Ganjam school Principal held taking bribe
Brahmapur: The Vigilance police on Thursday arrested Kukudakhandi +2 Science Higher Secondary School Principal M Tuna Patro in Ganjam district for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 to process service-related bills of a school employee. Patro was taking the bribe from Basant Kumar Jena, who is the Demonstrator in Physics.
Snakebite claims two lives in Sundargarh
Rourkela: Two persons, including a 45-year-old woman, died of snakebite in the Kuarmunda area of Sundargarh district on Wednesday. Manju Minz of Dumerjor GP was sleeping in her house a snake bit her. A youth staying at his brother-in-law’s house at Teliposh village died being bitten by a snake while slipping at night.
Truck hits bike at Pallahara; 1 dies, 1 critical
Pallahara: A 28-year-old youth died and his friend sustained critical injuries as a truck hit their motorcycle on NH 149 near Baner village under the Khamar police station on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Sanjaya Mohakul of Barkotia village. The injured, Soroj Sahoo, has been shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. The police have seized the truck. Tension ran high as villagers blocked the road, demanding compensation for the deceased’ family and free treatment for the injured. They withdrew agitation on assurance from the Tehsildar.
Rourkela cop suspended for ‘rape’
ROURKELA: A Constable of Reserve Police here has been suspended by the Rourkela SP for allegedly raping a girl and also for threatening to kill her. Though married, the accused had promised the girl to marry her and was keeping physical relationship with her since last eight years. Police are searching him as he has been absconding. Accused Kuna Naik was working as a driver in the Constable rank. The 24-year-old girl had lodged an FIR that she works a in medicine store; and Kuna, after promising her to marry, had been keeping physical relationship. When she repeatedly told him to marry, Kuna took one plea after another and finally refused to marry her. She later came to know that Kuna is married.
4th R’kela doc dies of corona
ROURKELA: Well-known gynaecologist of Rourkela Mary Bara (63) died of Covid-19 on Wednesday. She is the fourth doctor of the city to become a corona victim. Bara, after her retirement from the Ispat General Hospital, had been serving in a private hospital. Her death has sent shockwaves all across the city. Condolence messages poured in from various quarters and her death news became viral in social media.
Delivery boy looted, hurt in attack at Pahala
BHUBANESWAR: In yet another incident of loot in and around the city, two motorbike-borne miscreants attacked a food delivery boy and snatched his mobile phone near Pahala on Wednesday evening.The victim was identified as Shubhakant Nath. The looters chased Nath on the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack road while he was returning after delivering food at Palasuni. The assailants snatched his mobile phone and pushed him from the running vehicle before fleeing the spot.Nath sustained serious head injuries in the attack.
Webinar for Lok Nayak birthday
BHUBANESWAR: On occasion of the 118th birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan on October 11, a national-level webinar would be organised by the Utkal Bikash Juba Parisad at 11 am.Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda would inaugurate the webinar. Students and youth interested to join the webinar are requested to contact 9437303328, Sarat Kumar Bhuyan, secretary of the Utkal Bikash Juba Parisad.