Subarnapur, Oct. 31 -- In an extremely unfortunate incident, a woman had to mortgage her ration card to pay for her minor son's injury during a school sports event in Odisha's Subarnapur district. The incident, which caught the limelight, has highlighted the desperate attempts of people driven by rural poverty. The district administration, however, came to her rescue after getting to know of the incident.

As per reports, Krishna Nayak, a Class 8 student of Sindurpur Nodal High School, had taken part in a district-level running competition being organised in Icchapur school in Dunguripali block. While participating in the event, he accidentally missed a step and fell, fracturing his arm. Some teachers present there rushed him to the near...