BJP observes Modi birthday in A’garh
Athagarh: The BJP Athagarh unit observed the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday by convening a meeting, which was attended by over a hundred of various portfolio holders and other members of the sub-division. The meeting, coordinated by Bibudha Chandra Mishra, pledged to strengthen the party position in the region by making Modi’s slogans reaching out to the remote villagers and to collect assistance for the flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier on the day, the party members offered massive Diyas at the Govindjew temple wishing long life for the Prime Minster.
31 kg hemp seized; one arrested in K’mal
Phulbani: The Phiringia police on Wednesday arrested a person, identified as Mahendra Ray of West Bengal, and seized four logs of sandalwood and 31kg of hemp from his vehicle at the Kelapada-Bandhgada road in Kandhamal district. A team led by IIC Dhiren Behara conducted a raid on the vehicle, sources said.
Viswakarma Puja held at N’singhpur
Narasinghpur: The Viswakarma Puja was observed with much fervour at the block headquarters on Wednesday. The atmosphere in some village areas wore a festive look with the blaring of loudspeakers and lavish decorations. Employees of several offices indulged themselves in celebration of the annual Puja festival whereas the Puja was also held at several electrical offices, auto-rickshaw stands and many other places with awe-evoking idols of the god. Besides, several cultural programmes organized during the night attracted huge crowds.
Blood donation camp organised in N’rangpur
Nabarangpur: A blood donation camp was organised at the tribal village of Borogam under Kosagumuda block in Nabarangpur district on Wednesday. A total of 26 units of blood were collected at the camp, which was held in collaboration with the local Mauli Maa Yubak Sangha. Donor Tulsidas Nayak led the camp while the Jeypore Blood Bank team collected the blood units. Koraput district Donors' Forum vice-president Pramod Raulo and members VC Rameswar Jena, Balaya Nayak, Anita Nayak and Rabindra Sahu supervised the programme.
NTPC Talcher gets Greentech Safety Award
Talcher: The NTPC Talcher bagged the Gold Award in thermal power sector for its outstanding achievement in safety management at the 13th Annual Greentech Safety Awards held in Hyderabad, recently. NTPC Talcher AGM (Fuel Management) Karunakar Das and DGM (Safety) N Ramakrishna received the award from Foundation President Kamleshwar Sharan and CEO of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Dr Bhaskar Chatterjee.