12 pilgrims hurt as bus hits truck in Baleswar
Baleswar: Twelve pilgrims were injured when the bus by which they were travelling rammed into a truck on NH-16 near Doisada under the Soro police station on Monday. The bus ‘Pradhan and Pradhan’ was carrying around 60 pilgrims of Sundar Nagar in Gujarat to Kolkata from Puri.
World Vision distributes relief materials in BBSR
Bhubaneswar: The World Vision India distributed tarpaulin sheets to 3,100 families and emergency relief kits to 2,000 families in the cyclone-affected Bhubaneswar. A kit contains dry ration, non-food items and wash materials for one family. It has also set up child-friendly spaces (CFSs) in Bhubaneswar where trained volunteers from 15 communities are engaged with over 2,500 children. The organisation has also planned to respond in the districts of Puri and Jagatsinghpur.
Gopalpur body donates Rs 11K for Fani victims
Bhadrak: Baleswar Bahanaga block’s Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan, Gopalpur donated Rs 11,100 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for Fani victims through Baleswar Collector Ramesh Rout. The body completed 242 cleaning weeks of Swachh Bharat within the district on Sunday. Among others, Manch convener Sudarsan Mohapatra, State Planning Member Girish Dash, lawyer Asiwini Mohapatra, Abhiram Sahu, Prafulla Das, Nilamber Moharana and Kamalakanta Das were present.
Sridurga opens new showroom in Patrapada
Bhubaneswar: Sridurga opened its third showroom at Patrapada here on Sunday after the two stores in Brahmapur and Raj Mahal Square, Bhubaneswar. The store showcases exhaustive collections of attires for men and women and home furnishings