Bhubaneswar, April 19 -- One persondied and at least seven others went missing after the boat carrying them capsized in the Mahanadi River in Jharsuguda on Friday.

While the identities of the deceased and the missing persons are yet to be ascertained, it is learned that the deceased was a woman. The death was confirmed by Jharsuguda Collector Aboli Sunil Naravane.

The missing persons include four women and three children.

As per reports, there is a temple on an islet in the middle of the river. About 50 people including children and women from Kharsia area in neighbouring Chhattisgarh state had gone to the temple from Saradha ghat under Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district. On their way to Banjipali in Bargarh district, the boat caps...