Balasore: A 37-year-old man attempted suicide by taking poison after inflicting multiple injuries on his wife in Baliapal. Sources said Laxman Sethi and Kaveri, 30, were going through a marital discord since several years. Both are undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Bhadrak: Police arrested a constable and three others in a cheating case. Surendra Nayak posted in Town police station of Bhadrak is allegedly involved in money laundering activities, said Tarun Das, inspector in-charge of Bhadrak rural police station. Sonepur: The district on Thursday celebrated Lankapodi, a festival that is observed on the new moon day in the lunar month of Bhadraba. At the fall of night, the tails of the Hanuman images will be wrapped with old clothes and set on fire. Chief organiser of the Subarnapur Lankapodi Mahotsav Committee Shyama Om Prasad Mishra said several programmes would be held in the evening. Eminent terracotta artisan Bibhisan Rana will also be honoured. 'We have invited Sonepur district collector as the chief guest,' Mishra said.
Thursday, 01 January 2026
