One dies as BBSR-bound bus overturns in S’pur
Sambalpur: A person died and 30 others were injured after a bus overturned near Naxapali in Sambalpur district on Saturday night. The injured people were admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital. Twelve injured persons were later shifted to the Burla hospital as their conditions became critical. The mishap occurred when the “Jagadguru” bus going from Bargarh to Bhubaneswar turned turtle after hitting another bus on NH-55. The deceased was identified as Prahallad Roul of Cuttack district. He was residing at Stationpada in Bargarh.
Man hacks wife to death in Koraput
Koraput: In a gruesome incident in Koraput district, a man hacked his wife to death while she was sleeping on Saturday night. Police seized the body and arrested the husband. The incident was reported from Adinagar village of lakhmipur block. The deceased was Utme, wife of Dasari Kaleka. Their daughter found Utme lying in a pool of blood and her father standing there with a hatchet. After hearing the cries of children, locals reached to the spot and fastened Dasari’s legs with rope and informed police.
Goons injure four anti-liquor women in K’pada
Kendrapada: Hundreds of women anti-liquor protestors on Sunday ransacked an illegal liquor joint and destroyed liquor bottles worth lakhs of rupees in Olaver of the district. However, in retaliation some goons attacked the women protestors. They threw chili powder and beat the women with sticks. Four women were injured in the attack by anti-socials.
Bajrang Dal activists’ release demanded in B’ngir
Balangir: Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) led by VHP western Odisha president Niladri Bihari Joshi on Sunday demanded immediate release of the arrested Bajrang Dal activists in Malkangiri. He said the arrested activists are “innocent “.
Sanatan Santh Samaj holds conf in B’pur
Brahmapur: Saints of the Sanatan Santh Samaj organised a conference named “Chala Mahendragiri” under the supervision of Swami Bhaskar Thritha here recently. Devi Mutt monk Sitaram Das presided over the meeting. The saints discussed various aspects of Mahendragiri and issues like protection of cows and upholding of Satya Sanatan Dharma. They urged the youths to be the forefront of the Samaj. Among others, Radha Ballav Mutt monk Ramkrushna Das, Swami Gobindananda Saraswati Maharaj, Swami Jagannatanand Saraswati, saint Hariram Das and saint Chinmyananda Das were present.