Bus overturns in Jagatsinghpur; 20 injured
Jagatsinghpur: At least 20 persons were injured when a bus by which they were travelling overturned on the Kandarpur-Machhagaon road near Hajipur in Jagatsinghpur district on Friday. The bus ‘Aviram’, bearing registration number OD-05 AM 5644, was heading towards Cuttack carrying around 40 passengers when the driver of the vehicle lost control over the wheels. The injured were admitted to the Biridi hospital. The condition of one of them was stated to be critical.
Farmer drowns in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur: A farmer drowned while cleaning up his body in a pond in the district on Thursday. He was identified as Jiteswar Jani (41), a resident of Boraguda village under the Dabugaon police limits. His body was recovered by police on Friday. Jiteswar had gone to his farmland for paddy seedling. He fell into water while cleaning up his body after completing his work.