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Woman kills self days after boyfriend’s death

Woman kills self days after boyfriend’s death

Udala: A 20-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging after learning that her boyfriend had died due to a snakebite in Mayurbhanj district, police said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday in Dimagadia village under Kochiladiha panchayat in Udala police limits. The deceased was identified as...

Surat New Civil Hospital

Ganjam man saves four lives in Guj through organ donation

Surat/Sorada: A heart was transported by train for transplantation for the first time in India after the organs of a 36-year-old brain-dead man from Odisha were donated at Surat New Civil Hospital, marking the hospital’s 96th successful organ donation and giving a new lease of...

Sonpur

Octogenarian dies, wife injured in wall collapse

Sonpur: An octogenarian was killed while two women sustained critical injuries in two separate incidents of wall collapse under Birma Harajpur police limits in Subarnapur district Sunday afternoon. In the first incident, the 80-year-old man was killed while his wife sustained critical injuries after a...

sea tide

8-year-old swept away by sea tide

Chhatrapur/Ganjam: An eight-year-old boy died after being swept away by a strong sea tide while playing on a beach in Ganjam district, officials and local residents said Sunday. The victim was identified as N Shiva, the younger son of N Gureya, a resident of Nua...

Road accidents

Cop on patrol duty killed in bike crash

Lanjigada: A police constable was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrolling duty in Kalahandi district Saturday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Bhawani Shankar Sahu, 34, a resident of Fata munda village under Kegaon police limits and posted at Biswanathpur police...

Restoration of mines essential for sustainable devpt: Experts

Restoration of mines essential for sustainable devpt: Experts

Bhubaneswar: While mining remains indispensable for economic growth and technological advancement, ecological restoration of mined-out areas is equally crucial to ensure environmental sustainability, experts said at a seminar on ‘Ecological Restoration of Mines’ organised by the Orissa Environmental Society (OES) at its conference hall Sunday....

President to inaugurate Jagadguru Kripalu University today

President to inaugurate Jagadguru Kripalu University today

Kataka: President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate Jagadguru Kripalu University in Kataka Monday, marking the launch of a new private multidisciplinary institution aimed at expanding higher education opportunities in Odisha. Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj and other...

Group clash

13 held after group clash in Telugu Basti

Bhubaneswar: 13 people were arrested Sunday night following a violent clash between two rival groups in Telugu Basti under the Saheed Nagar Police Station limits, officials said. The clash erupted late Saturday night after an argument between Kahna Behera and a group of men, including...

Braillle book on drug prevention

Braille book on drug prevention launched

Bhubaneswar: In a unique initiative aimed at promoting inclusive public health education, social worker and drug prevention advocate Mohammad Imran Ali has prepared a Braille book exclusively focused on substance use prevention for visually impaired children and youth. Titled ‘Yes to Life, No to Drugs’,...

 

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