While appearing for the English paper in the ongoing HSC examinations, a girl student fell ill and was soon hospitalised in critical condition on Saturday.
Sources said the student of Purunapani Upgraded High School was appearing the examination at the Hatibari High School Centre. At about 12 noon, she developed breathing problem and became critical in the hall. So, immediately, the invigilator brought the matter to the notice of the Centre Superintendent and later, necessary arrangements were made to rush her to the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH), where she was under treatment. The hospital authorities had declared her condition to be critical.
It was learnt that on Friday, the girl was among the injured devotees when a big rock rolled over them while worshipping at Jatia Baba Pahad under Hatibari police limits. Later, the girl had been given primary treatment. She was also observing fast due to Shivaratri.
In another incident, a Class-X student drowned in a pond at Govindpur village in the Chandragiri area of Gajapati district on Saturday, an hour before he was to appear for the Matric examination. The deceased was identified as Narayan Mallick. According to family sources, he had gone to the village pond to take bath. However, he fell unconscious and slipped into deep water while bathing and drowned.