Each Champua adult gets Rs4K Puja gift
Champua: The Maa Jagatjananee Trust, a social organisation of Joda in Keonjhar district, has given Rs4,000 as Puja gift to each of adult members of all families under the Champua Assembly constituency. Sources close to trust MD and local MlA Sanatan Mahakud informed that nearly 1,00,000 people have received the Puja gift, which amounts to more than Rs40 crore. The amount has been given out of the profit of the trust’s transport business as mines have been closed, the sources added.
Clean India Marathon flagged off in B’ngir
Balangir: Balangir Additional District Magistrate Ashok Kumar Naik flagged off the Clean India Marathon rally before the Rajendra College here on Thursday morning. The rally was participated by large number of citizens, including school and college students. Among others, Balangir Municipality Executive officer Santosh Behera, Chairperson Santoshini Behera and Vice-Chairperson lipishri Sai and SDPO Narayan Naik spoke on the need of cleanliness and how to keep the town clean.
Man injured in crocodile attack in K’pada
Kendrapada: A 40-year-old man, Ram Gayan, of Kharanasi under the Mahakalpada police station, sustained critical injuries as a crocodile attacked him on Wednesday evening. While Gayan was catching fish at Kharanasi river, the crocodile dragged him into water. But he managed to save himself when locals came to his rescue after he shouted for help.
Goddess Bhagabati meets daughter at Banpur
Banpur: Goddess Bhagabati, the presiding deity of Banpur, came out from the Shri Dhakhya Prajapati temple in a huge procession to meet her daughter Goddess Birajai at the Banpur main bazaar on the occasion of the Mahalaya on Monday midnight. Goddess Birajai was also escorted from the Bhagabati temple to the spot with Ghanta and Kahali by Sevayatas. A divine dance followed by a Parikraman around goddess Birajai for thrice was made by the Bhagabati idol. later, both the deities embraced each other three times. Thousands of devotees witnessed the event.
Delhi Odisha journalists’ body head awarded
Bhubaneswar: President of the Delhi Odisha Journalists’ Association Kishore Dwibedi has been felicitated by Governor of Nagaland and Tripura Padmanabha Acharya for his excellence contribution in journalism and social service. He was awarded at the 4th anniversary celebration of the Mumbai Odia Samaj held in Mumbai on Sunday.
Utkal Alumina holds blood camp
Rayagada: The Utkal Alumina in association with the district Red Cross Society and the District Headquarters Hospital, organised a blood donation camp at its CSR complex at Nuapada on Monday. Utkal Alumina president Vijay Sapra inaugurated the camp in the presence of its Joint-President N Nagesh. As many as 110 employees of the company and its ancillary companies along with some villagers donated blood at the camp. DHH blood bank officer Dr V loknath Raju handed over a memento of appreciation to the Utkal Alumina on behalf of the Red Cross Society.