Tutor attacked by minor student, in hospital
Phulbani: One Satya Narayan Bagh of Dhipasai in Phulbani, a tuition teacher, was admitted in hospital with injuries on neck as a Class IX student attacked him with a knife during tuition hours on Monday afternoon. According to IIC UK Pradhan, the student was not interested in study but his brother had requested the tutor to look after him. No FIR has been lodged, he said.
Fancy dress contest marks Janmastami
Jeypore: Students of different schools in Koraput district participated as Radha and Krishna in a fancy dress competition held at the Geeta Bhavan here to mark the Krishna Janmastami and Nanda Utsav on Sunday. The programme was presided over by Kahnu Charan Mohapatra and Opposition Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati graced the occasion as chief guest. Among others, Bhawani Charan Acharya, Jagdish Chandra Sahu, Bipin Bihari Mhapatra, Siba Prasad Sahoo, Bigneswar Samantray, Kuna Tripathy, Krushna Ranjan, Arun Bhatta Mishra, Baijayantimala Panda, Savitri Devi and lakhmi Devi were present.
Nehru Seva Sangh holds Nanda Utsav
Banpur: The Nanda Utsav was observed by the inmates of the Nehru Seva Sangh with much fervour here on Tuesday. The children were taken in a procession through out the town carrying a portrait of lord Krishna and chanting Hare Krishna Hare Rama. Besides, the Mana Bhanjana Rasa lila performed by the girl inmates of the Sangha attracted the audience. The programme was inaugurated by former president of the Banpur-Balugaon Rotary Club Baidyanath Panigrahi in the presence of Bhagirathi Hota, Birendra Tripathy, Daya Nidhi Dash. later, Prasad was distributed among the devotees and children.
Aditya Aluminium mgmt visits S’pur hospitals
Bhubaneswar: In a noble initiative, officials of the Sambalpur-based Aditya Aluminium Company visited the Rengali hospital and Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital on the occasion of the Independence Day on Friday and distributed flowers, sweets and Horlicks pouches among them. The company’s officials and their technologists interacted with the patients suffering from various diseases. Company COO Bibhu Mishra and HR head Avijit Basu were present, among others. later, management officials and members of Aditi Aditya ladies’ Club under the leadership of Mamata Mishra visited the Sambalpur District Hospital. Sambalpur CDMO Dr Samantray accompanied the team which met the children and female ward patients and indoor patients of leprosy and other infectious diseases. The team also visited the Home for Mentally Retarded Females under the management of Missionaries of Charities, Mother Teresa.