Additional SP dies of Covid-19
Bhubaneswar: Rairangpur Additional SP Ashok Kumar Patnaik succumbed to Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at a Bhubaneswar hospital on Tuesday. Patnaik had first been admitted to the Covid Hospital in Baripada. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the KIMS Covid Hospital here, where he was also diagnosed with kidney-related ailments. Officers of the Mayurbhanj district police have expressed grief over his demise.
Two minor girls drown in pond in Delang
Puri: Tragedy struck Gandapada village under Delang block in Puri district when two minor girls drowned in a pond while taking bath on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Liza (10), daughter of Biranchi Behera and Dipti (8), daughter of Bijay Behera.
Youth’s body found in temple premises
Jajpur: A body of a young man was recovered from the Hanuman temple premises in the Barkana area under the Jenapur police station of Jajpur district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nanda Palei, 21, son of Madhavananda Palei of Kaland village in Andalba panchayat. He had left house on Tuesday night by a bicycle. Villagers found the body and reported the matter to police.
Rare catfish found, preserved in Bhadrak
Bhadrak: A rare catfish has been found in Chandbali in Bhadrak district. A fisherman, Krishna, has preserved the fish in a tub at his home without selling it. He said he found the fish on a road during flood in river Baitarani last month. The riverine fish is assumed to have migrated to the Odisha coast either due to climate change or in search of food, marine experts opine. The catfish is mostly found in freshwater habitats in South America, Asia and Africa. It lacks scales and has cat-like whiskers around its mouth.
Ama Prativa holds annual day at Pallahara
Pallahara: The Ama Prativa Ama Gouraba organised its 3rd annual function in a simple manner here on the World Teacher’s Day on October 5. Dhenkanal MP Mahesh Sahoo graced the occasion as the chief guest. Pallahara Sub-Collector Ajit Pradhan presided over the meeting where seven retired teachers were felicitated. Besides, three youth social workers named Rina Dhangad, Barsa Naik and Sanjaya Karua were honoured for their valuable teaching efforts during the Covid-19 time in inaccessible areas. General secretary Sushil Samal, Bishnu Prasad Behera, Lingaraj Das and Jogesh Bhukta were present.
CCTVs, fans, tools stolen from Malayagiri ITC
Pallahara: Various tools, fans, CCTV cameras and a computer were allegedly stolen fron the Malyagiri ITC, Pendrabasa recently. It came to the fore after caretaker Ketrabasi Rajahansa lodged a complaint at the Pallahara police station on Tuesday. Soon after seeing materials stolen on Monday morning, Rajahansa informed president secretary Bishnu Das, cashier Susil Samal and president Bibhudhendra Pratap Das. Notably, the ITC has remained defunct for a year now.