Odisha engineer killed in IAF copter crash
Bargarh: Flight engineer of Indian Air Force (IAF) Debendra Panda from Odisha was among the seven IAF personnel killed in a helicopter crash in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. This was informed to Panda’s family members at their Judapali village under Atabira block of Bargarh district on Saturday. The family members rushed to Sitapur to bring back Panda’s body. The 36-year-old pilot had joined the IAF as a flight engineer at the age of 18. He had married Jyotirmayee Tripathy of Bhoipura under Atabira block eight years ago. He was recently posted at Bareilly and staying with his wife and their six-year-old daughter.
BJP observes Kargil Vijay Divas in B’pur
Brahmapur: The BJP observed the Kargil Vijay Divas here on Saturday under the leadership of party Mahanagar president Bhavani Shankar Das in the memory of Sahid Srinivas Patra and all other martyrs of the 1999 war with Pakistan. A meeting was held with party district president Bijay Kumar Swain presiding over it. Swain recalled how many Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives in the Kargil war for the cause of the nation. Among others, district BJP Yuva Morcha president Prabhat Kiran Sadangi attended the meeting.
B’pur Shikshak Bhavan stone to be laid on Aug 1
Brahmapur: A meeting of the Shikshak Bhavan Silanyas Preparatory Committee was held here on Saturday to take stock of the preparations for laying foundation stone of the proposed Shikshak Bhavan. The meeting, chaired by veteran teacher leader Shyamsundar Khadanga, decided that the foundation stone would be laid on August 1 in the Budhi Maa Thakurani temple premises at the heart of the city, where the Ganjam District Elementary Teachers’ Association has its own land. School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra and Higher Education Minister Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi have consented to grace the occasion.
Army to hold recruitment rally at Paradip
Jagatsinghpur: The Indian Army will hold a mega recruitment drive for several posts for aspirants of 10 districts in the State at the Gopabandhu Stadium at Paradip starting from July 29 to August 6. Youths should take the advantage of this drive, said Col KDS Gill at a Press meet here on Thursday. Col Gill advised the aspirants to come with their original educational certificates, caste and residential proofs and other documents to the recruitment spot. For any inquiry, the aspirants can contact their respective District Employment Officers, he further informed.
Scribe Ram passes away in Banpur
Banpur: Prabin Ram, a journalist of Odia daily Samaj passed away at the age of 54 after suffering from a heart attack here on Friday night. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. As an advocate and a journalist, he had gained fame in the Banpur and Balugaon areas. Members of the local Bar Association and several mediapersons paid rich tributes to the departed soul.
Clothes distributed to Sukinda tribals
Jajpur: The Sattar Smurti Sansad on Saturday distributed clothes to poor tribals in the Sukinda area on the occasion of Ramzan. Nearly 1,000 clothes, including lungis, were distributed. Sansad president Manzoor Ali said the organisation is committed to working for betterment of poor and downtrodden. Sansad senior member Asutosh Dwibedy was also present.