December 20, 21 and 22, announced the organisers.
MlA inaugurates dev projects in Ganjam
Brahmapur: Digapahandi MlA Surjya Narayan Patro inaugurated a few developmental projects at Nalihada village under Kukudakhandi block in Ganjam district on Wednesday. The projects include a Kalyan Mandap and a Mukta Mandap. He later attended the foundation day ceremony of the Brundabati temple at the village. At a meeting later held on the occasion, the MlA called upon the villagers to look after the developmental works undertaken at the village. Among others, Odisha State Cooperative Union (OSCU) director Sanatan Sangram Singh and Kukudakhandi block chairperson Namita Patra were present.
Eight fishermen held; 3 boats seized at Gahirmatha
Kendrapada: Forest personnel of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on Tuesday seized three mechanised vessels and arrested eight fishermen on the charges catching fish illegally after trespassing into the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary near Babubali, just 2.5 km from the coast. The arrested fishermen were Srikrushna Das, Hiralal Das, Abhaya Das, Rabindra Maiti, Sarat Maiti, Radhakrushna Maiti, Srikrushna Pal and Khokan Mandal. They were produced before the local court on Wednesday and later remanded into jail custody as their bail petitions were rejected by the court, said Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary Ranger Subrat Patra.