Nandankanan to reopen from Oct 4
Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) and the State Botanical Garden would reopen for visitors from October 4 after more than six months’ closure, informed NZP Deputy Director Jayant Das on Monday. Keeping the Covid-19 situation in view, a special SOP adhering to the coronavirus guidelines has been prepared for the visitors. The zoo has been closed since March after the Covid outbreak. A fixed number of visitors may enter to maintain social distancing and avoid congregation in the zoo.
Man beats wife to death in Keonjhar
Keonjhar: A domestic feud took a violent turn when a man beat his wife to death in the Kamarjoda area under the Joda police station in Keonjhar district late on Sunday night. Getting information police reached the spot and detained the accused Kamlesh Yadav for interrogation. Sources said an argument erupted between the couple over some family issues. In a fit of rage, Kamlesh took an iron rod and hit his wife, killing her on the spot. Police have sent the body for postmortem and carrying out further investigations.