4 injured as truck rams into B’swar eatery
Baleswar: Four persons were injured as a truck rammed into a roadside eatery near the busy Station Square area here on Sunday. The injured included the hotel owner and customers The seriously injured were treated in the headquarters hospital and the truck was seized by the police.
Meet held ahead of Banpur Mahotsav
Banpur: Ahead of the Banpur Mahotsav, a preparatory meting was held at the Nehru Seva Sangh (NSS) under chairmanship of local MlA Raghunath Sahu here on Sunday. Governor Dr SC Zamir is scheduled to inaugurate it. Besides, several national and State level cultural troupes also would participate in the cultural programme. The meeting was attended by, among others, Nalini Kanta Pattanaik, Sarojini Dash, Nrusingh Prasad Mishra and many Government officials.
louis Braille birthday celebrated at Banpur
Banpur: The 205th birth anniversary of inventor of script for blind children of the world, louis Braille, was celebrated by Nehru Seva Sangh (NSS) on Saturday. His script helps the blind persons of world get education. The function was inaugurated by BDO Ajit Kumar Pradhan. Among others, school headmistress Kabita Kumari Devi, BEO Sunita Mohanty, SP Rath, Omprakash Agrawal, Rankanath Hota and Birendra Kumar Tripathi spoke.
Athagarh Sahitya Samaj holds Kabita Asara
Athagarh: The Athagarh Sahitya Samaj held a Kabita Asara (poetry recitation session) at the Maa Uttarachandi shrine here on Sunday. Sahitya Samaj president Pranakrushna Dash and secretary Durga Charan Mohanty coordinated it while over 20 of its members read out their poems. local DFO Arun Kumar Mishra attended the session as the chief guest while the programme was anchored by Dr Narayan Panda.