Sumit Kumar

Ganjam district leads Odisha with 295 schools achieving 100% results in the Annual HSC examination. The district also secured the second-highest number of A-1 grades. Several schools, including Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Nilakantha Nagar, have maintained exceptional pass rates for decades, with some students achieving top marks.

A heartbreaking incident unfolded on the Siwan-Chhapra road as an autorickshaw, filled with talented cultural artists, collided with a truck. The crash took the lives of Arya Kumari and Sumit Kumar, who were making their way home from a performance. Initial investigations point to a parked truck and a speeding autorickshaw as the culprits behind this tragic event.

Authorities have arrested a sub-inspector in Bokaro for alleged illegal treasury withdrawals. This follows the arrest of a home guard in the same case. Meanwhile, police in West Singhbhum have apprehended the main suspect and three others in a separate fraudulent withdrawal scheme. Investigations reveal manipulation of government funds over several years.

Over 200 LPG consumers in Latehar district face refill challenges after their distribution agency shut down due to an FIR against its owner for alleged malpractices. Consumers are now tagged to an agency 30 km away, raising concerns about increased delivery costs and delays.

In a strategic move to enhance forest management, the Odisha government has appointed new deputy directors for the South Division of Similipal Tiger Reserve alongside regional chief conservators for Sambalpur. This reshuffling of 17 Indian Forest Service officers also includes fresh faces in several divisional forest officer positions, signaling a proactive approach to environmental stewardship across the state.

Vehicles were seized by police for violations

Tragedy struck NH-19 in Giridih district when a catastrophic truck collision resulted in three vehicles engulfed in flames, leading to the tragic death of two individuals. It all began when a speeding truck crashed into two parked trucks near Kulgo, igniting a massive fire that incinerated its cargo of coal and jaggery.

Authorities in Chatra, Jharkhand, conducted a raid in Batukuiya village, uncovering a significant haul of narcotics valued at approximately Rs 50 lakh. The operation yielded 840 grams of opium, 3.15 quintals of doda, and 35 kilograms of poppy seeds. Crucially, cultivation equipment was also confiscated, though no arrests were made during the swift action.

In a heart-wrenching turn of events during a seemingly ordinary ceremony in Bhojpur, tragedy struck as a speeding bus indiscriminately mowed down six individuals, resulting in the untimely death of 55-year-old Gita Devi and injuries to five others. Witnesses reported that the driver's sudden and reckless maneuver caused chaos near Kudariya-Mahuli Ghat.

Authorities in Chatra have struck a significant blow against drug trafficking, confiscating contraband estimated at Rs 1.3 crore after extensive raids surrounding Lawalong police station. The operation yielded a substantial cache of wet opium, poppy straw, and poppy seeds, along with cash and an illicit motorcycle.

Police busted an illegal Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) manufacturing and bottling unit disguised as a poultry farm in the Nawaan village forest area. Authorities seized 548 bottles of illicit liquor, along with manufacturing equipment and raw materials, indicating an organized racket suspected of smuggling into Bihar.

In an unexpected turn of events, the chief of police, a clerk, and a computer operator were put on administrative leave in Chatra after a disturbing video circulated online. The footage captured them hastily retreating from a village, dressed in civilian attire.

A hydrochloric acid tanker overturned on NH-16 in Ganjam district, causing an acid leak. The driver and staff are safe, and authorities are securing the site. In a separate incident, two youths were killed when a stone-laden tractor hit their motorbike in Digapahandi.