14 houses gutted in Athagarh
Athagarh: As many as 14 houses of 12 families of Palaput village of Baunsaput gram panchayat under Banki block were gutted due to short circuit fire on Thursday night. Fire brigade personnel from Banki, after an hour long fight, brought the fire under control. Properties worth over 5 lakh was destroyed in the fire, informed Sarpanch Manoj Panda of Baunsaput Panchayat. Banki Tehsildar Bandana Khatua assessed the damage.
Civil Defence Day held in Talcher
Talcher: The 54th Civil Defence Day was observed at Talcher. Angul Collector Anil Kumar Samal joined as chief guest and encouraged the civil defence volunteers. Talcher Sub-Collector Mihir Prasad Mohanty read out the massages from the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Ministry of Defence. NiranjanNayak coordinated the programme. Fire department, Cent John ambulance team, mines rescue team of MCl, volunteers of Silpanchal Mohavidyalaya, Jubaraj High School and Saraswati Sishu Mandir performed parade.
Nimapara Vidya Mandir holds sports meet
Nimapara: The Nimapara Saraswati Sisu Vidya Mandir held the annual sports on Thursday. Hundreds of students participated in the two-day sports event. Arpita Bhoi, Rakesh Behera in Sisubarga, Samir Ranjan Bhoi, Pranati Mohanty in Balbarga and Asutosh Behera and ladleeNayak in Kishorebarg were the champions. Priyadarshini Panda was declared as best player. Freedom fighter and former Rajya Sabha MP Bhabani Charan Patnaik and NAC Chairman Sanatan Pradhan attended as guests on the valedictory day.