Dalagobinda birth anniv celebrated
Bhubaneswar: The 95th birth anniversary of noted freedom fighter and former Minister Dolagobinda Pradhan was celebrated here on Monday. Inaugurating the programme, PCC president Niranjan Patnaik remembered Pradhan as a Gandhian and a dedicated freedom fighter. The programme organised online by the Mahatma Gandhi Ahimsa Smaraki Trust was presided over by president Aryakumar Jnanendra. Among others, former Utkal University of Culture Vice-Chancellor Dr Bimalendu Mohanty, noted educationist Dr Badrinath Patnaik, former Minister Jagannath Patnaik, former MP Anant Sethi and former administrator Narendra Mishra were present.
JSpur Congress protests oil prices hike
Jagatsinghpur: The District Congress Committee held a demonstration in front of the Ccollectorate protesting oil price hike affecting common people amidst the Covid pandemic. DCC president Natabar Barik led the agitation along with former Municipality Chairman Biplab Choudhury, Prasana Samantray and Nityananda Panda. They slammed both Union and State Governments for petrol and diesel prices hike by increasing VAT, Central Excise and other taxes. They demanded immediate rollback of the oil prices.
Youth held for minor girl molestation
Jagatsinghpur: A 13-year-old girl was molested allegedly by a youth in Gandikipur village under Kujanga block. Basing on a complaint by the victim’s family, the Kujang police registered a case and arrested the youth Guduraj Samal and forwarded him to court on Monday.
Begunia Cong protests hike in fuel prices
Khordha: Congress workers led by Begunia MLA candidate Pradeep Kumar Sahoo staged a dharna in front of the Begunia block office in Khordha district in protest against hike in prices of petrol and diesel on Tuesday. Among others, Gobindpur Panchayat Samiti Member Bipin Mohapatra, former Begunia Sarpanch Naba Kishoere Swain, Naba Ranasingh, former Samiti Member Shishir Acharya, Dhuruba Behera, lawyer Manira Begam, social worker Rama Chandra Mohapatra, Padmalochan Routray, Md Mohiuddin Ahammad and Babuli Manik were present. Later, a team submitted a memorandum, addressing the President, to the BDO.
Child marriage stopped in Bhapur, girl rescued
Bhapur (Nayagarh): The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Nayagarh on Monday stopped a child marriage and rescued a 16-year-old girl from being married to a 22-year-old boy. The DCPU officials rose to action and stopped the child marriage after knowing that a minor girl of Banamalipur village was being married to Jitendra Panda of Ranichheli village under Fategarh police station. Bhapur Beath House officer Sachidananda Samantray helped the DCPU in the move. The rescued girl was later handed over to the District Welfare Committee.