Kidney awareness drive held at Narasinghpur
Narasinghpur: A kidney awareness programme was organised at the Narasinghpur College in collaboration with NGO SHARP recently. The programme was attended by nephrologist Dr Nitish Kumar Mohanty, who is chairman of the Utkal Kidney Foundation Trust, Bhubaneswar. About 500 patients from the locality attended the camp and 272 of them tested their blood and urea cretine. College Principal Prof Kulamani Bariki inaugurated the camp while Dr Prafulla Kumar Sahoo coordinated the programme. Dr Nitish Kumar Mohanty explained the reasons of kidney diseases in Narasinghpur and advised people how to prevent it. He also advised people to take preventive measures along with doing regular exercises.
Maniabandha College observes annual function
Athagarh: The Maniabandha College observed its 24th annual function on Monday under the chairmanship of School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra. MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, cine artists Anubhav Mohanty and Pupindar Singh attended the function as chief guests. Mishra, who is the president of the college Governing Body sought the goodwill and financial assistance for the college from both the MPs. Mahatab declared to extend his co-operation to the college soon. The meeting was followed by a cultural function presented by the students.
Narasinghpur mini marathon held
Narasinghpur: An NGO, the Sharp, organised the seventh Narasinghpur Mini Marathon 2016 on Tuesday. More than 500 youths participated in the marathon and ran 7 km from the Jagannath temple at Kamaladeipur to Narasingjpur Jagannath temple. SAP IG Sanjeev Panda flagged off the mini-marathon. Akhaya Kumar Behera of Badamba stood first in the male section. Subash Chandra Chhatoi and Ramachandra Behera stood in second and third position respectively. In the female section, Rojalin Sahoo got the first prize. Swarnaprava Dehury and Jhunurani Sahoo got second and third prize respectively. Sharp secretary Bijay Kumar Panda coordinated the event.
Republic Day celebrated at NTPC Kaniha
Talcher: The Republic Day was celebrated at the NTPC Talcher Kaniha. NTPC Kaniha ED NK Kothari hoisted the national flag. Schoolchildren along with CISF Security and Fire Wing participated in the parade. Kothari said power is a major contributor in the economic development of the nation and the NTPC has been playing an important role in the development of the country. On the occasion, 65 employees of the station were honoured with meritorious award.
IFFCO Paradeep celebrates R-Day
Paradip: The Republic Day was celebrated at the IFFCO premises here. IFFCO unit head Asish Kumar Panda joined as chief guest and hoisted the national flag. Members of the Jyoti ladies Club and students of the DAV Public School, Township presented various cultural performances. On the occasion, awards were given to meritorious students of the DAV Public School for winning debate, song, and quiz competitions and to the employees for their outstanding performances contributing to the IFFCO’s growth. IFFCO DGM (P&A) SR Maurya delivered a vote of thanks.
School teacher awarded Best JRC Counsellor
Sunabeda: Senior teacher and JRC Counsellor Shaheda Parween of the of ADAV High School here was conferred with the Best JRC Counsellor Award at the valedictory event of the Inter-State Junior Red Cross Study-cum-Training camp at the Puri Zilla School on January 19. Over 300 JRC volunteers and counsellors from different States, including Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and 20 districts of Odisha had participated in the five-day camp. Puri ADM Dr Uddhab Chandra Majhi felicitated Parween for her active participation in conducting various programmes at the inter-State camp.