Veteran Paradip trade unionist dies
Jagatsinghpur: Veteran trade unionist of Paradip Achyuta Charan Panda (86) died at the Paradeep Phosphates hospital on Sunday evening. He was suffering from cancer for past few years. He was former president of PPl Karmachari Sangh. He is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters,
lightning, snakebite claim two lives in JSpur
Jagatsinghpu: Two unnatural deaths occurred at separate places in Jagatsinghpur district on Sunday. A middle-aged farmer, Rabindra Behera, from Jayasola under the Raghunathpur police limits was killed as lightning struck him when he was working in his vegetable garden. In the another incident, a woman, Kabita Mallick (32), was killed following snakebite at Tentulibelari under Kusupur Panchayat in Balikuda block. The tragedy took place when she was plucking cashew nut in the village.
Old M’bhanj woman dies in road accident
Baripada: A 65-year-old woman was killed after a 407 pick-up dashed her while she was crossing the road near her village Chingudipokhari in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday. Punta Hansda was rushed to the Sub-Divisional Hospital, Rairangpur where she died. Rairangpur SDO paid `5,000 to her daughter as compensation.
Odia artist takes part in national art show
Bhubaneswar: Artist and chairman of the Dhauli College of Art and Crafts Panchanan Samal participated in the National Art Exhibition held in Kochin, Kerala. A total of four contemporary paintings based on current topics made by Samal were showcased at the exhibition. The paintings portrayed on how the human beings are getting far away from real peace in this technological advanced world. Eminent artist of Thiruvananthapuram KC Chitrabhanu inaugurated exhibition and felicitated the artists.
Banshidhar Trust observes Visuba Sankranti
Ali: The Bansidhar Nayak Memorial Trust, which undertakes multifarious activities through out the year, observed the Maha Visuba Sankranti on April 14. Trust president Babaji Charan Swain, secretary Himanshu Kumar Mishra, Ratnakar Mishra and Biswambhar Pani spoke on the significance of the day and the noble activates of the trust for the area.