20 injured as bus falls off road in K’jhar
Keonjhar: As many as 20 passengers were injured after a private bus en-route to Angul from Tata fell off Kanjipani Ghati in Keonjhar district on Sunday morning. The injured were rushed to the Telkoi Community Health Centre and the District Headquarters Hospital. The ‘Saibaba’ bus skidded fell off the Ghati due to bad condition of the road. The Kanjipani police reached the spot, rescued the passengers trapped in the bus and shifted them to the hospitals.
Ex-MlA Samantry’s demise mourned
Jagatsinghpur: Former Tirtol MlA Nityananda Samantaray’s demise on Friday was mourned by leaders and supporters across party lines and eminent persons of Jagatsinghpur district on Saturday. A condolence meeting was held at the Tirtol block office chaired by the BDO. The speakers pointed out that late Samantaray was associated with a number of organisations, charitable trusts, schools and colleges in the Tirtol area.
17, 130 in JSpur appear in HSC exam
Jagatsinghpur: As many as 17,130 students from different high schools across the district are appearing at this year’s HSC examination at 93 centres. The first day of the examination passed off peacefully. A squad led by the District Education Officer inspected several examination centres and reviewed the arrangements in schools. Question papers have been stocked in seven nodal centres in different locations under a round- the-clock vigil, informed DEO Prativa Manjari Das.
Fire at R’kela market: 14 shops gutted
Rourkela: A major fire broke out at vegetable market at Panposh here on Sunday morning in which 14 shops were gutted. Two fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flame. Almost all the shops had been burnt to ashes when the fire services personnel reached. The fire broke out at around 5.30 am. As the shops were made of bamboo, the fire spread rapidly. However, the cause of fire was yet unknown.