14 auto-rickshaws to ply during night curfew
Bhadrak: A total of 14 auto-rickshaws have been permitted to ply during night curfew in Bhadrak town to ferry persons from the railway station here, informed district SP Anup Kumar Sahoo on Thursday. The decision came as some relief to denizens of Bhadrak town, which witnessed communal violence recently. Meanwhile, the district administration on Thursday relaxed the curfew for 16 hours from 5 am to 9 pm.
Krushachandra birthday held in native Parala
Paralakhemundi: The 126th birthday of Odisha’s first Prime Minister Maharaja Krushnachandra Gajapati Narayandeo was observed in a big way here on Wednesday. Students, intellectuals and Government officials holding Gajapati’s photos moved in a rally through the town, which ended at his memorial. District Collector Sudhanshu Mohan Samal, MlA K Surya Rao and Utkal Sammilani’s Purna Chandra Mohapatra garlanded the statue. later, a commemorative meeting was held at the Town Hall in the evening. Besides, the birthday was also observed on behalf of the Utkal Hiiteishini Samaja where Mohapatra and lecturers Dr Rina Sahu and Manisha Mishra remembered him as the frontline maker of Odisha on linguist basis.
Baripada Puja Committee helps rape victim
Baripada: The Maa Basantika Durga Puja Committee of Baripada on Wednesday provided financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to the victim of rape of Deulasahi of the town. The money was handed over to the minor girl’s poor father, The district administration had also rendered a financial help of Rs 50,000 to the victim’s parents earlier. The girl had been suffered the trauma about a month ago. This ugly and inhuman act that had taken place in the famous Jagannath Temple premises here had then sent shockwaves shaking the collective conscience of Mayurbhanj district.
Swachh Bharat drive held at J’pore Girls’ School
Jeypore: NCC Cadets of Girls Battalion of the Government Girls’ High School here led by NCC Officer Nemani Bala Bhaskaramma along with students of the school organised a Swachh Bharat campaign by cleaning the school campus and nearby places on Thursday. They also held a rally with the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ slogan. The programme was coordinated by Ashok Kumar Kharchalia and other staffs of the school.