ABDO dies in Nuapada road mishap
Nuapada: Balangir district’s Belpada Assistant Block Development Officer (ABDO) Ramvilas Mangaraj died when the car by which he was travelling crashed into a roadside tree at Bongamunda in the district on Tuesday. Mangaraj was rescued and rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Two M’giri kids sustain 100% burn injuries
Malkangiri: Two kids, including a two-year-old girl, suffered critical burn injuries when their blanket caught fire from a traditional lamp while they were in deep sleep early on Tuesday morning at Goudaguda village in Malkangiri district. Nieghbours rushed them to a local hospital before they were shifted to a hospital in Koraput for better treatment. The incident occurred when their parents went out to work in a brick kiln. Doctors said kids’ conditions were critical as they sustained 100-per cent burn injuries.
3 hurt in wild boar attack in Khordha
Khordha: Three persons were critically injured in a wild boar attack in Gudum village under Begunia block of Khordha district on Monday afternoon. The injured were identified as Gourang Behera (44), Bichitra Nanda Maharana and a girl Guni (4). The injured were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital. Though the wild boars are damaging crops and attacking people frequently, the locals complaints to the Forest Department officials have fallen on deaf ears, some villagers alleged.
Sundargarh medical clerk in Vig net
Sundargarh: A junior clerk of Kinjrikela CHC, Sukanta Tanty, was arrested by the Vigilance while taking bribe Rs 10,000 from complainant Dr Kishore Kumar Sahu, Medical Officer of the CHC, in order to prepare the latter’s arrear incentive bill.
B’garh Amin held taking bribe
Bargarh: Bheden Tehsildar office Amin Lalita Kumar Meher of Ramanda village under Bheden police station in Bargarh district was arrested by the Vigilance officials on Tuesday while accepting bribe of Rs 2,000. The raid was conducted on complaint of Khirasindhu Dang of Acchandapali village, Bheden. Meher demanded the money for demarcation of his land. He was court-forwarded the same day.
IIM, S’pur students visit MCL CSR project
Sambalpur: The MCL hosted an exposure visit of students of the IIM, Sambalpur to its ongoing CSR project site of Comprehensive Community Development Programme “CCDP-Utthan” being implemented by the BAIF Development Research Foundation. The students had opportunities to witness agro-horti work, WADI, and also interacted with the beneficiaries. The project costing Rs 20.29 crore is going to impact the lives of 6,174 families in 40 villages of Angul, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Sundargarh districts