2 die of lightning in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: Two persons, including a woman, were charred to death in lightning at Dihanga village under Daspalla block in Nayagarh district on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Udaynath Pradhan and Ashalata Sahu. The lightning struck them when Udayanath was going to his farmland and Ashalata was on her way to a nearby river embankment. Though they were rushed to the Daspalla Community Health Centre (CHC), doctors declared them brought dead. Notably, heavy rain and thundershowers were lashing several parts of the State since Tuesday.
134 kg ganja seized, 6 arrested at Aska
Brahmapur: The Aska police in Ganjam district arrested six persons after seizing six plastic gunny bags containing Ganja from them at Aska bus stand on Monday. The seized ganja weighted 134 kg. The arrested were forwarded to court on Tuesday. The ganja was brought from Mohana in Gajapati district and was being transported to Surat via Bhubaneswar. The accused persons were waiting for a bus when they were caught, said police.
FIITJEE students excel again in JEE Adv test
Bhubaneswar: FIITJEE Bhubaneswar-Cuttack students excelled once again in the JEE Advanced 2020 with 99 being selected in open category from long-term classroom programmes. The FIITJEE also dominated all Indian ranks with four of its students place in Top 10, eight in Top 20 and 17 in Top 50 and 30 inTop 100 lists. Top Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Centre students their All India rankings include Stitiprajna Sahoo (365), Sourabh Soumyakanta Das (415), Aniket Dey (532), Aryan Satpathy (849), Jyotiraditya Mishra (933) and Vivek Jaiswal (949). “We owe our success in JEEA to our parents, teachers and most importantly to FIITJEE's training methodology, pattern proof study packages, monthly tests and All India test series,” said Stitiprajna Sahoo
Horticulture staff working for 10 yrs
BHAPUR (NAYAGARH): The Horticulture office here is running in a rented house with two staff only.Of the two employees, while one is working in the office for over 10 years, another working for over five years against the Government norm of five years of continuance in an office. Many have wanted to know why the employees have not been transferred yet.Locals allege that the employee, who is working in the office for over 10 years, have been indulged in many illegal activities, including bundling of funds, alleged many intellectuals.