Dhenkanal: An elephant killed three persons including a three-year-old child and injured another person by trampling them at Thuriasanda village in Dhenkanal district on Monday night. Alleging incompetence of the forest department officials to tackle the elephant menace, local residents blocked a road in protest. he ranger of Bhuban forest range has declared a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the family of the deceased. Principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) Priya Nath Padhi on Tuesday assured that the forest officials were taking all possible measures to nab the marauding elephant and teams have been sent to various forest divisions. Bhubaneswar: The health department has decided to add 669 new posts in the three state-run medical colleges in a bid to strengthen the existing facilities. While four new departments like transfusion medicine, emergency medicine, rheumatology and hepatology would be added, 869 additional beds for patients would also be provided. he new specialties would be operational in SCB Medical College and Hospital, departments of transfusion medicine and emergency medicine would be set up at MKCG Medical College Hospital, Berhampur, and VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla. Bhubaneswar: Members of Orissa bodybuilding team (seniors) returned home to a rousing welcome on Tuesday. The team emerged winner at the National Body Building Championship held in Chhattisgarh. The team bagged one gold and four silver medals including the “Mr India” title for Satyajit Pratihari of Puri. Bhubaneswar: Yogabyas Bhoi, the third Oriya to scale Mt Everest met chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. Bhoi scaled the tallest peak of the world on May 19. He spoke to Naveen on his experience in the Himalayas. Bhoi's guide Namgyl Sherpa was also present during the discussion. Sports and youth services minister Badrinarayan Patra and senior officials were also present. Before scaling Mt Everest, the man from Kalahandi has also scaled Mt Stok Kangri in Ladakh and Mt Kilimanajoro in Africa. Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police had attended 5,000 calls in the month of May through their modern police control room (PCR) and had successfully taken action. In the monthly review meeting on PCR, it was found that through the PCR, the city police had successfully taken 182 injured people to the hospitals, of whom five were severely injured. Besides, they had taken three people affected by sunstroke to the hospital and had also rescued four women and 10 children from the roadside. Sources said that 80 drunkards were taken from the roadside to the police station and were fined. Five persons were rescued while attempting to commit suicide. Besides, 21 criminals were arrested by the PCR vans.
Sunday, 21 December 2025
