Utkal Sammilani opposes ICCR shifting
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani has opposed the decision of the Central Government to shift the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Odisha branch from here to Kolkata. Sammilani Mancheswar branch president Dillip Dashsharma said the decision is highly condemnable as it appears to be a conspiracy. Demonstrations would be staged if the ICCR branch is shifted. If the ICCR branch is not working properly for some incompetent people then they should be replaced instead of shifting it.
Swami Shiva Chidananda’s birthday celebrated
Bhubaneswar: The 81st birthday of Swami Shiva Chidananda Saraswati was celebrated at Chidananda Vihar Ashram here on Saturday. A book titled ‘Tabasmi’, which is a collection of letters of Swami Shivananda Maharaj and Swami Chidananda Saraswati, was released. Among others, Dr Arya Kumar Jnanendra, VHP State president Dr Badrinath Patnaik and former PCCF Gourahari Mishra, Mahobadhi Samiti Trustee Dr Sourendra Kuamr Mahapatra, Prof Manornajan Mohanty and Swami Jagannathananda Maharaj were present. A felicitation programme was held in the Jagannath Temple premises on behalf of the Divya Jivan Sangha.
SKIS holds summer training camp
Bhubaneswar: The Shree Krishna International School (SKIS) here conducted a summer training camp from May 1 to 10. Students were trained on sports like cricket, kho-kho and volleyball, music, different dance forms, karate and yoga. SKIS principal Dr Swarupananda Mishra and Biju Yuva Janata Dal secretary Ashish Mishra inaugurated the camp. SKIS chairman Pabitra Routray said that for being a successful person, one should be good in every field. More than 200 students participated in the camp and 12 trainers trained them. Among others, school vice-principal Kabindra Dash was present.
OPTCl clerk gets 3-yr RI for graft
Cuttack: The Special Vigilance Judge Court here has awarded three years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) to OPTCl Chief Engineer office Clerk Debendranath Swain after convicting him in graft case. Besides, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him in default of which he would undergo RI for more three months. Swain had taken illegal gratification of Rs 25,000 from a civil contractor for processing a file to award contract to him.
Old man's dead body found in Nimapara
Nimapara: GaganBarik (70), a truck labourer, was missing since three days. On Saturday, local people found his decomposed body and informed the Nimapara police. Gagan was injured before some days while unloading stones from a truck. The police seized the body and sent to the Charichhak hospital for postmortem. Gagan's family was entirely dependent on him financially. locals demand Government assistance to the distressed family.
Man drowns in Bhargavi in Balanga
Balanga: The Balanga police and the ODRAF team of Pipili recovered dead body of Ramachandra Behera of village Haripur from the Bhargavi river on Saturday. Behera had gone to the river for bathing during which he drowned. The police seized the body and sent to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital for postmortem.
2 miscreants held; gun seized in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The Balikuda police arrested two miscreants and recovered a handgun and six cartridges from them while they were planning to commit a crime in front of a foreign liquor shop at Balikuda bazaar in Jagatsinghpur distirct recently. They were identified as Girija Prashad Sahoo alias Rinku of Balisahi village and Pradipta Nayak alias Mangua of Chasapada. They were court-forwarded on Friday, informed IIC Sarbeswar Behera.