K’pada clerk axed for campaigning for BJD
Kendrapada: The District Collector-cum-Election Officer on Thursday suspended a clerk of Palimi-based Janata High School, Gyana Ranjan Samal, for his campaigning in favour of ruling BJD candidate of Ali Assembly constituency Pratap Keshari Deb violating the model code of conduct after getting his name deleted from poll duty in connivance with some officials. Congress candidate for the constituency Debendra Sharma had earlier brought the matter to the notice of the DEO and the political observers, following which the action against the clerk was taken.
Many KENDRApada NCP activists join BJD
Kendrapada: Around 300 NCP supporters of two gram panchayats under the Kendrapada Assembly constituency on Thursday joined the BJD in the presence of local BJD candidate Kishore Tarei. They, among other reasons, attributed their decision to the infighting in the NCP.
One killed, another injured as bike hits lorry
Kendrapada: A 33-year-old motorcyclist was killed and the pillion rider seriously injured when their bike rammed into a stationary lorry on NH-5(A) near Jadupur in Kendrapada district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Srinibas Mohanty. Pillion rider Subrat Rout was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital here. His condition was stated to critical.
Utkal Divas celebrated at Paradip
Paradip: The Saksharata Samiti celebrated the Utkal Divas in its premises here on April 1. Samiti project coordinator Rabi Swain presided over the meeting. Poet Bhagaban Mohapatra was the chief speaker. The welcome address was given by Samiti project officer Ashok Mohapatra. Chief guest journalists Prasant Rout, Ratnakar Muduli, Purusottam Satpathy, Deepak Dash, Tulasi Baral and Nalini Prabha Sahoo spoke on the occasion.
Gangore Pujan held at Banpur
Banpur: The famous Rajasthani Festival of Marawaris The Gangore was celebrated by unmarried girls and married women at Banpur on Wednesday. All women prayed to lord Siva and Mata Parbat on the last day of the Pujan. Among others, Annapurna, Rekha Agrawal, Meera Devi and Simple Agrawal participated in the festival.