Former MLA Bharat Paik passes away
Paralakhemundi: Former MLA Bharat Paik has passed away at his residence in Gajapati district on Wednesday. He was 61. Paik was elected to the State Assembly from the Ramagiri constituency on a BJP ticket in 2004. He was the President of Shri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Autonomous College at Paralakhemundi. He was a lawyer by profession.
COVID hosp begins operation in Gajapati
Paralakhemundi: As the state Government has decided to treat coronavirus patients in separate hospitals, a standalone COVID Care Centre with 110 beds was made operational here in Gajapati district on Wednesday. District Collector Anupam Saha inaugurated the facility, developed by the state Government and funded by the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation. Managed by Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, the centre is ready to provide healthcare to corona-affected people.
16 units of blood collected at B'pur
Brahmapur: At a time when blood collection has been hit due to coronavirus threat and patients are not getting blood, organisations like Brahmapur Sabuja Bahini and Amchalika Bikash Parishad organised a blood donation camp under a campaign named "Asantu Gadhiba Rakta Sampark" (Let's build blood relation) at the Brahmapur Blood Bank on Monday. A total of 16 units of blood were collected. Dr Rashmita Panigrahi and Susmita Behera collected bood. Sabuja Bahini president Sivaram Panigrahi and Parishad president Sagar Kumar Patro coordinated the camp. Bishnu Prasad Das, Satya Narayan Das and Bijendra Majhi were present.
NDRF personnel sanitise Athagarh town
Athagarh: Ten personnel of the 03 Battalion of National Disaster Response Force at Mundali on Tuesday sanitised vulnerable areas of Athagarh town including all ATM counters, premises of the office of the Sub-Collector, Block Development Officer, Tehsildar, SDPO, police station, market areas, two quarantine centres at Biswanath Model School and Biju Patnaik Kalyan Mandap, etc. Assistant Commandant GS Patel and Inspector/exe Manoranjan Mohanty escorted the team.
CREDAI distributes ration to slum people
Bhubaneswar: To bring relief to the needy during the lockdown, the CREDAI Bhubaneswar Foundation has joined hands with the Bhubaneswar Municipality Corporation and distributed 1,000 packets of ration in different slums of the city like Ward-8, Damana Haat Basti, etc. The distribution was arranged by foundation advisory member Subhash Bhura, president Kantilal Patel and secretary Umesh Patnaik.
Online classes by ABPS at UAIL
Bhubaneswar: The Aditya Birla Public School (ABPS) of UAIL (Utkal Alumina International Ltd), Doraguda, Rayagada, has taken an initiative of continuing the education of its students through online classes during the lockdown situation. As many as 634 students are provided different study materials like TLMs, projects, YouTube links and worksheets through WhatsApp created separately for different classes. UAIL president N Nagesh said, “I applaud the preparedness of school and dedication of all the teachers in coming forward and continuing the learning for the children in this adverse condition.”
Dalmia Cement gives Rs 2 cr to CMRF
Bhubaneswar: The Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) has contributed Rs 2 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to strengthen the State’s fight against the COVID-19. The DCBL has also taken several initiatives to contain the pandemic and support the needy, especially around its plant locations at Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district and Biswali in Cuttack district. DCBL Regional Manufacturing Head, East, Sunil Gupta said, “We are totally committed to support the national and State Governments in their fight to contain the spread of COVID-19.”
U’kote cultural body donates Rs 10K to CMRF
Umarkote: The Dasia Sanskrutika Parisada has donated Rs 10,000 to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to fight COVID-19. Parisada members handed over a cheque to the Nabarangpur Collector Dr Ajeet Kumar Mishra on Tuesday. Parisada president Tutu Babu Patnaik said, "When the Chief Minister has appealed for a united battle against COVID, we contributed a bit for the purpose," Among others, Nabarangpur Superintendent of Police Nitin Kusalkar, senior advocate Srinibash Patnaik and executive members of the Parisada were present.
maintain social distancing
Bhapur (Nayagarh): A team of officers comprising Bhapur Tehsildar, BDO and others has asked business houses to ensure that social distancing is maintained at their selling points to curb coronavirus. Otherwise, their licences would be cancelled, they have warned. They too asked general people to buy essentials for about three days and not to go to market daily. They told people not to ride motorcycles during the lockdown period and to use masks whenever out of their houses.