teacher suspended for beating HM
Baleswar: SN High School teacher Rajashree Behera in Bhimpur here was suspended on Thursday on the charge of physically assaulting the school headmaster. She had beaten Headmaster Rabindranath Biswal after a heated argument over previous feuds, said District Education Officer HK Kandi.
Man held for killing wife for dowry
Baleswar: Chandipur police on Thursday arrested a 38-year-old man on charge of killing his wife for dowry. Madhusmita Mallik of Ranasahi under the Chandipur police limits was found dead under mysterious circumstance. Her parents alleged that her husband was involved in the case.
Two die in road accident in Baleswar
Baleswar: Two persons were killed in a road accident here on NH-60 late on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Sadanand Rana (37) and Sanjib Rout (35). They were coming towards Baleswar from Jharkhand by a car when they met with the mishap near Santoshpur.
Nine-feet-long python rescued in Jeypore
Jeypore: A nine-feet-long python was rescued from Dangaguda here in Koraput district on Thursday. The reptile weighing 19 kg was spotted in a house, following which locals informed the snake helpline about it. Members of the helpline rescued the python after an hour-long effort and handed it over to the Forest Department. The snake was later released to a dense forest.
Jajpur Road Press Club reconstituted
Jajpur Road: The Jajpur Road Press Club was reconstituted here at its office on Sunday. Scribe Sujit Mallick was selected as new president. Sanjay Kumar Khandai was selected as secretary, Prabhudutta Mohanty and Sandipta Ray as vice-presidents, Bijay Kumar Sahoo and Subhasis Rout as assistant secretaries and Jagdish Matania as treasurer. Senior journalists Haradhan Banarjee, Karam Chand laha, Harsha Bardhan Behera, Sangram Singh and Pitabas Bhuyan were nominated to advisory committee. In the nomination of new committee, scribe Santosh Rath, Pradeep Jena, Bikram Keshari Sahoo, Malaya Biswal, Gyana Ranjan Rout and Pratap Behera were present.
Snatching case: 3 get 7-yr RI in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: Chief Judicial Magistrate RK Choudhury on Wednesday, delivering judgment on a snatching and extortion case, sentenced three persons to seven years’ RI and pay a fine of Rs 5,000 each. One Parthasarathi Swain, a contractor’s supervisor, had lodged an FIR with the Balikuda police in November 2014. The police had arrested three persons and filed chargesheet against them.
Biju birth centenary held in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The district Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan held Biju Patnaik birth centenary function on Wednesday. District Planning Board Chairman and MlA Prasanta Muduli appreciated the efforts of the students to follow Biju Babu’s ideology. Rajya Sabha member Bishnu Das recalled his memories of the legendary leader. Tirtol MlA Rajashree Mallick, Zilla Parishad President DD Mohanty and Block Chairman Prasanna Swain also spoke.