Narasingha opens Forest Park at Balangir
Balangir: Leader of Opposition and Balangir MLA Narasingha Mishra formally opened a City Forest Park here on Friday. Located behind the Deputy Director of Agriculture office and on the bank of Laxmi Jore, it is spread over 2.5 hectares. This park will go a long way in improving local environment, besides providing relaxation and cool environment to local people. “I would like to thank the Forest Minister and the Secretary Suresh Mahapatra for their cooperation for this project. In the forthcoming days, the park would be renovated further and a bridge would be constructed over Laxmi Jore so that people can reach here directly, Mishra told mediapersons.
Smart LED electrification in Joda
Keonjhar: Under the State Government ' s smart LED electrification scheme, Keonjhar Urban Body PD Ghasiram Murmu unveiled smart LED streetlight at Majhi Hatting in Ward-10 of the Joda Municipality on Friday. Municipality EO Suryamani Patjoshi, who cooridinated the programme, said that more 21 LED streetlights would be installed at a distance of 4 km in the municipality soon. Others who present were Jitendra Kumar Jaiswal and DK Satpathy, president and secretary of Joda BJD, respectively.
NKS bandh gets partial response in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The Navnirman Krushak Sangathan ([NKS)-sponsored Bandh on Thursday received partial response in Jagatsinghpur district. Bus services were completely halted while four-wheelers were plied normally. Shops and other business houses in a few areas were shut, but in the headquarters town a majority of shops were open. Schools and colleges and Government offices, banks and insurance offices functioned. NKS activists picketed at the bus-stand here. Later, police took them into preventive detention. The Congress and the BJP lent moral support to the bandh.
N’Nagar Vidya Mandir pays tributes to Jawans
Brahmapur: The Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Neelakantha Nagar organised a candlelight march here on Thursday and paid homage to the martyred CRPF Jawans of the Puluwama terrorist attack. School Principal S Mohan Rao, Degree College Dean Dr Bibekanda Panda, employees, students took part in the march and paid tributes to the martyrs.