CM attends school silver jubilee in B’garh
Bargarh: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Revenue Minister Surjya Narayan Patro on Friday graced the silver jubilee celebration of the Melchhamunda Boys’ High School under Padampur block in the district. Among others, Padmapur MlA Bijayaranjan Singh Bariha, district Collector Bhabagrahi Mishra and headmaster Balmukund Sahu were present. The Chief Minister and Revenue Minister SN Patro also attended two other meetings at Sohela and Bheden. The Chief Minister said farmers would henceforth be given bonus of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy procured from them.
BJD foundation day observed in B’pur
Brahmapur: The foundation day of the BJD was observed here on Thursday amidst several functions across the city. Hundreds of BJD workers led by district party president Subas Maharana took out a procession on the main streets and garlanded the statute late Biju Patnaik at the Biju Patnaik Park. Similarly, the Nagar BJD organised a blood donation camp in the premises of Neelakantheswar Kalyan Mandap, where 60 persons donated blood. A public meeting was also held at the Ramalingam Tank Road. Among others, BMC Mayor K Madhavi, local MlA Ramesh Chandra Chyau Pattnaik, Gopalpur MlA Pradip Kumar Panigrahi and BJD youth leader AK Sahu were present.
BJD holds foundation day at JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The district unit of BJD on Thursday observed the party’s 17th foundation day at a function held here. Senior MlA and BJD district president Bishnu Das presided over the meeting, while Zilla Parishad president DD Mohanty, BJD block presidents, party office bearers and hundreds of party workers including women attended the meeting.MlA Das appealed to party workers to strengthen the party organisation in the grassroots level so that the party wins the 2014 elections.
Dalit body holds eye camp in Paradip
Paradip: Nuagarh-based Ambedkar Dalit Sangha, which is affiliated to the Samajika Nyaya Abhyana, Bhubaneswar, organised a free eye checkup camp at the Nuagarh UP School near here on Friday. A group of doctors from the Melvin Jones lions Eye Hospital, Cuttack examined as many as 157 persons, including women and children.
Of them, 35 persons were referred to Melvin Jones lions Eye Hospital for higher treatment. The camp was inaugurated by Samata Kranti Dal general secretary Jayant Bhoi. Among others, Sangha chief advisor Bimal Pattnaik, Sangha Jagatsinghpur district president Rabindra Behera and Utkal Gramya Swarajya, Cuttack president Brahmananda Mohanty were present.
2 cousins die in road mishap in S’garh
Rourkela: Two cousin brothers were killed in Sundargarh after being run over by a truck on Thursday. After the mishap, irate locals blocked the road demanding compensation for deceased duo’s families. After two hours of road blockade, police pacified the mob promising compensation for the families. Police have registered an accident case. The deceased were returning home from Sundargarh town by a bike when a heavy vehicle hit them. Both died on the spot. The driver fled from the spot with the vehicle.