News from Keonjhar

The shocking incident has been reported from Saraspasi village under Champua police limits in Keonjhar district. The matter came to light after a photograph of the elderly woman tied to the electric pole went viral on social media.

The incident dates back to over a year when Kutulu Majhi was admitted to SCB hospital for kidney ailments. When the doctors suggested a kidney transplant, his wife searched for doners and came in contact with a couple from Balasore.

As many as 17 people lost their lives in separate road accidents on Friday when the state was observing the first day of the zero fatality week. 

The van with 20 persons on board was on its way to Maa Tarini shrine in Ghatagaon from Digapahandi in Ganjam when the mishap occurred.

All the injured persons are undergoing treatment at Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). 

As per reports, there are only three teachers in the school for a student strength of 193. It is alleged that students are lagging behind in studies because there are insufficient teachers in the school.

While Pradeep Munda was thrown off the bicycle and fell a distance away, the wild animal first tossed the cycle into the air and then crushed Rashmita under its feet.

The Forest Department came to know about the sick calf from the visuals recorded by a thermal drone camera.

The animal was suspected to have died after coming in contact with a live wire that was laid around a paddy field. 

Later on the day, she gave birth to another baby girl. But it was a stillborn one with no head and hands. 

The injured person, identified as Chhabi Kisan, son of Ashirtta Kisan of the village, is undergoing treatment at the surgery department of the Government Medical College and Hospital in the district. 

The Forest authorities took the accused to the crime spot for scene recreation. The accused demonstrated how the electric wire they had laid out caused the death of the elephant. 

As per reports, Jhunurani Behera from Jhanjhana village was bitten by a venomous snake on Sunday. But instead of taking her to the hospital, her family took her to one Minati Dehury of the same village who claimed to cure her from snakebite as she was possessed by a Goddess.

Today being Kumar Purnima, a festival for girls, Rashmita was making arrangements for the puja. However, she accidentally came in contact with a live wire and collapsed on the ground after suffering shock.  

Senior officials of the forest department informed that though a caution order was in place, the accident could not be prevented. Dense fog might have led to less visibility. However, a detailed investigation is being conducted in connection with the incident.