Protesters demand killers’ arrest

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: Students of Kishore Nagar college and several women organisations on Thursday staged a demonstration and surrounded the local police station demanding the immediate arrest of the persons involved in the rape and murder of a 25-year-old woman.A special investigation team should be constituted to nab the people involved in the incident. If the police fails to arrest the accused involved in the gruesome incident within 72 hours, the administration as well as the police should be prepared to face the repercussion and public wrath,” BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra, who visited the area last evening, said on Thursday.

Iron tablet

Bhubaneswar: The state government will train teachers for administering iron tablets to schoolchildren in the wake of a mishap related to consumption of the supplementary capsules. Over 115 students in a Puri school and 10 in a Balangir school were hospitalised after taking the tablets before their midday meal. The government has ordered a probe into the incidents.

Jena in Delhi

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Jaydev Jena flew to Delhi to meet AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. His visit to Delhi has fuelled a speculation that he is likely to submit a report on the issue of internal strife in the party. Jena is also likely to discuss on the disciplinary committee’s report on former MP Soumya Ranjan Patnaik's alleged anti-party activities.

Bail hearing

Bhubaneswar: The hearing of the bail petition of US national William M. Hurtubise, who was arrested from the city airport for possession of live bullets, concluded on Thursday. However, the judgment would be pronounced on Friday.

Insurance

BHUBANESWAR: The state government plans to bring 60 lakh farmer families within the ambit of health insurance scheme of Biju Krushak Yojana. Five insurance companies will implement the insurance programme in October. The beneficiaries can enquire about the scheme by dialling toll free number 1800-345-6769..

Bandh call

Bhubaneswar: Maoists have called a bandh in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on October 5 to protest against the “cold-blooded massacre of 13 villagers” by security forces in Podia block of Malkangiri. Jagabandhu, the spokersperson for the Andhra-Odisha border committee of the Maoists, claimed none of the 13 victims gunned down by the police were Maoists. All the victims were innocent villagers, he said.