Nalco Mahila Samiti gives mosquito nets in School
Bhubaneswar: As a noble gesture, members of the Nalco Mahila Samiti, led by its president Preeti Roy Chand, recently distributed mosquito nets to all the inmates of the Bhima Bhoi School for the Blind in Bhubaneswar. This will ensure health and safety of the children.
Lizard in midday meal in Jajpur; 18 kids ill
Jajpur: Eighteen students of the Phulupura Primary School in Bari block of Jajpur district were taken ill after taking their midday meal on Saturday. A student found a lizard from his plate. The students who had taken meal complained of uneasiness and sickness. With the help of some locals, the school authorities admitted the students to the Bari Community Health Centre. The latest reports said conditions of the students were stable following primary treatment.
Crocodile caught in fishing net in Jajpur
Jajpur: A saltwater crocodile got caught in a fishing net in river Kharasrota near Rajaghat village in the district on Saturday. The frightened fisherman and other locals released the crocodile in a small pond and informed forest officials, who arrived and roped the reptile after netting it from the pond. “Later we released the crocodile in river Patasala within the Bhitarkanika National Park. The crocodile had strayed into the Kharasrota from the water bodies of the park,” said Cuttack DFO Sudrashan Patra.