Youth electrocuted at Cuttack rly station
Cuttack: A youth was charred to death when he touched a high-voltage overhead electric wire at the Cuttack railway station on Friday. The victim, believed to be mentally-ill, climbed atop a goods train halted at platform number 7 and touched the high-voltage overhead electric wire, resulting in his death on the spot. GRP personnel reached the spot and recovered the body.
Puri woman journalist felicitated
Puri: Journalist Bijaylaxmi Mohanty (60) was felicitated by the Goseva Gobinda Godham Trust in a religious function at Alipada village near Brahmagiri on Wednesday. She was honoured for her outstanding performance in coverage of spiritual and religious events. A housewife, she has been sparing time for newspaper reporting for over last two decades. Besides development and crime news, she always prioritises spiritual events in Puri. Spouse of journalist Nimai Charan Mohanty, she is also a good orator.