Reception counter opened at Balangir Town
Balangir: Northern Range DIG Sanjay Kumar inaugurated a reception counter at the Balangir Town police station on Tuesday. Kumar said that with this reception counter, people could wait there rather barging straight into the police station. Besides, a proposal for setting up a Mahila police station in the district has also been sent to the Government, he informed. Asked on the progress of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System in the district and elsewhere, Kumar said the first phase has been completed and the rest would be done soon. Among others, district Collector D Prasant Reddy, SP Ravi Prakash, ASP PK Patra, SDPO Narayan Nayak and Town PS IIC Tareque Ahemad were present.
Kidney testing centre opened at N’singhpur
Narsinghpur: As the kidney-related diseases are taking epidemic proportions, a kidney testing centre with an analyser machine was inaugurated here by Agriculture Minister Debi Prasad Mishra under the National Rural Health Mission. Among others, Cuttack district Collecrtor Girish SN, District Health Officer Prafulla Kumar Behera, Tehsildar Saroj Kumar Swain, BDO Bishnu Prasad Acharya, block chairperson Sukanti Jena and Zilla Parishad member Kishore Chandra Mishra were present.
192 plaints registered at Cuttack DM cell
Narsinghpur: At a grievance cell organised here on Tuesday of Cuttack District Collector Girish SN, as many as 192 complaints were registered where the Collector directed concerned authorities to solve them shortly. He also provided financial assistance to 11 persons from the Chief Minister Relief Fund on the occasion and advised the authorities for proper management of relief distribution. Among others, district project officer Gyana Ranjan Das, Athagarh Sub-Collector Trilochan Pradhsn, Cuttack SP Gurudas Kundu, BDO Bishnu Prasad Acharya, Tehsildar Saroj Kumar Swain and district welfare officer Sesadev Behera were present.
Talk on Image Processing held in R’kela
Rourkela: The Institution of Engineers here held a technical paper meeting on Monday. The theme was ‘Image processing: A Potential Direction of Research.’ Institute chairman U Mishra gave a brief introduction on the topic. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Department of Computer Science and Engineering Prof B Majhi spoke. Among others, Prof B Subudhi was also present.
Akhand Bhajan for peace held at Paradip Paradip: A Global Akhand Bhajan was organised by the world-wide Sri Sathyasi Seva Organisation at Sri Sathyasai Seva Samiti here on Saturday. It also marked the beginning of the birthday celebrations of Sri Sathyasai Baba. The 24-hour Akhand Bhajan started with the chanting of Veda and Sai Gayatri and ended with Prema Mudita Manase Kaho, one of the favourite bhajans of Sathyasai Baba. The programme ended with distribution of Bibhuti Prasad among all the devotees after offering of Arati by State convener of Sri Sathyasai Organisation Antaryami Pattnaik. Hundreds of Sai devotees attended this two-day event.