Youth arrested for killing uncle in Jajpur
Jajpur: Police on Tuesday arrested Abhisek Panda (24) of Rahasola village under the Jajpur town police station on the charge of killing his uncle Purnachandra Panda on Sunday. Purnachandra was axed to death by Abhisek over a family dispute. After killing his uncle, he had fled from the village, but on Tuesday the police managed to arrest him. He was produced in the court of Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) at Jajpur Town. The court rejected his bail application and remanded him to jail custody.
Pyarimohan Das remembered
Baleswar: Attending a meeting on the birth day of veteran freedom fighter and former Baleswar MlA Pyarimohan Das, the speakers here unanimously observed degradation in ethical values in society. They said Das not only is a true freedom fighter but also was accurate in his policy, philosophy and vision. The young generation should follow his footprints and overcome the mania of the materialistic world, they viewed. He was a socialist leader in true sense of the term. He always tried to bridge the gap between the have and have-nots and for inclusive growth and development for all, they pointed out. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Damodar Rout, former Minister Maheswar Baug, former Union Minister Braja Kishor Tripathy, noted poet Brajanath Rath and former Minister Trilochan Kanungo were among the speakers who remembered Das’ sacrifice and also recollected his socialist movement in the State. Bhograi MlA Ananta Das, Ananta Bhanj, Jogendra Tripathy, Krshunachandra Patra, Rabinarayan Das, Bidyadhar Barik and Susanta Chand, among others, spoke. Dr Ajit Das and Goutambudha Das coordinated the programme. A souvenir was unveiled. Padmacharan Nayak was felicitated with Pyarimohan Smruti Samman.
BJP observes 61st Martyrs’ Day in D’nal
Dhenkanal: The district wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observed the 61st Martyrs’ Day of Dr Shyama Prasad Mukharjee, who has been considered as the founder of Janasangha and the present shape of BJP on Sunday. The meeting was presided over by district BJP president Naresh Mohapatra, while former Dhenkanal Municipality chairman Sunil Sharma inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp. Among others, youth BJP leader Debasis Hota, Deepak Prasad Pattnaik, Ramesh Chandra Samal, state working committee member Kamalini Mohanty, counciller Animesh Chand and Samir Sahu spoke on the dedication of Dr Mukharjee. Earlier, a silent prayer was observed for two minutes for souls of those who died during pilgrimage to Badrinath for flood and earthquake in Uttarakhand recently.