Educationist Durga Mohanty passes away
Athagarh: Renowned educationist and litterateur Dr Durga Charan Mohanty passed away early in the morning on Friday in his Rasrasikpur residence due to cardiac failure. He was 79. Besides teaching, he served as Deputy Inspector of Schools in Athagarh and Deputy Director of State Council of Educational Research in Bhubaneswar. Apart from this, he performed over a hundred Pala programmes in different radio and television channels. He has also written 79 books on Odia literature and folktales. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Hundreds of his admirers visited his home to pay him their last respects.
2 Engg students held for loot in B’pur
Brahmapur: Police on Thursday arrested two students of a private engineering college here for allegedly assaulting a student of Khallikote and snatching two mobile phones and Rs 1,100 from him. The accused duo was identified as Prabhu Kalyan Panda and Dande Palo. A student Deepak Kumar Sahu was assaulted by the two engineering students near Nandighosh Apartment over old enmity. His money and mobile phones were also snatched from him on June 9. A complaint regarding this was filed with the BN Pur police, said BN Pur police station ICC JK Patanik.
Woman dies, another hurt in J’suguda
Jharsuguda: A woman was killed and another sustained critical injuries as their scooty was hit by a Hyva tipper at Badhaimunda chowk under the Jharsuguda town police limits on Thursday evening. The deceased was identified as Twinkle Panda (41), faculty-in-charge of the Dalki Training Skilled Centre. The injured, Mamta Monalisa(29), is undergoing treatment at the VISMAR, Burla. Hyva driver fled from the spot leaving behind the vehicle, said police.
Ailing jumbo spotted in J’suguda again
Jharsuguda: An ailing aged elephant was found in the lambakungamal forest under the Kolabira forest range in Jharsuguda district on Friday morning. Aged about 50, the pachyderm has tumour in the right leg. Though primary treatment provided, the elephant still has a risk for life due to old-age, said Jharsuguda DFO S Kumar. Villagers said the elephant had sneaked into Kolabira forest range from Bamra Forest and has been moving in the area for the last 15 days. Sources said an elephant died in such circumstances a few days back was dead in a similar situation.