40 injured as marriage party bus overturns
Brahmapur: Over 40 persons, including bridegroom Saroj Kumar Das, were injured when a bus carrying a marriage party overturned at Kalinga Ghat on Bhanjanagar-Phulbani road under the Bhanjanagar police limits in Ganjam district early on Thursday morning. Being informed, police reached the spot and rescued the victims. The injured ones were initially admitted to the Bhanjanagar hospital and ten of them were later shifted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur as their conditions deteriorated.
Truck with question papers meets accident
Balangir: A truck carrying question papers of the High School Certificate Examination-2019 met with an accident on NH-55 near Bainda in Balangir district on Thursday morning. The vehicle carrying the question papers from Cuttack to Balangir bumped on a speed-breaker, following which it tilted towards roadside. The Handapa police reached the spot and provided protection to the vehicle. The truck was later brought back to the main road using a crane, after which it headed towards its destination.
Tanmaya Darwan new Sub-Collector
Bargarh: Tanmaya Kumar Darwan joined as new Sub-Collector of Padampur in Bargarh district on Wednesday. Prior to this, he was Kalahandi district’s Dharamgarh Tehsildar. He has been promoted for his sincerity and dedication to duty. He dreams to make a corruption-free society. Sub-Collector office employees welcomed him and presented him mementoes.
Missing girl found dead in septic tank
Malkangiri: A dead body of a four-year-old girl was found in an under-construction septic tank at Lathiaguda of Malkangiri district on Thursday. The girl had gone missing since Wednesday and a police complaint in this regard had been lodged by her father. Locals spotted the body in the septic tank and informed the girl’s family members. Police recovered the body and sent it for postmortem. The reason behind the death of the girl can be ascertained after the autopsy, police said.
20 Odisha weightlifters in nat’l event at Vizag
Brahmapur: As many as 20 weightlifters, including 10 women weightlifters, from Odisha on Thursday left for Visakhapatnam to participate in the national-level weightlifting championship to be held there from February 21 to 28. The weightlifters are Jhilidal Behera, Sneha Suren, Murtti Jani, Sambari Samaj, Debaki Khila, Sanjukta Sahu, Sawaswati Rout, Subhasmita Mohanty, Rajashwari Behera, Damini Kumar Sahu, Muna Nayak, Raghunath Khila, Sushant Sahu, Mihir Kumar Sethi, Kahnu Charna Sahu, Anil Kumar Sahu, K Rabi Kumar, Suresh Yadav, Rakesh Jena and Shibaram Sahu. Weightlifters’ Association State secretary Narayan Sahu, district president Kumuda Chandra Sahu, advisor Rabi Rath and secretaries Gagarin Nayak and Yajna Narayan Nanda have accompanied them.
Candlelight march for martyrs
Keonjhar: A candlelight procession in memory of the Pulwana martyrs was held at Jujamga Colony of the Rungta iron mines in Joda block on Wednesday. The programme was led by AC Bishwal, Mines Manager, HR Managers SK Acharya VR Padhi and DK Mahanta. Others who participated in the programme were members of Ladies’ Club, local school students, residents of the colony and local public.