HUGE ABDOMINAL TUMOUR OPERATED ON NEWBORN AT SUM (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at the SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here have successfully conducted a surgery to remove a huge tumour from the abdomen of a newborn girl, hospital sources said on Thursday. “The parents of the baby consulted the doctors after they noticed a swelling in the baby’s abdomen. The baby weighing 2.5 kg during birth also faced difficulty during feeding on the second day after birth.” Dr Pradeep Kumar Dey, the hospital’s Senior Consultant, Paediatric and Neonatology, said. “After thorough investigation, we found that the baby had an ‘immature teratoma’ of size 10x9x8 cm in the abdomen. It was decided to conduct the surgery to remove the teratoma,” he said.
B’PUR GIRL INAUGURATES B’LORE SCHOOL PARK (Pix)
Brahmapur: Three-year-old Sherya Panda (Anvi) of Brahmapur inaugurated a newly constructed children’s park in the Holy Cross Public School, Whitefield, Bangalore, recently. Shreya is a student of nursery class of the same school and was invited by the Principal to join with him in cutting ribbons. Shreya is daughter of Anjan Kumar Panda and Sasmita Panda.
JHARSUGUDA SP MEETS MARTYR NAIK’S FAMILY (Pix)
Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police Rahul Jain met the family of martyr Umakanta Naik at his residence in Laikera on Wednesday. Umakanta Naik had sacrificed his life April 4, 2010 for the motherland in a landmine blast at Baipariguda of Koraput district. The Jharsuguda SP garlanded the statue of Naik at Ramchhapidihi village. Besides, he felicitated the martyr’s father Prafulla Naik and mother Snehlata with mementos and bouquets.
NDRF CELEBRATES POLICE SERVICE FLAG DAY (Pix)
Athagarh: As part of the observance of Police Commemoration Day and Police Service Flag Day”, the 03rd battalion NDRF Mundali organised a “Unity Run” with Senior Commandant Jacob Kispotta was chief guest and Second-in-Command Vardhaman Mishra was organiser. All NDRF personnel participated in the event.
MAN HELD IN S’GARH FOR KILLING BROTHER, HIS WIFE
Rourkela: The Hemgir police of Sundargarh district arrested a man on Wednesday evening for killing his younger brother and the latter’s wife on Wednesday afternoon. The accused was identified as Tirnath Majhi (40).