Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar, July 19: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced an assistance of Rs.1 lakh for the Malkangiri schoolboy B.Yakub, who lost his right palm one of his hands in an accident while he was working.Yakub, a Class-IX student, met with the accident while working under a Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) project due to poverty.Yakub had gone to work on holidays as his father was unable to afford his school uniform.The accident occurred when Yakub came in contact with a live electric wire while measuring a part of the road that was being constructed with funds from the PMGSYThe ex-gratia amount or Rs.1 lakh will be given to Yakub from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.While expressing concern over the incident, the Chief Minister has wished speedy recovery of Yakub who was undergoing treatment in Visakhapatnam.
July 19, 2014
July 19, 2014
0 Comment
Related Articles:
- 5T Secretary reviews progress on CMO district visit grievance redressal
September 13, 2023, 11:47 am
- Patnaik announces Rs 10 lakhs each to Asian Game qualified Odisha athletes
September 13, 2023, 8:13 am
- Odisha CMO reviews grievances related to industrial development
September 12, 2023, 1:10 pm
- Odisha accelerates economic growth with approval of 9 key industrial projects
September 12, 2023, 4:02 am
- Odisha government is committed to welfare of animals: Patnaik
September 8, 2023, 4:18 pm
- Naveen Patnaik felicitates visually-challenged cricket players
September 8, 2023, 2:59 pm
- Odisha panchayat polls: Landslide victory for BJD, BJP distant second
March 1, 2022, 12:33 pm
- Hemananda Biswal: An inspiration for tribal leaders of Odisha
February 26, 2022, 5:17 am
- Hemananda Biswal passes away, to be cremated at his native place
February 26, 2022, 5:10 am
- Urban civic polls in Odisha to be held on March 24
February 25, 2022, 6:03 pm
Breaking News:
- Paul Ryan Has A Stark Prediction For Down-Ballot Republicans On Donald Trump
March 28, 2024, 9:07 am - Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans
March 28, 2024, 9:03 am - Trump Biographer Busts Trump's Biggest Myth About Himself Wide Open
March 28, 2024, 7:49 am - You can buy this electric luxury SUV for $25,000 right now. But there might be a catch
March 28, 2024, 6:53 am - ‘Hillary was right’: Lifelong GOP voter on why he is leaving party
March 28, 2024, 3:30 am - A Nigerian woman reviewed some tomato puree online. Now she faces jail
March 28, 2024, 2:56 am - Former correctional officer at women's prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
March 28, 2024, 2:51 am - Her Family Claims She Was Being Bullied. The Coroner Says She Died of 'Accidental' Trauma After Fight
March 28, 2024, 1:24 am - St. Augustine Beach Police arrest woman who threatened partner with knife over dirty litter box
March 28, 2024, 1:20 am - A teacher diagnosed with colon cancer at 36 had only 1 noticeable symptom
March 28, 2024, 12:20 am