Latest news with #FakirMohanUniversity
New Indian Express
a day ago
- New Indian Express
Youth arrested for rape attempt on wife of assistant professor in Odisha's Fakir Mohan University
BALASORE: Odisha police on Sunday arrested a 21-year-old man from Nilagiri area on charges of attempt to rape the wife of an assistant professor of Fakir Mohan University in Balasore district. Sources said the accused Shankar Patra of Mardarajpur village under Nilagiri police limits, allegedly tried to sexually assault the women on Saturday afternoon when the assistant professor was not in his residence inside the university campus at Nuapadhi. Police said Patra knocked the door at about 1.15 pm and posed himself as an LPG cylinder delivery man. The woman then opened the door and the accused immediately entered the house and attempted to rape her. As per the complaint, the woman fought with him for nearly 20 minutes to escape and then moved to another room and locked herself inside.
India Gazette
13-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Balasore self-immolation case: FM University Registrar condemns incident, says
ANI 14 Jul 2025, 01:27 GMT+10 Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): Kukumina Das, Registrar of Fakir Mohan University, on Sunday condemned the alleged self-immolation attempt by a female in Balasore, saying that those who were involved should be punished as per the law. The student is currently undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. 'This is an unfortunate and sad incident, and this should not have should always stay strong in all should be given to those involved in the incident as per the law...,' Das told ANI. She further said, 'The student must have been deeply hurt somewhere, that's why she took such a drastic step. Whatever the situation, one should always stay strong and keep on fighting. A lot of problems come in one's life, but we should not give up and keep ourselves mentally strong.' Earlier, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) formed an eight-member fact-finding committee to investigate the alleged self-immolation attempt by a female college student here in Balasore. The eight-member fact-finding committee will be headed by state women's wing president Meenakshi Bahinipati to inquire into the self-immolation attempt by a student of Fakir Mohan College in Balasore. Congress MLA Sofia Firdous has been named in the panel. In a letter, the Odisha Congress said the committee will visit Balasore and inspect the incident site and submit a report to the Pradesh Congress Office. Balasore Police on Saturday arrested the accused in this case and produced her before the court. (ANI)
Time of India
10-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
FM varsity foundation day
Balasore: Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, will confer its literary award for 2025 to eminent Assamese author, professor Arupa Patangia Kalita, in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to Indian literature and language. The award will be presented on the occasion of the university's 27th Foundation Day on Friday. The award comprises a citation and a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
‘Community-driven action in villages can help avoid such deaths'
In just the first five months of this year, 49 people were killed in lightning strikes across the state and not a single one of these deaths have taken place inside a concrete building, thus, indicating that perhaps most of these deaths are avoidable. While there are apps like Damini, Sachet and Mausam which monitor lightning activity and accordingly, send alerts so that people can take shelter, villagers - who often form a majority of such deaths - do not own smartphones and thus, such measures do not protect them. In such situations, one needs localized and community-driven action to protect people from getting struck by lightning. Most lightning deaths take place when people are standing under trees during a storm, working in fields, grazing cattle and taking shelter inside temporary structures. Thus, one should steer clear of trees, water bodies and open fields during a thunderstorm and awareness programmes should be organized to spread this message among farmers and cattle grazers, especially. School teachers, Asha workers, Anganwadi staff and panchayat leaders can spread safety measures through street plays, posters and community meetings. The authorities can designate concrete schools and panchayat offices as lightning-safe shelters. These are just some of the measures that can be applied in rural areas. (The writer is a professor at the department of geography, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore)
New Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Lightning deaths rise as early warning apps fail to serve: Study
BHUBANESWAR : Lightning detection and early warning mechanisms like Damini, Sachet and Mausam have failed to make a positive impact in curbing deaths due to the calamity due to lack of effective outreach, relaying timely alerts to the common people, a new study has concluded. The study findings came on Friday when the state recorded at least 13 lightning deaths in six districts. The study conducted under the lightning monitoring awareness programme of Fakir Mohan University found 48 human fatalities and 86 cattle deaths during March-May period, which is around 18 per cent (pc) of Odisha's average annual lightningrelated fatalities. Koraput reported the highest 13 deaths, followed by seven from Mayurbhanj, six each from Ganjam and Nabarangpur, four from Rayagada, three each from Angul, Balasore, Bargarh and Sundargarh, two each from Puri, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi and Balangir. The data shows over 80 pc of fatalities took place in open environments or kutcha structures and 90 pc between 2 pm and 7 pm. The maximum 17 deaths were recorded while people were standing under trees, six each in agricultural fields and while riding two-wheelers and five deaths inside cow shelters/ shrimp ponds. 'The existing outreach mechanisms that leverage improvement in lightning detection and early warning applications seem to have failed to serve the last-mile rural population as most of the victims are below the poverty line and out of the digital early warning systems,' said lead author Prof Manoranjan Mishra. The researchers said the awareness campaigns that focus on 'Do's and Don'ts' will remain ineffective unless they are carried out physically through the local governance structures like the extension officers, teachers in schools, Anganwadi workers, and panchayat members.
