2 OF FAMILY DIE AS BIKE HITS TREE IN DHENKANAL
Dhenkanal: Two members of a family died when their bike hit a tree in the Kankadahada area of Dhenkanal district on Friday. They were identified as DugguMankadia and his nephew SiddhantMankadia of MalharSahi. The duo was going to Kankadahada when their vehicle dashed against the tree near Bandania village. They were severely injured. Locals rushed them to the nearest hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
CM OPENS CONCENTRIX CUSTOMER CENTRE IN BBSR (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a state-of-the-art customer experience centre of global customer experience solutions and technology company, Concentrix, here on Friday. Now, the Concentrix is operating out of 14 cities in the country. The Concentrix signed an agreement with the Rama Devi Women’s University to work for women’s empowerment.
BUDDHA PURNIMA CELEBRATED AT DHAULI (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangh together with the Ekta Trust (The Power of Unity) celebrated the Buddha Purnima at the Shanti Stupa at Dhauligiri on Friday. The idols of Gautam Buddha were bathed with milk and fruits and flowers were offered followed by distribution of Prasad. Chief monk Likyo Yung, Sangh development director Rabi Maharana, OTDC Chairman Lenin Mohanty and Ekta Trust chairman ErDiptirekhaPattnaik were present.
JINDAL STAINLESS SPONSORS NASHAMUKTA ODISHA DRIVE (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: President DroupadiMurmu launched a year-long campaign – Addiction-Free Odisha (Nashamukta Odisha) at Rairangpur on Thursday. The campaign, which will be helmed by the Brahma Kumaris in association with the Government of India, is sponsored by the Jindal Stainless.
NIM HONOURS SCRIBE BRAHMA IN B’PUR (Pix)
Brahmapur: Senior scribe Ashok Brahma was felicitated at a workshop held on “Development of Entrepreneurship vis-a-vis Development of State” organised by the National Institute of Management and Xtruder Engineering Agency here. Brahma was honoured with a citation and memento for his outstanding contributions in the field of journalism, particularly during the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic. SubashMaharana graced the event as chief guest, while General Manager of TPSOD Pramod K. Choudhury, Director of the Institute RashmitaKumariPanigrhi, Managing Director of the Agency SrijaSurajita Panda were present.
NEW DFO FOR B'PUR FOREST DIVISION (Pix)
Brahmapur: Odisha Forest Officer Manoj Kumar Patro has joined as DFO of the Brahmapur Forest Division. He succeeded Rajat Mishra, who has been promoted as Additional Forest Conservator and transferred to the Ghumusara Forest Division.
NEW BRAND ‘DALMIA SUPREME CEMENT’ LAUNCHED (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) has announced the launch of its new brand, Dalmia Supreme Cement, for the eastern States to be available for retail consumers in the markets of West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand. The premium brand is a high-quality Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) product type offering triple benefits of superior strength, faster setting and better workability, making it the perfect choice for constructing strong and durable houses.
GLUCOSE DISTRIBUTED ON THAKURANI JATRA (Pix)
Brahmapur: During the BudhiThakuraniYatra here, the Ganjam&Phulbani Chemists & Druggists Association in association with the NTR SevaSamiti distributed glucose free of cost at Sana Bazar junction. Utkal Chemist & Druggist Association secretary Prasant Kumar Mohapatra inaugurated the programme.
PHONEPE GOES LIVE WITH UPI LITE
Bhubaneswar: PhonePe has announced that it has gone live with the UPI LITE feature on its app. The feature allows users to initiate low-value payments under Rs 200, with a single tap from their UPI LITE account without entering a PIN. The transaction is processed directly by debiting the on-device UPI LITE balance without involving the customers’ banks’ (remitter bank) core banking systems in real-time.
HPCL DRIVE: CYCLE RALLY HELD IN TALCHER (Pix)
Talcher: The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) held a "SAKSHYAM " programme at Talcher. The prime objective of was to conserve petroleum products. A cycle rally was organised in which over school students, advocates, youths, teachers and businessmen participated. Educationist MayadharSahu, social activist SanjeebPattanaik, scribe Dhiramohan Ray, HPCL Area Manager AbhisekAnup Kaur and Senior Manager, Finance Biswajit Patra were on the dais. Editor of Area Khabar News Soubhagya Chandra Nayak hosted the programme. People were advised how to conserve the petroleum products and save the environment by lessening their dependence on fossil fuels.
