Goods train derails near Naraj station
Cuttack: Normal traffic between Naraj and Dhenkanal was restored six hours after a bogey of a coal-laden train derailed at the Naraj-Marthapur railway station in Cuttack district in the wee hours on Thursday. “We have restored the railway traffic on this route at 9.05 am after repair,” said Khordha Railway Division ADRM SK Choudhury. Stating that a high-powered technical committee is probing into the derailment, he said necessary action would be taken after the committee submits its report.
CREDAI conducts blood donation camp
Bhubaneswar: The CSR Committee of CREDAI-Odisha along with the Indian Red Cross Society-Odisha State Chapter conducted a blood donation camp at its association office on Wednesday. The camp was initiated in the presence of MlA Priyadarshi Mishra and BMC Mayor AN Jena, Deputy Mayor K Shanti and Patia Corporator Sanjay Sethi. Around 110 donors donated blood who was also felicitated with certificates of appreciation. The CREDAI-Odisha has been conducting such activities as a social obligation and would continue such camps in future, said CREDAI National Governing Council Member DS Tripathy.
Video CD of Paramita Satpathy’s ‘Prapti’ released
Bhubaneswar: “love is eternal, beyond physical passion. Physical love can never sustain long” is the soul of Prapti, the famous novel written by Paramita Satpathy which was staged as a one act play on Tuesday under the direction of novelist and poet Ajay Swain. The action and performance of Prativa Das of play was very heart-touching. Poet Ramakanta Rath released a video CD containing the story of the novel. Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda attended the function and said the CD is unique. Former MP Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Prapti author Satpathy and Deba Prasad Dash attended the event.
Niladri Vihar youths pay tribute to Nandini
Bhubaneswar: The Niladri Vihar Youth and Cultural Association (NYCA) paid deep homage to former Chief Minister and Sahitya Akademi awardee Nandini Satpathy on the occasion of her ninth death anniversary here on Tuesday. Members of the youth body offered floral tributes to a photo of Satpathy. At the event presided over by NYCA President Prakash Chandra Panigrahi, the members discussed on the life and works of the Congress leader. It was later unanimously decided that a proposal would be given to the State Government to name a main road or institution in the city after the veteran woman leader, said Secretary Biswajit Patnaik.
Panda gets ISTD Fellowship
Bhubaneswar: Dr PC Panda, former Gridco Director (HRD) and Director (Personnel) of UP Power Generation Corporation and former Head of the Smelter & Power Training Institute (Nalco) has been conferred with the coveted Fellowship of the Indian Society for Training and Development, New Delhi, for the year 2014-15 in recognition of his long contribution to advancement of corporate training and development initiatives.