Woman killed, hubby hurt in accident in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A woman was killed and her husband and the driver sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment in the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack after an auto they were travelling in overturned and hit a roadside tree on the Cuttack-Paradip highway on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sasmita and her husband Srikanta Swain of Jobra in Cuttack town. They met with the tragedy while returning to Cuttack after visiting the Sarala Temple in Tirtol by an auto-rickshaw.
Youth’s body found on rail track
Jagatsinghpur: A body of a 23-year-old youth was found on rail track at Gualipur on the Cuttack-Paradeep rail line on Friday. The deceased was identified as Soumyaranjan Swain, a resident of Tainra village under Raghunathpur block in Jagatsinghpur district. Sources informed that the youth committed suicide due to family feud.
B’pur college rally
Brahmapur: The Sashi Bhusan Rath Government Women's College Youth Red Cross organised a breast cancer awareness rally here on Wednesday. College Lecturers Dr Namita Mahapatra, Dr Sanghamitra Parida, Dr Smruti Gantayat, Dr Jamuna Majhi and Dr Debraj Swain coordinated the programme in which 25 students participated. Later, an awareness meeting was also held in association with the Panda Cancer Hospital, Cuttack. College Principal Sangita Babu praised the students and teachers for organising such a awareness programme.
Vig Awareness Week observed in Phulbani
Phulbani: The Vigilance Awareness Week was observed here with Kandhamal Collector Dr Brunda D attending it as chief guest and administering oath. Among others, Model College, Boudh Lecturer Dr Swain, Kandhamal SP Pratik Singh, DRDA PD, Vigilance SP Santanu Padhi and DSP Suna were present.
‘Phula Baula Beni’ programme held in Nimapara
Nimapara: Cultural oganisation Little Star Group organised a programme ‘Phula Baula Beni' here on Wednesday on the occasion of Kumar Utsav under leadership of group head Sumant Moharana. Local MLA Samir Ranjan Dash inaugurated the programme in the presence of Lecturer Dr Pranab Kumar Swain, Subrat Mohanty and Ajay Mishra. The Phula Baula Beni 2018 award was presented to Lecturer Prakash Chandra Khatoi, pharmacist I Trinath Patro and dance teacher Ajay Mohapatra.
PPWO holds health awareness drive
Nimapara: The Pingalakhi Public Welfare Organisation (PPWO) in association with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) organised an awareness programme on “Hand Wash” in the Ekalavya School here recently. Students were sensitised by the teachers to wash hand regularly after eating. Later, students were given sweets and soaps. Among others, PPWO president Gagan Bihari Das, Ekalavya school Principal Govinda Chandra Jena, Padmalochan Mohanty, Basudev Das, Gajendra Pradhan, Pramod Senapati, Jamirul Islam, Tezraj Seth and Jiban Behera were present.
Shared Service Centre opens in NTPC
Talcher: A Shared Service Centre of ER-II for C and M and Finance was inaugurated at the NTPC Kaniha here on Thursday. ER-II Regional Executive Director MP Sinha inaugurated via video conferencing in presence of NTPC Talcher Kaniha Chief General Manager Santosh James and ER-II region senior officials. Sinha said that the issues related to C and M and Finance would be resolved through shared service soon.
Vig Awareness Week observed in NTPC
Talcher: The Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed at NTPC Talcher Kaniha from October 29 to November 3 with this year’s theme “Eradicate Corruption- Build a New India”. On Friday, a walkathon at ITI Talcher was held in which 700 students participated along with elocution competition on “Fighting Menace of Corruption through use of Technology”, poster competition and group discussion among senior officials. An elocution programme was also held for HODs and sectional heads.