OSCPCR asks for details of JSpur minor pregnancy
Jagatsinghpur: The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights [OSCPCR] has asked the Kujanga police and the district child protection officer to furnish details on pregnancy of a minor girl in Mangarajpur village under Kujanga block. The commission has directed the police to furnish birth certificate, FIR copy, compensation and rehabilitation measures given to the minor, besides a report on her mental condition at present. The details are required to be submitted before the commission within seven days, a commission letter said.
Covid awareness drive launched in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The Culture and I&PR departments in collaboration with the Unicef launched a Covid 19 awareness drive in the district headquarters town here on Friday. A chariot will run in the eight blocks and two municipalities of Jagatsinghpur district to spread awareness on the Covid 19 preventive measures through folk dance and music. As many as 10 cultural troupes performing different cultural programmes and folk music have been roped in for the drive. The launching ceremony was held at the municipality office on Friday afternoon where officials from the two departments of Culture and I&PR, besides from Unicef and municipality were present.
Bear, baby killed in road mishap in Rairakhol
Sambalpur: A bear and her baby were killed when a vehicle hit them on the Podabalanda-Badmal road under the Rairakhol Forest Division in Sambalpur district on Saturday morning. The vehicle ran over the bears while they were crossing the road in the Chalmal Forest Range. Later, forest officials reached the site and dumped the bodies following postmortem.
Vajpayee birth anniv held in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The 96th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was celebrated here on Friday. Members of the Ganjam BJP Mahila Morcha led by its chairperson S Rani distributed fruits and biscuits to elderly persons, who have been confined to their homes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Among others, Kuni Das, Bhudevi, Lips Behera, Sunita Patro, Indira Pasupal, Supra Anjana, Jharana Saha, Savitri, lndira , district BJP OBC president Madan Mohan Patro, Gate Bazaar Mandal president S Srinuvas were present.
Rs 10L cement plates stolen from U’kote Govt farm
Umarkote: Cement plates worth Rs 10 lakh stolen from a Government agricultural farm in the Umarkote area were found in nearby households. The plates had been fixed in the boundary of the brown seeds procurement field of the farm located around two kilometers from the main office. Officials of the farm made an enquiry and found that some residents of the village UV 52 had fixed the plates in their houses. No FIR has been lodged in this regard and the concerned villagers have been requested to return the plates at the earliest.