Fit India School Week at DAV CSpur
Bhubaneswar: The Fit India School Week programme began at the DAV Public School Chandrasekharpur here on Monday and will continue up to December 19. As an integral part of the FIT India Movement, various fitness and sports activities are to be conducted during the week. School Principal Dr KC Satapathy administered the fitness pledge after hoisting the designated flag and urged the staffs and students to maintain a sound fitness regime to increase the happiness quotient. Later, the staffs walked around the playground and performed a few exercises.
Farmer outfits stage demo in K'pada
Kendrapada: Several farmers outfits, including the Odisha Krushak Sabha, Navnirman Krushak Sangathan, AIKS and AITU supported by the Congress on Monday staged a dharna in front of the collectorate, demanding to repeal the farm laws. Besides this, the Naba Nirman Krushak Sanghathan demanded before the Government to provide Rs 5,000 per quintal of paddy as MSP and pension of Rs 5,000 to all the farmers who completed 20 years of farming.
2 killed in separate road mishaps in Boudh
Boudh: Separate road accidents took two persons’ lives in Boudh district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Padu Sahu and Dushasan Bhoi. Padu was carrying out agricultural activities using a tractor at Puranabahira village under the Baunsuni police limits when the vehicle ran over him. In the other mishap, a motorcycle being driven by Dushasan of Tainjana village rammed into a stationary truck from rear on NH-57 near Baunsuni, following which he died.
Woman dies as saree catches fire in S’garh
Sundargarh: A woman was burnt to death when the saree she was wearing caught fire at Sahajbahal village in the Birmitrapur area of Sundargarh district on Monday. Anupama Nayak (43) was sitting near a bonfire on to get relief from cold wave conditions.
Mystery shrouds JSpur watchman death
Jagatsinghpur: The police here recovered body of a night watchman of the Odisha Agriculture Corporation from the office room on Monday. The deceased was identified as Khetrabasi Muduli, a resident of Kherasa village. On Monday wee hours, as he did not return home, his family members telephoned him but it was not responded. Later, they informed police. A probe was on.
Balangir farmers demand repeal of Central laws
Balangir: Members of several farmer organisations, including the Balangir Zilla, Krushak Mahasangh, the Jai Kisan and Villagers India Party held a demonstration before the district Collector’s office here on Monday supporting the agitating farmers in New Delhi and demanded repeal of the Modi Government’s “anti-farmer laws”. Among others, Jati Pradhan of the Zilla Krushak Mahasangh led the protest.
Metal-laden tractor seized from Barbil forest
Champua: Forest officials of the Barbil Range seized a tractor loaded with metal from the Sidhamath Reserve Forest and registered a case. Sources close to Barbil Forester Dasharath Giri said that after the joining of Swayam Mallik as new DFO, there has been quite alertness among the staffs and activities of mining mafias are kept on a constant watch.
12-hr bandh in Bamra hits normal life
Sambalpur: A 12-hour bandh was observed by the Rail Kriyanusthana Committee in Bamra town of Sambalpur district on Tuesday over the demand of halt of three express trains at the local station. Vehicular movement and railway services were affected due to the bandh. Apart from halting the three trains (Rajendra Nagar-Durg Express, Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express and Howrah-Ahmedabad Express), the agitators demanded construction of a railway over-bridge due to level crossing-related issued in town.