Maoist blast: Rajdhani stranded at Gaya
Bhubaneshwar: The Bhubaneshwar-Delhi Rajdhani Express train was stranded at the Gaya railway station on Friday night as Maoists blew up railway track at about 11 pm near Gaya between Taraiya and Guraru stations. All trains were stopped prior to their reaching the blown-up track site.
Freedom fighter Manan passes away
Jajpur: Noted freedom fighter Sk Abdul Manan (93)) of Bhabaniganj in Jajpur district passed away on Friday night. He is survived by four sons and three daughters. He had been imprisoned for two years during the Quit India movement. He worked with eminent freedom fighter Malati Chaudhury, Nabakrushna Chaudhury, Harekrushna Mahtab, Rama Devi and Saraswati Devi. He had walked with Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 during the latter’s Padayatra in the State. President of Odisha Freedom Fighters’ Association Purusottam Nayak, Jajpur MP Mohan Jena and social worker Dr Manzoor Ali mourned Manan’s death.
Baijayant launches new website
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Kendrapada MP Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda on Saturday announced the launch of his new and improved website to increase engagement with his constituents and supporters. The website would be a one-stop source for the public to know about his developmental initiatives in the constituency, his policy positions on national and international issues, his participation in Parliament, etc. It has a separate section on tourist attractions in Kendrapada. In 2003, Panda was the first Indian MP to have an interactive website. To access the website, one may visit any of the following mirror websites: baijayantpanda.in or bjpanda.in or jaypanda.in
Talcher BJD office-bearers nominated
Talcher: With the prior approval of Angul BJD president and Steel and Mines Minister Rajanikant Singh, new office-bearers were nominated for the party unit in the Talcher municipal area for 2013, 2014 and 2015, revealed Nagar BJD president Asif Khan. While Khan was nominated as the president, Bhikari Pattanaik, Babulal Agrawal and Rajendra Singh were nominated as vice presidents. Similarly, Birja Sankar Mishra, Mulya Bhutia, Pratap Behera and Surath Naik were nominated as secretaries and Banambar Bhutia as treasurer.
Scribe Sapan Bohidar passes away
Balangir: Eminent Balangir journalist Sapan Kumar Bohidar (58) passed away in Hyderabad on Friday. He was suffering from cancer. He worked for Odia daily The Samaj, the Press Trust of India, The Asian Age, the ANI and Sankalpa TV. He was the president of the District Journalists’ Association of Balangir from 2007 to 2009.