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Rajdhani Express to run via Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express would run via Sambalpur for three days a week. The Railway Board took an in principle decision in this regard at the Parliament Standing Committee on Railways meeting held in New Delhi on Friday, informed committee member Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi. Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had written to Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in this respect. The express train would start running via Sambalpur very soon, Majhi said.

Raksha Bandhan celebrated at Krishna Int’l School 

Bhubaneswar: Students of the Shree Krishna International School celebrated Raksha Bandhan in advance on Saturday with an aim to uphold the brother-sister relationship here. The school chairman, who was chief guest, spoke on the importance of Rakhi. The students tied Rakhis on each other’s wrist and took oath for taking care for each other. A cultural programme was also held being performed by students. School Principal Smurti Rekha Sadangi spoke on the importance of the festival. Debasis Mohanty coordinated the programme School Vice-Principal Kabindra Dash gave a vote of thanks.