Daily Archives: April 6, 2012
Mahua Collectors left in lurch
Poor forest dwellers, mostly tribals, are facing a tough time with the shrinking green canopy and distress sale of Mahua flower has only hit them hard. In non-irrigated areas, people fall back on the forest produce for about six months in a year for sustenance. They engage in collection of non-timber forest produce (NTFP) which
Patient dies as ambulance hits truck
A patient going to Bhubaneswar for treatment died in a road accident on Thursday when the ambulance that was carrying him collided head on with a truck. The mishap took place at Bethgarh near Redhakhol in Sambalpur district. The ambulance driver was also killed. The truck driver and others accompanying the patient were seriously injured
Sikhs protest college barring boy with kripan
Tension prevailed for hours in Rourkela College on Thursday after college authorities debarred a Sikh student from appearing in the university examination for carrying his ‘kripan’, a traditional weapon carried by members of the Sikh community. Three other non-Sikh community students also did not appear in the examination, protesting the decision of the college authorities,
IIM Sambalpur