Rajendra is BJP State Yuva Morcha gen secy
Brahmapur: Prominent youth leader and former Ganjam BJP district Yuva Morcha general secretary N Rajendra Kumar has been appointed as the secretary of BJP State Yuva Morcha by BJP State president KV Singh Deo. Rajendra Kumar is an advocate by profession and has been associated with various organisations in Brahmapur including Brahmapur Nagarik Manch and Brahmapur Youth Intellectual Forum In a media release, he has expressed his gratitude to Singh Deo, national vice-president of BJP Kissan Morcha Rama Chandra Panda, party district president Bijay Kumar Swain and other party leaders for reposing trust in him for the new assignment. He said he would try to strengthen the party’s State youth wing from the grassroots level.
Motorcyclist killed in accident in Jajpur
Jajpur: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident when a truck hit his bike at Dhabalagiri Chhak under the Jajpur Road police station. Kishor Mohanty (45) of Bhadrak, who died on the spot, was working as a storekeeper in a private construction company at Kalinganagar. The driver of the truck managed to flee from the spot.
ABVP holds blood donation camp at Talcher
Talcher: On the occasion of its 64th foundation day, the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) Angul district unit held a voluntary blood donation camp here, which was inaugurated by ABVP national leader Vikrant Khandelwal. Khandelwal said the ABVP has been working for development of the students’ community nationwide. Social activists liladhar Mundra and Taiphoon Dash and Angul Patanjali Yoga Samiti vice-president attended the camp as guests of honour. A total of 64 units of blood were collected by the Red Cross Blood Bank staff.
World Population Day observed at Baleswar
Baleswar: An awareness procession was organised by the Zilla Swasthya Samiti and NGO May I Help You on the occasion of the World Population Day here on Thursday. The procession was flagged off by Chief District Medical Officer Dr Anup Kumar Ghosh. The procession began from the District Headquarters Hospital and moved around the town with the participants holding placards and chanting slogans on various methods of family planning. Among others, ADMO (FW) Dr Banabihari Das Mohapatra, ADMO (PH) Dr Charubala Rath, DPM T Narayan Rao and District Public Health Communication Officer Ramaniranjan Bhanja were present on the occasion.
Rath Yatra celebrated at Joda
Keonjhar: The Car Festival of Shree Jagannath was celebrated at Joda on Wednesday with thousands of devotees including women turning up to witness the annual fest and pull the chariot despite rain. The chariot started from the local Jagannath temple covering a distance of about 1.5 km before reaching the Gundicha temple.