K’pada woman injured in croc attack
Kendrapada: A middle-aged woman sustained critical injuries on her legs following a salt water crocodile attacked her, while she was catching fish at Uttarkhola nullah near Barakolikhola under Mahakalapada forest range on Saturday. Ranger Bijay Kumar Parida said the injured woman was identified as Mani Dhaudia, wife of Pradip Dhaudia of Uttarkhola village. According to Parida, fellow village women, who were catching fish near the victim, came to her rescue as Dhaudia screamed. She was rushed to a local hospital and later shifted to the Kendrapara District Headquarters Hospital.
B’pur Sishu Mandir holds Heart Day
Brahmapur: The Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Neelakantha Nagar in association with the Berhamapur University and the Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar observed the World Heart Day here. Local MLA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik, BDA Chairman Subash Moharana, Higher Education Department Regional Director D Laxmikant Tripathy, scientist Dr BC Sabat, Kalinga Hospital’s heart specialist Dr Swetank Das and many other noted persons participated. An awareness rally involving students and teachers was taken out to Gandhi Square here. A seminar was also organised.
NTR Samiti holds blood donation camp
Brahmapur: The NTR Seva Samiti in association with the Voluntary Blood Donors organised a blood donation camp here Sunday. A total of 47 units of blood were collected. Diabetes specialist Dr Sunil Kumar Kota and Town police station Additional IIC Rajendra Kumar Nayak attended as guests. The Blood Bank’s Dr Rashmita Panigrahi, Pradeep Kumar Subudhi, Sushant Kumar Panigrahi, Ramhari Panda, Naga Bhusan Pradhan and Damburu Bahadur Karki coordinated the camp. Among others, Samiti president Ch Laxman Rao, VP Ch Chakradhar Rao, B Someswar Rao and A Laxmi Prasad were present.
Deaf Day observed in Bargarh school
Bargarh: The International Deaf Day was observed at the Deaf School Bargarh under the chairmanship of Dr Jayadev Sahu, president of school managing committee on Sunday. A rally was conducted among handicapped students which was inaugurated by Bargarh district Collector Indramani Tripathy. A meeting was also held at the school campus which was addressed by District EducationOofficer Prakash Joshi, DPEP PD Sushanta Kumar Chopadar, among others. School Head Master Kishor Chandra Sahu offered a vote of thanks.