Banpur-Balugaon Rotary holds anti-tobacco drive
Banpur: The Banpur-Balugaon Rotary Club organised an anti-tobacco workshop at the Balugaon College on Saturday. Dr Narayan Mishra said tobacco reduces the lifespan of a person. It also creates family disturbances and wealth loss, he added. College Principal Anasaya Devi presided over the meeting. Rotary Club president Prof Bijaya Kumar Nanda and Prof Kailash Moharana also spoke. Dr Jogendranath Senapati, Baidyanath Panigrahi, Sarojini Dash and Omprakash Agrawal were present, among others.
P’khemundi residents stage stir for ration card
Paralakhemundi: More than 300 people from different wards here staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate on Saturday alleging that the poor families of the Wards-3, 12 and 13 have not received ration card and the households, who have received the card are yet to get subsidised rice, sugar, etc. They submitted a memorandum in this regard to Collector Mansi Nimbhal. The residents demanded that the district administration take immediate steps to give ration card to the beneficiaries and supply rice to them. Bhishnu Priya Sawkar, Sakuntala Swain and T Nelabani took active part in the demonstration.
JSpur BJD celebrates party foundation day
Jagatsinghpur: The BJD Jagatsinghpur district unit on Saturday celebrated the party’s 18th foundation day by organising a function at the Collector Office Parade Ground here. Party district president and former MlA Bishnu Das chaired the district-level celebration attended by MP Kulamani Samal, Zilla Parishad President DD Mohanty and senior leaders Manoj Bhoi, Dipti Das, Dolagovinda Dash, Elina Das, Rajat Patra and Naru Jena. Speakers highlighted various developmental measures undertaken by the ruling party.
BJD foundation day celebrated in J’suguda
Jharsuguda: Observance of the 18th foundation day of the BJD was held here on Saturday. Bargarh MP Prabhas Singh, lift Irrigation Corporation Chairman Anup Sai and Western Odisha Development Corporation (WODC) Chairman Kishore Mohanty, among others, paid floral tributes to a statue of Biju Patnaik. Fruits and sweets were distributed to patients at the DHH. Blood donation camp ‘Jiban Bindu’ was also held. At another meeting, Commerce and Transport Minister Ramesh Majhi highlighted various schemes of the State Government for farmers. BJD senior leaders Manoranjan Mohapatra, TR Choudhury, Jharsuguda Municipality chairperson Harish Ganatra and district youth president Trinath Gual were present.
BJD foundation day observed at Parala
Parlakhemundi: The BJD Gajapati district unit observed the party’s foundation day here on Saturday with district president Basanta Das presiding over a meeting held on the occasion. Das called upon the party leaders and workers to strengthen the party’s base at all levels and reach out to people in every nook and corner of the district. BJD State secretary Maruth Pala, Zilla Parishad member Antarjami Gomango, State Council member lakhmikanth Paricha, Kashinagar NAC chairman Sudha Rani attended the meeting.
Balangir BJD observes foundation day
Balangir: The 18th foundation day of the ruling BJD was observed here on Saturday. BJD leaders garlanded the statue of former Chief Minister Biju Pattnaik here. later, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of party district vice-president Bhavani Hota. Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Jogendra Behera, Balangir Zilla Parishad President Bijaya Pradhani, Municipality chairman Santosini Behera paid tributes to Pattnaik and spoke on his contributions to the State. They also stressed on strengthening the party’s base in rural areas.
BJD foundation day observed at Jaraka
Jajpur: Dharmasala MlA Pranab Balabantaray organised several meetings at Jaraka in Jajpur district on Saturday to pay rich tributes to former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on the 18th foundation day of the ruling BJD. Among others, BJD district president Naresh Mohanty, Dr Priyanath Mohapatra, Jaladhar Mohanty and student leader Sabyasachi Sundar Ray were present.
Ex-Betnoti Rev Inspector gets 3-yr RI for graft
Cuttack: The Special Vigilance Court, Baripada on Saturday awarded a total of three years of rigorous imprisonment to Sanatan Samal, former Dantimuha Revenue Inspector of Mayurbhanj district’s Betnoti tehsil, while convicting in a graft case. The court also imposed a total fine of Rs 6,000 on him failing which he would undergo two more months of RI. Samal had been caught while taking a bribe of Rs 600 for a land demarcation from one Sankarshan Mahanta of Sankhajodi village in March 2005. He is now serving as RI at Badasahi tehsil in the same district.
Vig seizes Rs 1.09l timbers in Baleswar
Cuttack: Vigilance forest wing officials of Baleswar along with local police and Chandpur Wildlife Range staffs conducted a raid on the house of one Bhagaban Panigrahi recently and seized sawn size timbers worth Rs 1,09 kakh. The seized timbers include 39 cft Piasal worth Rs 1.01 lakh, 1.97 cft Sisso worth Rs 2,500 and 4.17 cft Acacia of Rs 5,500. The timbers have been handed over to the Range Officer, Chandipur Wildlife Range for further investigation. A forest case has been registered against the house owner, informed an official release.