Balasore: Bhadrak police produced two persons before court on Monday on the charge of raping a minor. The arrested persons are Prasanta Behera, 32, and Satyaban Jena, 25, of Fatepur within the limits of Bhandarpohari police station. Behera was engaged as a temporary watchman in the office of the child development project officer, Bhandarpokhari, while Jena was running a betel nut shop in the locality. The victim has been lodged in a short-stay home after medical examinations,” said sub-divisional police officer K. Dangayat. Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan authorities on Monday decided to install two closed-circuit television cameras in the tiger safari area to monitor the movement of a wild cat that was spotted by tourists yesterday. Officials also collected pugmarks outside the safari area. Officials said that the pugmarks looked like that of an adult tiger. Jajpur: A twenty five-year-old youth was killed while another person was injured when the motorcycle on which they were travelling was hit by a speeding vehicle near Suan Sahi Chhak along NH-5 under Kuakhia police limits on Monday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Manas Pradhan of Gopalpur Majhi Sahi. Berhampur: Accredited social health activists (Asha) on Monday blocked the road in front of the ITI ground on NH-217 here demanding a minimum monthly salary of Rs 5,000. About 2,800 activists had come to attend their district convention and launch of ambulance service. They had allegedly taken to the streets as police prevented them from meeting chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Cuttack: Orissa High Court on Monday posted hearing of a case on infrastructure issues at VSS Medical College and Hospital in Burla to first week of April. The premier hospital in western Odisha, on which people of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh also depend, is suffering from lack of basic infrastructure and required doctors. While over forty per cent of the doctors’ posts are lying vacant, less than sixty per cent of the equipment are functioning at VSS.
Monday, 22 December 2025
