News from Kendrapara. Odisha

Angry villagers kept the boy's body on the road and launched a protest. The irate locals gheraoed the Energy Minister and local MLA, Pratap Keshari Deb when he visited the spot.

While the anti-corruption wing apprehended Manas Dhal, a dealing assistant (junior clerk) at Pattamundai Block Education Officer’s office in Kendrapara for accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from a teacher, Badamba block junior engineer Bauri Bandhu Parida was caught by the sleuths while allegedly accepting Rs 30,000 bribe from a contractor.

Ekmania panchayat is surrounded by river from all sides and residents depend on boats for daily transportation. 

“Under the influence of a prevailing low-level moist easterly from Bay of Bengal and middle and upper-tropospheric westerly trough, an increase in thunderstorm activity is very likely over districts of Odisha during next 4-5 days,” said IMD.

The three terminated post masters are Prassana Kumar Sethi, Soumya Ranjan Sethi and Mamashree Bharati, all from Bhadrak district.

The directive from Kendrapara Collector came after Odisha’s leading news channel OTV aired the news on the plight of these beneficiaries who used to cover a distance of 17 kilometres to get a pension of Rs 700, putting their lives at risk.

To reach Keradagada where the branch of the Bank of Borada is located, their family members first carry them in slings to the river bank. From there, they embark on a boat ride to reach the other side of the river. And from there, they go to the bank. 

A high school teacher in Manchester, Forty-one-year old Madhusmita Jena turned many heads when she arrived draped in a Sambalpuri saree to run the marathon. She was the lone one in the saree. 

Gahirmatha is the only marine wildlife sanctuary in Odisha. Gahirmatha coast being the safest place for Olive Ridley sea turtles, their number keeps increasing every year which, according to animal lovers and environmentalists, is a good sign from an environmental point of view. 

While the duo was returning home, another person from the village attacked them with a knife leaving them critically injured.

Built at an expense of over Rs 1 crore, the 10 HP solar pump-powered water project could not even run for a year. Now, it is gathering dust while wild plants and weeds have taken over the solar panels.

The engineers suspended are; Prasan Kumar Samal, A.E., Section-I, under Sub-Division-I, Kendrapara (R&B) Division-I, Khirod Chandra Behera, E.E., Kendrapara (R&B) Divn.-I, and Nihar Ranjan Majhi, A.E.E., Kendrapara (R&B) Divn-I.

In another such incident, as many as 25 sheep were killed and around five sheep were wounded in an unknown animal attack at a village under Mahakalpada block in Kendrapara. 

The aspirant, identified as Anita Jena of Lunia village in Bhadrak district reportedly submitted the fake Matriculation certificate. 

It was rumoured that actress Nisha Maharana would perform an item dance in the show. At this, the artistes went off the handle and started opposing her.