News from Berhampur

The Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) has also been directed to submit a report on how a cobra ended up with the accused and whether the reptile was killed thereafter.

Teacher shortage continues to plague learning in many schools in Odisha. Some schools do not have regular teachers while others are run with deputed and guest ones.

These hand-crafted brass fishes have a highly polished yet antique look. The entire artifact is made out of brass and other metals to an extent where even the sticking of the two pieces of the metal is done using a metal of a lower melting point.

The deceased, Himanshu Sekhar Pradhan hailed from Karapada village under Ganjam’s Digapahandi block. He was brought to the MKCG hospital after he sustained a wound in his leg on November 15.

Established in 1986, the press printed books for only 40-50 people in the beginning. The number of books has reached 5000 now. However, despite increased work pressure, the employees are reportedly getting a paltry Rs 10,000 – 12,000 as their salary.

M Budu Patra was attacked at Ambagada village in Ganjam district in 2017. Though Patra was immediately rushed to MKCG Medical College and Hospital following the brutal attack, he succumbed to his injuries.

“I think the government is retired and headed by retired people," said Panigrahi. 

Three to four unidentified miscreants forced their entry into Dunia’s house and started attacking Dunia, his mother, and his younger brother with swords and fled from the spot. 

Gambling has been a part of celebrations for decades. This tradition of playing cards and the game of dice is still extant even though it has shattered many a family, and turned many into migrant labourers. 

The lady corporator said the contractor had grabbed a patch of land in the disputed area and built a shop which was found to be inside ward-37 during the demarcation.

The gang was busted by police while probing a burglary case in which the miscreants had decamped with gold ornaments from the house of one Kali Panda on September 21.

The villagers are now guarding the samiti members belonging to the Bipin Pradhan group, sources said. All the 14 samiti members are now staying at a house in Bomakai village.

It is now almost 13 days that the students of Kaviraj Ananta Tripathy Sharma Ayurveda College on the outskirts of Berhampur have boycotted their studies and staged a dharna.

The isolation ward of MKCG Hospital has been the home of Tripathy for the last five years. With no relatives ever enquiring about his whereabouts, he has been left at the hospital for good.

Earlier, Dinabandhu and his family had appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to initiate measures for his safe return.