Finally, doc joins VSS Nagar hosp
Bhubaneswar: The Veera Surendra Sai Nagar Unnayan Parishad has thanked local MLA Susanta Kumar Rout and the BMC and BDA authorities for sending a doctor to the VSS Nagar hospital. For long, the hospital had no doctor. However, after a meeting with MLA Rout, BMC and BDA officials, Dr Tapas Kumar Gupta joined duty on deputation in the hospital. Parishad general secretary Dillip Dashsharma and treasurer Maheswar Biswal paid a visit to the hospital and held discussions with the doctor.
Man, woman hurt in fire mishap in Rayagada
Raygada: A man and a woman sustained severe burn injuries in a fire mishap in a house at SP Guda under Gunupur block in Rayagada district late on Sunday night. Locals rescued the duo from the house and rushed them to the Gunupur Community Health Centre in critical conditions. Later, they were shifted to the Gajapati District Headquarters Hospital in Paralakhemundi for better treatment. Police reached the spot and started investigation. The cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained.
Fire destroys assets, docus at Niali Tehsil
Cuttack: A major fire broke out at the Niali Tehsil office in Cuttack district in the wee hours on Monday. Properties worth lakhs of rupees and several important documents were destroyed in the fire that erupted in the computer section of the office. Though the exact of the fire was yet to be ascertained, short circuit was suspected to have led to the mishap, sources said. Firefighting teams rushed to the spot and doused the flames.
2 fire mishaps destroy 3 shops in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: In two fire mishaps on Sunday in different locations in Jagatsinghpur district, three shops were reduced to ashes and properties worth lakhs were gutted. The first mishap occurred at Dihasahi Bazaar in morning. A thatched hotel caught fire accidentally and the fire engulfed the hotel and a nearby variety store. In the other incident, a modern eatery at Gandhi Chhak at Jagatsinghpur town caught fire in afternoon and its three makeshift rooms were destroyed.
screening camp for physically-challenged
Talcher: A screening camp for physically-challenged who can be corrected surgically was organised at the NTPC Talcher Kaniha hospital on Sunday in association with the Aakar Asha Hospital, Hyderabad. A total of 52 patients attended the camp out of which 15 were selected. Those selected will be sent to the Aakar Asha Hospital for corrective surgery. The cost of surgery, food for patients and their attendants will be borne by NTPC. The camp was inaugurated by NTPC Talcher Kaniha CGM Sudip Nag.