3 buses gutted in Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda: Three private buses parked in the bus-stand here were gutted in a fire that broke out early morning on Tuesday. While fire tenders managed to douse the blaze, one of the buses was burnt down completely while the other two were partially damaged. The reason behind the fire was yet to be ascertained.
Phulbani club participates in adventure sports
Phulbani: The State Adventure Club here participated in an inter-State sports held at Shimla in Himachal Pradesh from January 23 to 29. Around 50 participants participated in various events including mountaineering, commando obstacle, snow tracking, snow ski, etc. The programme was organised by the National Adventure Academy of Shimla. Out of 50 participants, 20 were selected for an international programmme, which would be held at Kathmandu in April, said club secretary Deepak Rath.
Nath community seer to visit D’nal ashram
Bhubaneswar: After visiting the Himalayas, renowned seer of Nath community in the country Ganesh Nath Maharaj is scheduled to arrive at Sri Dattatreya Sai Ashram situated at the foothills of the Kapilas mountains in Dhenkanal on February 14 to attend a host of spiritual events. As per the programme, Maharaj will inaugurate three-day-long All India Sai devotees’ conference beginning from February 20 at the ashram and attend many other social and spiritual programmes. Programme reception committee chairman Annanda Prasad Ray has urged the devotees to participate in the conference in huge number.
Sovaniya Sikhyashram holds Prajnaprativa Utsav
Paradip: The Prajnasathi Sovaniya Sikhyashram recently held a Sovaniya Prajnaprativa Utsav in its premises in Fatepur gram panchayat near here. Kujang Tehsildar Rabindranath Kanhar, educationist Trilochan Mohapatra and editor of Balighar Kailash Swain graced the occasion. Arundhati Devi presided over the function and Principal Manju Tripathy gave a vote of thanks.
Kalikesh gets young Parliamentarian award
Balangir: Balangir MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo was conferred the Bharat Asmita Jana Pratinidhi award for the best young exponent of Parliamentary practices at a function held in Pune on Monday.
S’garh police hold Jana Samparka Sibir
Rourkela: The Sundargarh police organised Jana Samparka Sibir on Monday at Taparia under the Hemgir police station which 4,000 villagers of nearby villages attended. A football competition, a cultural programme, a health camp and a community feast were organised in the camp. Collector Bhupinder Singh Punia, SP Sanjeev Arora among many other senior district-level officials attended the event. Prizes were distributed among the winners of the events while old and disables persons were provided blankets, umbrella and sarees.