Prof Satpathy on Thailand visit
Bhubaneswar: Tirupati Rashtriya Sanskrit University Vice- Chancellor Prof Harekrishna Satpathy is on a visit to Thailand from July 7 to 15 in connection with a cultural programme of the Kendriya Sahitya Academy. A five-member team of writers will represent India. During his stay, Prof Satpathy will visit all the important cultural places of Thailand and speak about Indian culture.
Panchayat Samiti protests graft in Bhograi
Baleswar: Panchayat Samiti members of Bhograi block protesting against the prevailing “percentage” system in the block in all projects staged a dharna here on Monday near Bhusundeswar temple. As many as 21out of 25 members participated in the agitation led by Nisikanta Sahu, Kamal Pattnaik and Subal Behera. Indicting the roles of local MlA and block chairman Ganapati Giri, they urged the Chief Minister for his intervention to end the corruption.
Kendrapada district portal inaugurated
Kendrapada: A standardised district portal of Kendrapada (kendrapara.nic.in) was inaugurated by district Collector Niranjan Nayak here on June 6 at a function at the Collectorate. The Collector stated that an effort has been made by the district administration for wider dissemination of information for benefit of general public and making the administration people-centric. This is the standarised website having similar features and attributes like other district websites of Odisha, informed Nayak.
Parla Sai temple 1st anniversary to be observed
Parlakhemundi: A Press meet was held here on Sunday to discuss about the celebration of the first anniversary of the Shirdi Sai Dhyan temple. The temple was inaugurated on the Bahuda Yatra day last year. President of temple managing body Ishwar Rao chaired the meeting. Temple secretary Balskrushna Patnaik informed that the annual function would be celebrated from this year’s Bahuda Yatra on July 18 to July 22.
four Odias killed in S’bad hotel collapse
Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident four Odias including three from Jagatsinghpur district and one from Nuapada were killed when a 50-year-old two-storied building housing an Irani hotel collapsed in Secunderabad on Monday. The deceased from Jagatsinghpur were identified as Santosh Das and Sk Mirrag Ali of Jota Kanpur village and Manoj Kumar Das of Nuapada under Palli gram panchayat. Sources said the deceased were working in hotel City light and Bakery in Secunderabad since last past two years.Efforts are on to bring the dead bodies to their native places.