Dhenkanal woman critical being attacked by jumbo
Dhenkanal: A woman sustained serious injuries when she was attacked by an elephant in wee hours on Monday in Dhenkanal district. The victim was identified as Binati Shendha (42) of Chaulia village under the Dhenkanal Sadar Forest Range. Binati had gone to her farmland near Joranda Nullah at around 5 am to pluck vegetables when the elephant attacked her. Hearing her scream, farmers present near the spot rescued her in a critical condition and rushed her to the District Headquarters Hospital.
Kandhamal Mahotsav inaugurated
Phulbani: Kandhamal Mahotsav and a Pallishree Mela were inaugurated here on Monday. The events will continue for five days. Local MP Dr Achyuta Samanta, Balliguda MLA Chakramani Kanhar, Akankhya Pradhan, sprinter Dutee Chand and film actors Archita Sahu and Sabyasachi Mishra attended as guests. District Collector Dr Brunda D, DRDA PD, ITDA PA and ADM were present. A souvenir was released on the occasion. In the evening, Maharashtra’s Labani dance, Purulia’s Chhau, Rajasthan’s Chakri and folk dance of Sundargarh were performed by artists. Different stalls have been put up in the Mahotsav ground.
MCL Anand Vihar Club holds blood donation camp
Sambalpur: The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) Anand Vihar Club organised a blood donation camp in Burla on Sunday. Dr Debashis Gupta and Dr Chittaranjan Pasayat inaugurated the camp. The camp was conducted with the support of doctors and staffs of MCL Anand Vihar Hospital and the VIMSAR, Burla and Red Cross Society.
50 kg ganja smuggled from Odisha seized in Surat
Bhubaneswar: Police on Sunday seized over 500 kg of ganja valued at more than Rs 50 lakh that had been smuggled from Odisha from a godown near Kudsad village in Gujarat’s Surat district and arrested a person in this regard.