OJM leaders meet Sangram in jail
Parlakhemundi: Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM) leaders met their party colleague Sangram Keshari Mohanty in the Parlakhemundi jail on Monday. Sangram is the son of Maoist interlocutor Dandapani Mohanty, who is also in jail now. Odisha Yuva Jan Morcha secretary Nagen Rath, coordinator of Ganjam district OJM Santosh Mohapatra and lawyer Pramod Sahoo said this was a courtesy call to ask Sangram about his health condition as he is ill for last few days. There were also talks with him regarding legal matters, they added.
Bibhudatta gets Kalinga Ratna Saraswat
Bhubaneswar: Essar Steel DGM, Corporate Communications Bibhudatta Mahapatra was conferred with the Kalinga Ratna Saraswat Award at the Acharya Vihar Science Park Auditorium here on Sunday for his excellence in the field of public relations. The ceremony was organised by the Kalinga Ratna Parishad to felicitate eminent personalities of Odisha in their respective fields. Recently, Mahapatra was also felicitated with the Odisha living legend Award in his field.
Sahadev Das death anniversary observed
Ali: The death anniversary of Gandhian leader and former MlA of Ali Sahadev Das was observed by the Old Boys' Association of the Ali High School here on Saturday. A meeting was held in the school premises being presided over by association president Debendra Sharma. Singer from Punjab Prakash Rout was the chief guest. Debi Prasad Patnaik, who attended as the guest of honour, referred to Das' life and ideology. In the morning, thousands of people paid floral tributes to Das at his Samadhi in his native village.