Bahuda Yatra celebrated at KISS
Bhubaneswar: The Bahuda Yatra concluded with religious fervour at Shrivanikhetra of KISS here on Sunday. Different rituals were conducted on the lines of the Puri Shreemandir. After the Pahandi Bije of the three deities, the Chherapahnra ritual was done by KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta. The three chariots were pulled by more than 30,000 local devotees, staffs and students of KISS and KIIT. Several cultural programmes were organised during the nine-day Rath Yatra. The Suna Besha of the deities would be held on the Ekadashi Tithi.
Red Cross distributes relief to flood victims
Bhubaneswar: After incessant rains in the city on Saturday, local MlAs Bijay Kumar Mohanty and Priyadarshi Mishra and Indian Red Cross Society Odisha Branch Honourary Secretary Dr Binayak Prasad Prusty and Joint Secretary Dr Kalpana Das rescued slum dwellers, rehabilitated them and distributed relief materials among them. On Sunday, Red Cross members distributed sarees, dhotis, mosquito nets, blankets, stoves and food materials and food items to the affected in the slums of Sikharchandi, Khabar Sahi, Chintamaniswar Sahi Champa Pokhari and other areas.