Man stones wife to death in Ganjam
Brahmapur: A woman was stoned to death by her husband at Narendrapur village in Ganjam district on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Nisharani (36). Sources said Nisharani’s husband Babula Senapati, an Ex-Serviceman, allegedly killed his wife by hitting her head with a stone. Though the exact reason behind the death is yet to be ascertained, marital issue is suspected to be the reason behind the incident. On receiving information, the Chamakhand police reached the spot and detained the accused for interrogation. Investigation is on into the incident, police said.
Woman stoned to death by husband in Jajpur
Jajpur: A 29-year-old tribal woman was allegedly stoned to death by her husband on Sunday night in village Teligada under the Barachana police station of Jajpur district. Laxman Putri lost Rs 500 by betting in a cock fight in the village, for which his wife Kadam abused him. Later in a sudden rage, he smashed Kadam’s head with a stone and the woman died on the spot. Police arrested Laxman.
Youth stoned to death in Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda: A youth was stoned to death at Beherapalli in Jharsuguda district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Akhaya Sahu (43) of Santinagar area under the Jharsuguda Town police limits. His blood-stained body was recovered from Beherapalli village ground. Police have detained five persons and are interrogating them in connection with the case.
Youth run over by train in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A 21-year-old youth was run over by a train at the Banikuda passenger halt on the Cuttack-Paradeep rail line on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Pritiranjan Das, a resident of Mohiuddinpur village under Jagatsinghpur block. Das was spotted on the rail line bearing multiple injuries.
S’garh accountant held for graft
Rourkela: Accountant in the office of the Block Education Officer,Gurundia Block, Sundargarh, Prafulla Kumar Pati. was arrested by theVigilance police while taking bribe of Rs 4,500 from a contractualassistant teacher on Monday.
8 Samaritans felicitated in Keonjhar
Keonjhar: SP JN Pankaj feliciated eight good Samaritans, who had taken road accident victims to their nearest hospitals and informed police regarding the mishaps. The awardees were presented a certificate and a cheque of Rs 2,000 each. The SP said the award has been introduced only to encourage people to help accident victims by taking them to hospital and informing police without fear.
KIIT holds Run for ‘Education for All’
Paradip: The KIIT and KISS organised a mini marathon Run for ‘Education for All’ from the Bethany Convent School to the Gopabandhu Stadium here on Monday. Jagatsinghpur MP Dr Kulamani Samal and Paradip Municipality Chairman Basanta Kumar Biswal flagged off the marathon. Among others, Gapabandhu Krida Sansad secretary Rabindra Das and volleyball coach Sanjaya Das were present. Paradip Kaling TV reporter Harish Chandra Lenka coordinated the event.
JSPL celebrates Republic Day
Angul: The Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) celebrated the 70th Republic Day at the OP Jindal School ground here on Saturday. JSPL COO Pankaj Gautam unfurled the National Flag in presence of Maintenance ED Suresh Kumar, Iron Making Zone EVP Damodar Mittal and HoDs of other departments. Gautam read out the message of JSPL chairman Naveen Jindal where he greeted everyone and invoked the citizens to express their solidarity for the cause of the nation. The JSPL Foundation also distributed 22,300 sweets packets among children of 73 schools and 85 Anganwadi Centres situated across 19 panchayats of Angul.
Elegent OGPRO Galaxy enters Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Elegent OGPRO Galaxy entered in the Odisha market with its innovative fourth generation kitchen appliances and consumer durable products with the brand name OG (Own Galaxy) here recently. The company has presence in MP, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, UP and West Bengal. Company national sales head Himansu Dixit said it aims to achieve seven per cent market share by 2019-20 FY.