Tag: Braveheart Girls

Kendrapara: For showing extraordinary courage and saving lives of many in the Kendrapara boat capsize incident on Wednesday, two minor siblings Purnima Giri and Babita Giri were felicitated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Navin Niwas today. Both the sisters had jumped into the river after hearing screams and went on to rescue 10 villagers. […]

Kendrapara: Fifty five people were returning after enjoying a New Year picnic near the Light House at Hukitola Island of the Mahanadi River yesterday. Hardly did they know that only 45 will return home safe. Amid darkness, chaos and the cries of despair, three girls, who were in that ill-fated boat, braved the raging Mahanadi […]