Athagarh Mahotsav begins amid gaiety
Athagarh: The Athagarh Mahotsav began here on Tuesday amid much fanfare and gaiety. The fair would be held for five days till December 27. Panchayati Raj and law Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo inaugurated the fair in the presence of Athagarh MlA Ranendra Pratap Swain, the Sub-Collector and other dignitaries. Over 50 stalls have been put up on the fair ground. Cultural troops enthralled the audience in the opening evening. Parthasarathi Patnaik anchored the programmes. Many BJD workers were seen managing the function.
Consumers’ Day observed in Athagarh
Athagarh: The National Consumers Day was observed in joint collaboration by the local administration and the Athagarh Consumers Welfare Association here on Wednesday. In the morning, displaying placards on the awareness drive students of the Biswanath Bidyapitha, the Government Girls’ High School and other schools of the NAC area participated in a rally which covered different wards of Athagarh town.
The rally was flagged off by Judicial Member of State Consumers Dispute Redressal Commission Guruprasad Sahoo and local Consumer Welfare Association President Pranakrushna Dash. A street dance was performed by students of the Government Girls’ High School. The programme was coordinated by senior advocate and secretary of Athagarh Consumers Welfare Association Ashok Kumar Pattnaik and SDI and PRO Brahmananda Rout.
K’pada drug peddler gets 4-year RI
Kendrapada: District and Sessions Judge Biranchi Kumar Rath on Monday awarded four years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of `25,000 on drug peddler Narottam Sahu (50) of ward No -2 of Pattamundai NAC. Sahu had been arrested from Pattamundai on September 19, 2006 with 13.5 kg of cannabis worth over Rs 13 lakh. The court gave its verdict under Section-20 (b) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
OP Jindal School holds annual day
Angul: The OP Jindal School (OPJS) here observed its 5th annual function titled ‘Flames of Flair’ on Tuesday in the presence of children, parents and other local dignitaries. Angul SP Rajesh Pandit inaugurated the programme. JSPl ED and School Managing Committee chairman Dinesh Kumar Saraogi presided over the function. School magazine Voyage was released on the occasion. Among others JSPC EVPs Damodar Mittal and SK Agarwal, principal Chhanda Charana Das, VP and HR head Dr Saroj Mahapatra, VP (Admin) CD Mathew, AVP (CSR&R) SK Sharma, DGM Ashish Pandey and AVP (Admin) Bikram Kumar Pattasahani were present.
One killed, 12 hurt in road mishap in R’gada
Rayagada: One person was killed and 12 others were injured when a tractor, in which they were travelling, overturned at Mukundpur Ghat in Rayagada district on Tuesday evening.
Some villagers of lalabi were returning home after completing the PMGSY work at Kailashpur when the vehicle’s driver lost control. While Hari Kadraka (25) died on the spot, six seriously injured villagers were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital and five others were shifted to Vishakhapatnam as their conditions became critical.