Man kills wife, two children in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: In a shocking incident, a person allegedly killed his wife and two girl children at Petapalli under the Odagoan police limits in Nayagarh district on Tuesday. The accused Bhagirathi Nayak surrendered before police after committing the crime, sources said. Nayak confessed before the police that he strangulated his wife and two children at the verandah of a local high school, the sources added.
It was suspected that family dispute might have led to the killings.
Bus turns turtle, 11 injured in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur: At least 11 persons were injured as a bus in which they were travelling overturned near Jhitakuguda in Nabarangpur district on Tuesday. According to reports, the accident took place when the bus was on its way to Umarkote from Bhubaneswar. The driver of the vehicle lost the control over the wheels near a U-turn, following which it turned turtle.The injured were admitted to the Papadahandi Community Health Centre (CHC) and the Nabarangpur District Headquarters Hospital.
BJP leader injured in road mishap
Brahmapur: BJP State secretary Bibhuti Bhushan Jena was severely injured in a road accident on Tuesday. The accident took place on NH-216 near Tangi square while Jena was on his way to Nayagarh from Brahmapur to attend a meeting. Jena sustained severe injuries in his head. He was sent to the Tangi hospital for primary treatment and then shifted to the AIIMS in Bhubaneswar. His driver Siba Prasad Mohapatra was also injured. BJP State president Basanta Panda, general secretary Prithiviraj Harichandan, Ganjam district president Kahnu Charan Pati and Gangadhar Satapathy met Jena in the hospital.
Eid-Ul-Zuha celebrated in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: Eid-Ul-Zuha was celebrated at the Military Barracks Ground here at the New Barracks Street on Tuesday with fervour and gaiety. Muslims of Brahmapur city gathered at the ground and read Namaj. They greeted each other after the prayer. Political leaders and intellectuals of the city also greeted the Muslims on the occasion. They said Eid is a festival of brotherhood and unity.
Eid celebrated at Paralakhemundi
Paralakhemundi: Auspicious Eid-ul-Zuha was celebrated here by Muslims on Tuesday. They wore new dresses and read Namaaz in the mosque. Then Muslim community took out a procession and moved through the town.
Body donation awareness drive held
Narasinghpur: A body donation awareness programme was held on the second day of an inter-college NSS camp at the Narsinghpur College on Tuesday. College Principal Prof Kulamani Barik chaired the meeting. Dr Pravas Acharya was present as chief guest. Utkal University NSS Coordinator Manoranjan Mohanty was present as guest and explained the advantages of body donation. lecturers Meghanad Sahoo and Pradipata Kumar Moharana were present.
Plantation programme in Anandapur
Anandapur: Anandpur Forest Department Officials have launched a massive plantation drive along the 10-km Ramachandrapur-Gndabandgoda and Alati-Purunabandhagoda road. Rural Development Minister Badri Narayan Patra inaugurated the drive by planting a tree. Forest Officer Mihir Ranjan Patnaik, Forester Anadi Charan Barik, Madhusudan Sahoo, Abinash Parida, Malay Sahoo, Sarpanch Susant Kumar Biswal, Samiti Member Bharat Bhusan Nayak, Pabitra Palai, Tukunu Biswal were present in the programmme.