Jeypore: Former Minister Padmini Dian was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition on Sunday evening after reportedly falling unconscious at her residence. Three other women family members were also found in an unconscious state, one of whom — Dian’s niece Parbati Majhi — later succumbed during treatment.

Padmini Dian, a senior leader of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), had served as the Minister for Textiles, Handlooms, and Handicrafts in the Odisha government in 2019.

According to reports, family members returning from Jagdalpur discovered Dian and the three women unconscious and immediately rushed them to the Community Health Centre in Kotpad. They were later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), Jeypore, for further treatment.

However, Parbati Majhi, who was employ

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