NEWBORN HIPPO DIES AT NANDANKANAN (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: A newborn hippo died at the Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) on October 4. The cause of the death woul be ascertained after postmortem, informed the zoo authorities. The baby hippo had been born on September 27. With its death, the population of hippopotamus, popularly called hippo, dropped to 11, of which five are male and six females at Nandankanan.
ADDL PROGRAMME OFFICER HELD TAKING BRIBE
Cuttack: The Vigilance police on Friday caught Sushant Kumar Das, Additional Programme Officer (Contractual) of Muribahal block in Balangir district, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000 from a person. The bribe was the first installment from the complainant (Gram Sathi) for facilitating release of the bill in respect of renovation work of village pond executed under the MGNREG scheme. Following the trap, the search of office chamber and houses of Dash was conducted. Further investigation was on.
PYTHON INTRUDES INTO VILLAGE, RESCUED IN GANJAM (Pix)
Brahmapur: A huge python was rescued from Madanmohanpur village on the outskirts of Brahmapur city late on Wednesday night. Locals had first spotted the serpent and informed the Snake Helpline.
Local Snake Helpline member Swadhhin Sahu rescued the snake and found it to be in good health. The python measured 7 feet in length. Later, Swadhin handed over the snake to forest officials who released it a natural habitation, said Brahmapur Forest Ranger Rajat Mishra. The python might have intruded into human habitation due to heavy rains, he said.
THREE OF FAMILY ELECTROCUTED IN BOUDH
Boudh: As many as three members of a family were electrocuted at Jabalpur village under the Harbhanga police limits in Boudh district on Wednesday. They were identified as Sukanti Behera, her son Sohan and her brother-in-law Sushil. Sukanti was drying clothes on a wire in front of her house when she came in contact with a live electric wire. Her brother-in-law and son, who tried to rescue her, were also electrocuted.
GANDHI JAYANTI CELEBRATED IN JAGATSINGHPUR (Pix)
Jagatsinghpur: The Gandhi and Shastri Jayanti were celebrated here on Sunday. Local MLA Prasanta Muduli was chief guest. ADM Satchidananda Sahoo, Sub-Collector Dharmendra Mallick were present. The students who were successful in different competitions were felicitated.
STUDENT’S BODY RECOVERED FROM SCHOOL POND
Jagatsinghpur: A Class-IX student’s body was recovered from a pond in his school premises in Nuagaon in mysterious circumstances on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sritam Nayak of Ghodansa village. He and his three friends had gone to school for tuition. The tuition teacher was absent; so, the boys played cricket. Sritam slipped into the pond. His father lodged an FIR at the Naugaon police station.
BBSR SEES HIGH DEMAND FOR READY MEALS, SNACKS ON AMAZON.IN (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: ‘Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF) 2022’ is live on Amazon.in and dedicated to sellers and partners to reach millions of customers across the country. AGIF has over 2,000 new product launches and a wide selection from top brands across categories such as smartphones, appliances, TVs, consumer electronics, fashion & beauty, Amazon Devices, home & kitchen, groceries, and more. In Bhubaneswar, during the festive season it observed 5X growth in ‘Ready Meals’, 2X more chocolates, 4Xmore men’s grooming products and 2.5X more cleaning supplies.
MEN OF PLATINUM STRENGTHENS ASSOCIATION WITH CRICKETER RAHUL (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: There are a few men who show self-belief and display immense courage when faced with challenging situations. In doing so, they inspire those around them. The cricket pitch too is a place that tests the character of many, including the icons we love. It’s their actions that create all those truly memorable moments that become part of cricketing lore and legend. With the advent of the cricket season, Platinum Guild India’s Men of Platinum in association with ace batsmen KL Rahul has launched its new campaign “Character Inspires All”. It is a fitting tribute to rare men of character who rise to the occasion when needed the most.