Woman dies

Balasore: A 55-year-old woman died and two other family members suffered serious injuries after an explosion in a house in Bhograi on Friday afternoon. The incident took place at Ganeswarpur in Manadarsahi. The deceased has been identified as Malati Behera.

Two hurt

Berhampur: Panic gripped Santoshpur village near Humma in Ganjam district after two persons were injured as bombs were hurled on Thursday. The injured have been identified as Dillip Dalai and S. Reddy.

Scholarship

Bhubaneswar: The Pathani Samanta Mathematics Scholarship examination will commence from October 24. A total of 88,991 candidates will take the exam. The examination will be held at 395 centres across the state.

Traffic block

Angul: Vehicular movement on NH-149 remained disrupted as hundreds of people staged a road blockade in Pallahara block of Angul district on Friday morning to protest against the elephant menace in the area.

Doctors' plea

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Medical Services Association, a body of government doctors on Friday, sought security of doctors from the state government.

Conclave

Bhubaneswar: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) chief executive officers conclave is going to be organised in Bhubaneswar. This was discussed at a high-level meeting held at the secretariat on Friday in the presence of electronics and IT minister Pranab Prakash Das and chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi.

Five-day week

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Secretariat Service Association has urged the state government to introduce a five-day week schedule.

Polavaram project

Bhubaneswar: The forest and environment department of the state government filed an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal on Friday. Forest department secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra alleged that the Polavaram project was being undertaken without conducting a public hearing.   

No prohibition 

Bhubaneswar: Excise minister Damodar Rout said there was no proposal for prohibition in Odisha. A few outfits have recently threatened to approach the courts for ensuring total prohibition in the state.

JE complaint 

Malkangiri: A complaint was filed against chief minister Naveen Patnaik and several ministers on Friday as the death toll rose to 50 due to Japanese encephalitis in Malkangiri. The  complaint was filed by Ure Madi of Koimetla village at Malkangiri police station holding them responsible for the deaths.