Man electrocuted in farmland in K’handi
Bhawanipatna: A farmer of Tumara village under the Golamunda police limits in Kalahandi district was electrocuted after coming in contact with an 11-KV wire while working in his farmland on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Kado Teji, who came in contact with the high-tension wire which had snapped and fallen on the farmland earlier. Tension gripped the area following his death as irate locals blocked the Sinapali-Tumara road demanding compensation for the family of the deceased placing the body on road.
Missing youth’s body found near river in K’pada
Kendrapada: A dead body of a youth, who had been missing since Sunday, was found on Monday morning near river Paika in Kendrapada district. The deceased was Sanjeev Kumar Rajguru (25) of Kadamchhanda village under Patkura block. Sanjeev was swept away while taking bath in the river on Sunday morning. A fire tender had failed to find him in the river.
Meher statue unveiled in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda unveiled a statue of Swabhaba Kabi Gangadhar Meher at the Biju Patnaik Sanskruti Bhawan in Hilpatna here on Monday on the poet’s birth anniversary. It might be mentioned that in 2012, it had been decided to set up statue of Meher in the different RDC Divisions in the State. Among others, Brahmapur MlA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik, Culture Department Secretary Manoranjan Panigrahi and Deputy Director Saghamitra Satpathy, BMC Mayor K Madhavi and Sub-Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain were present.
Udayabata family worships trees on Rakhi Purnima
Jajpur Road: The family of magazine ‘Udayabata’ here celebrated Rakhi Purnima in a different manner by worshipping trees and tying Rakhi on them at the NESCO temple premises under the leadership of editor Dushmanta Rout. Temple head priest Satyaban Nanda performed worship and women performed ‘Bandapana’ to the trees. A discussion on ‘Tree is our friend’ was also held. Jajpur District Wide life Warden Kailash Chandra Sasmal, poet Brajeswari Singh, Vyasanagar Senior Citizens’ Forum general secretary Chandramani Samal, social worker Pravas Rout, BJP Mahila Morcha Vyasanagar president Bidyutprava Ray and vice-president Kamalini Samal and teacher leader Narayan Chandra Rout participated in the programme.
Meher Jayanti celebrated at Tarbha
Sonepur: The Gangadhar Meher Jayanti was celebrated with pomp and grandeur at the Gangadhar Meher Park at Tarbha by the Koshal Sahitya Academy on Monday. Meher’s statue was garlanded at the Durga Mandap of the town. Former NAC Chairman Sailendra Meher attended the function as chief guest. Academy president Debendra Sahu, Hiranmaya Pattnaik, Sanjib Sethi, Pradyumna Mahanty, Bharat Mallik, Khetrabasi Sahu and Ashish Sahu were present. Sudeep Mahana offered a vote of thanks.