BJP appoints Dharmendra as UP polls in-charge
Lucknow: The BJP on Wednesday announced election in-charges and co-in-charges for poll-bound States. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was appointed poll in-charge for the high-stake Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. The BJP also appointed in-charges for six regions of Uttar Pradesh.
Minor girl rescued; kidnapper held
Jagatsinghpur: Acting in a minor girl kidnapping case, police arrested a youth, identified as Prakash Ghadei, a resident of Silasuin village under Remuna block in Baleswar district and rescued the 15-year-old victim from his custody. The girl had fallen in love with Prakash through mobile chats. On August 22, she had been missing from her residence mysteriously. Her family had lodged an FIR at the Jagatsinghpur police station. Police after taking clues from the girl's mobile contacts nabbed the accused from Baleswar. After conducting medical examinations of both, the accused was forwarded to court and the girl was handed over to her parents.
SVM College teacher dies in road mishap
Jagatsinghpur: A Lecturer of SVM College here on Monday died in a road mishap. The deceased, Pratap Chandra Sahani was a popular teacher. The college classes were suspended for the day with students and college staffs condoling his death. Sahani hailed from Pankapal village under Kujanga block in Jagatsinghpur district.
CANMASS holds 4th Odia playwrights’ meet
Paradip: Leading cultural organisation CANMASS organised the fourth Odia playwrights’ conference here recently. The event was inaugurated by eminent playwright Dr Ramesh Prasad Panigrahi and PPT Deputy Chairman Asish Kumar Bose. The guests praised the unique efforts of CANMASS and said it is a new endeavour in Odisha. Discussions were held on Odia plays 'Mahamari ra epate sepate', ‘Nari-Nataka O Mu’, ‘Galpa ra Manchayan’ and ‘Nirdesakanka drusti re Natakare Gapa’. The event was moderated by CANMASS president Captain Atulya Kumar Mohapatra and secretary Sriman Narayan Mishra.
Prusty new Balanga PS OIC
Balanga: As per an order of the Puri SP, Rasmi Ranjan Prusty joined as new Officer-in-Charge of the Balanga Police station on Monday. He said police would give added importance to reduce criminal activities in the area. Police would take strong steps against criminals and maintain a peaceful law and order situation.
Corteva helps rice growers against brown plant hoppers
Bhubaneswar: Corteva Agriscience, a global agriculture company, uses science-based solutions to proactively manage brown plant hoppers (BPH) menace in paddy farming. To help farmers mitigate the risk from BPH, the company has been directing efforts to study the trajectory of the pest over many years and across thousands of acres. Corteva has carried out hundreds of demos on preventive care in the last five years across the country and found consistent results even under abnormally high pest pressure like last year.