Minister lays foundation of new bus-stand
Athagarh: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare and Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Monday laid foundation of the proposed Athagarh bus-stand through video conferencing saying this would serve thousands of bus commuters of Athagarh subdivision. The project cost is Rs 3.58 crore. The Anand Engineering of Dhenkanal has been given the work, which is to be completed in six months. R&B Charbatia Division Executive Engineer would look after the work, sources said.
Kargil Vijay Diwas at Sainik School
Bhubaneswar: Sainik School Bhubaneswar Principal Gp Capt S Dominic Rayan offered a wreath at the Martyrs’ Memorial in the school campus on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Sunday.
Man stabs mother to death in Kandhamal
Phulbani: A man stabbed his mother to death at Beherapadar village under the Sadar police station in Kandhamal district on Sunday night. An argument erupted between accused Bhagirathi Behera and his mother Urmila(60) over a land dispute. The matter took a violent turn as Bhagirathi lost his cool and stabbed his mother with a knife killing her on the spot. Bhagirathi fled from the spot following the incident while efforts were on by police to trace and nab him.
Youth drowns in canal in Bhadrak
Bhadrak: A 21-year-old youth drowned while taking bath in a canal in the Bhandaripokhari area in Bhadrak district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Bijay Behera of Naguan village under Bhandaripokhari block. His body was later recovered from water.
NTPC Kaniha distributes 4,500 masks in 3rd phase
Talcher: Continuing its relentless efforts to combat coronavirus, the NTPC Talcher Kaniha’s Covid Task Force distributed over 4,500 masks and soaps to its contract workers on Saturday. This was the third round of mask distribution to contract workers and agencies working at different departments of the station. Besides, the Task Force provided masks for employees. The station has previously distributed over 12,000 masks to its contract workers on multiple occasions to ensure adequate hygiene.
MCL plants trees in Talcher J’Nath area
Talcher: A weeklong tree plantation festival was inaugurated by MCL Jagannath Area GM AK Dha in the Regional Store campus here on the occasion of a Van Mahotsav on July 23. Talcher Forest Rang Officer Himani Nayak, local Sarpanches Rasmita Pradhan, Saraswati Sahoo and Khulana Parida attended the event. As many as 200 K Lime trees and as many mango trees were planted. INTUC GS SC Pradhan, HMS GS Shakar Behera, BMS GS Sanjay Majhi AITUC GS Surenda Sharma and CISTEA president Brahma Naik were also present.