Couple among 3 killed in lightning in Keonjhar
Keonjhar: Lightning claimed lives of three persons, including a couple, in Keonjhar district on Wednesday. In one incident, the husband-wife duo was working at a farmland at Badasialimal village under Harichandanpur block when lightning struck, killing the two on the spot. Another incident took place at Thakurpada village in which a person died and another sustained critical injuries.
Two die of electrocution in Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur: Two persons were electrocuted at separate places in Jagatsinghpur district on Wednesday. They were identified as Ranjan Kumar Dash of Palasola village under the Sadar police station and Madhab Parida of Gadaharishpur village under the Ersama police limits. Madhab came in contact with electricity while starting a water pump at a prawn Gheri at Gadaharishpur. Though he was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital, doctors declared him brought dead. Ranjan died while linking electricity to a table fan at his house.
Man gets 7-yr RI for raping tribal woman
Jajpur: The Jajpur District and Sessions Judge has awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a person for raping a married tribal woman in the Kalinganagar police station area of Jajpur district in 2017. The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 on the convict Ladar Mahakud. On January 26, 2017, Mahakud had raped the woman near Bhimatangar while she was returning from Duburi.
New DM takes charge in Subarnapur
SONEPUR: Manisha Banarjee assumed charge as the new Collector and District Magistrate of Subarnapur district on Tuesday taking charge from her predecessor Madhusudan Mishra. She held a meeting with senior district administration officials and emphasised on expediting various development works underway in the district.
Guru purnima observed in Baripada
Baripada: Guru Purnima, the birth anniversary of Vyasadeva, was observed here by various organisations. While Patanjali Yoga Samiti held Bhajan and Kirtan in the Jubilee Library premises, Satya Sai Seva Samiti and Siridi Sai Organisation held special prayers and distributed prasad among the Sai devotees.
The RSS held an early morning congregation at the Chhow Padia to celebrate the occasion while the Saraswati Shishu Mandirs of the town organised meetings in their premises in remembrance of the great gurus of this land.