Blood donation camp held at Sunabeda
Sunabeda: The Jawahar Jyoti Sports (JJS) Club in association with Ama Odisha- Sambad and District Voluntary Blood Donors’ and Motivators’ Forum organised a blood donation camp here on Sunday. The camp was inaugurated by Assistant Commandant of Cobra Battalion Tirtha Jyoti Sahu in the presence of club president Purna Chandra Mohanty and secretary Aravindo Padhi and Koraput Blood Bank Officer Dr B Krishna Rao. In total, 57 persons, including more than 50 youths, donated blood.
Press Club celebrates Madhu Jayanti
Sunabeda: The Semiliguda Press Club celebrated the birth anniversary of Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das and observed the day as Swabhiman Divas at the club premises at Semiliguda. Educationist Jaya Chandra Khemundu attended the function as the chief guest and senior lecturer of Semiliguda College Chitta Ranjan Mishra and senior teacher of Aeronautics Girls’ High School Sarla Behera were present as the guest of honour and the chief speaker, respectively. Social activists Shaik Ibrahim, Semiliguda College Principal Rabi Narayan Sutar and lecturer Saraswati Ray and local leaders Meghnad Hontal and Shruti Hontal also paid rich tributes to the legendary leader. Club president Ajay Kumar Sahu presided over the meeting.
Madhu Jayanti celebrated at Sukinda
Jajpur: The Sattar Smruti Sansad celebrated the Madhus Jayanti at Sukinda, the function being inaugurated by noted social worker of Keounjhar Debabrata Behera. Prabhuranjan Satpathy was the chief speaker while Ganeswar Sahoo and Susanta Nayak were the other guests. The meeting was presided over by well-known social worker Dr Manzoor Ali. Ashutosh Dwibedy introduced the guests and Pradipta Kar gave the vote of thanks. litterateurs, students and youth attended the meeating. Journalists Akshay Rout and Manas Mohanty were present.
Madhu Jayanti celebrated at P’khemundi
Parlakhemundi: The 165th birth anniversary of Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das was celebrated by the Gaurahari library here on Monday. Dr Kahnu Charan Padhi presided over the meeting. Guru Gaurav Gaurahari Panda attending as the chief guest spoke about Madhubabu’s contributions to the Odia language and culture formation of a separate Odisha State.
Peacock rescued from village
Sunabeda: Semiliguda forest officials rescued a three-year-old peacock from Doliamba village on Monday. After getting information from Doliamba Bana Sanrakhyan Samiti, Ranger Gauri Prasad Rath and Forester Simanchal Mishra reached the village and rescued bird that had entered into the village a few days ago. The peacock was left in the Bhitargada forest area under Nandapur block in Koraput district.