M’bhanj BJP Morcha decries atrocities on women
Baripada: The BJP Mahila Morcha Mayurbhanj district unit on Wednesday held a demonstration here protesting against “increasing number of incidents of atrocities on women in the sState during the BJD rule”. A meeting, held in front of the Collectorate, was attended by Morcha leaders including State executive member Pramila Panda, district treasurer Swarnalata Mohanty and town president Manasi Tripathy. They expressed anguish over the plight of poor pregnant women in some hospitals in the State. The way these women have given birth to their babies in unhygienic conditions is highly deplorable, they lamented.
Welcome ceremony held at Educare
Athagarh: Plus Two second year students at Educare learning house of Nuapatna under Tigiria block organised a welcome ceremony for newcomer first year students on Wednesday. Under the chairmanship of senior lecturer Saroj Panigrahi, a meeting was held. lecturers Satyapira Choudhury, Sudesna Nanda, Prasanna Panda and D Das advised the students to be disciplined and dedicated to develop their skills and personalities.
Man held with 10.5 kg ganja at Tarbha
Tarbha: The Tarbha police in Subarnapur district arrested a person, identified as Ravichandra Digal of Karanjia, for carrying ganja on Tuesday. The team comprising IIC Srikanta Tripathy, SI Rabindra Sahu and ASIs SK Seth snooped on him at Makardhhajzor near Bramahni. They seized 10.5 kg ganja form his motorcycle. He was later forwarded to court, police said.
lack of drainage system: Tarbha roads waterlogged
Sonepur: A normal spell of rain is now creating waterlogging problem on roads in the Tarbha town in Subarnapur district due to lack of a drainage system. Residents find it very difficult to move on the roads at Nitai Mandir, Radhakrushna Mandir, State Bank chowk and hospital road. A minimum of two-foot deep water stands stagnant on the most of the roads, including the police station-hospital road. The weekly market is also facing waterlogging problem. locals have lamented that though the NAC authorities are collecting lakhs of rupees from traders of the weekly market, yet it has done nothing to short out the problem. They have demanded a permanent solution to the problem.
Schoolboy rescued in Umarkote
Umarkote: An eight-year boy was rescued by Umarkote police on Tuesday. Abhisek Bhotra, a Class-III student of the Aurobindo Integral School here, had fled from the school hostel on Monday night and gone to the Old bus-stand area. locals saw him roaming alone and informed the police. Police handed over Abhisek to his father, a resident of Goramba village.