Meher Pratisthan celebrates Nuakhai
Bhubaneswar: Western Odessa's agricultural festival Nuakhai was celebrated by the Gangadhar Meher Pratisthan at the Buddha temple here on Friday. The function began with worshiping of goddess Samaleswari amidst Sambalpuri tunes. MlA Priyadarshi Mishra inaugurated the Nuakhai Sabha. The event, chaired by Pratisthan chairman Mihir Meher, had guests like former Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University of Culture Narendra Mishra, former DGP SN Tiwari and Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate branch head Dillip Dashsharma. Artists from Barapali presented scintillating Sambalpuri song and dance performances.
Film on ‘Active Citizenship’ screened
Athagarh: The Maniabandha College screened a film on 'Active Citizenship' mainly for youths recently. The programme was sponsored by the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Odisha. The film also included documentary on anti-drugs, cleanliness, benevolence, etc. All students of the college watched the movie and said the film made an impact on them and encouraged to be aware of the hazardous consequences of drugs intake and to do good for the society.
MlA visits Biju Mahaveer Club Puja Mandap
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar North MlA Priyadarshi Mishra visited the Ganesh Puja Mandap of the Biju Mahaveer Club at IRC Village here on Saturday.
Jyotirvid Mohanty felicitated
Puri: The Nilachal Seva Sangha celebrated its 37th annual function in which Puri-based Jyotirvid Pandit Ram Narayan Mohanty was felicitated by Pravash Chandra Patihari, vice-president of Jagannath Temple, Hauz Khas, New Delhi.
Anganwadi Worker commits suicide
Parlakhemundi: An Anganwadi Worker of Jagili village under Purunapatna tehsil in Andhra, one km from here, committed suicide by consuming plenty of malaria tablets on Saturday. The deceased identified as Nimaka Rani (35) was suffering from the mosquito-borne disease for the last 15 days. losing mental balance after not being recovered from the illness, Rani committed suicide, said deceased's father Chinmaya. The dead body was later sent to the Gajapati District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here for postmortem, sources said.