59 donate blood at VSS Nagar camp
Bhubaneswar: A total of 59 persons donated blood at a voluntary blood donation camp organised at VSS Nagar here recently. Bhubaneswar (North) MlA Priyadarshi Mishra inaugurated the camp, which was held under the guidance of local Durga Puja Samiti president Siba Prasad Mishra, VSS Nagar Unayan Parisad head Hrudayram Brahma and Odisha Voluntary Blood Donors’ and Motivators’ Association chief Dillip Dashsharma. Samiti general secretary Artatrana Dalai along with others coordinated the programme. The Red Cross staffs of the Capital Hospital collected the blood units.
Electricity sub-station inaugurated
Bhubaneswar: Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das on Thursday inaugurated 33/11 KV 2x8 MVA indoor sub-station here at Kanan Vihar under the Bhubaneswar City Distribution Division-2. The substation was set up at a cost of Rs 3 crore under State Government’s CAPEX-I programme which will cater future load growth in the areas like Kalaranga, Patia, Kanan Vihar, Nandan Vihar, Raghunathpur and Prasanti Vihar. Among others, Culture MinisterAshok Chandra Panda, Bhubaneswar (North) MlA Priyadarshi Mishra and Central MlA Bijoy Kumar Mohanty attended the inauguration ceremony.
Silk India Expo in city from Saturday
Bhubaneswar: A nine-day Silk India Expo-2014, to be organized by the Artisans and Weavers Welfare Association, Hastashilpi, will be kicked off here from Saturday. A large number of silk Saree weavers, handloom clusters and Silk cooperative societies will exhibit their products at more than 50 stalls at the expo. Mysore Sarees, Crepe and Georgette Sarees, Chiffon Sarees, Tassar Sarees and suit, Kanchipuram Saris and wedding Sarees, designer fancy Sarees, Darmavaram Sarees, Raw Silk and Tassar, Jute Silk Sarees, handloom silk cotton Sarees, silk stole and shawls and many more products from across the country will be showcased at the exposition .