Barsa gets Rs25K monthly maintenance
Baleswar: The Baleswar Family Court on Thursday awarded `25,000 per month towards interim maintenance of Barsa Swony Choudhury from her estranged husband Rajashree Mohanty, son of former Minister Raghunath Mohanty. Barsa had sought an interim under Section 24 the Hindu Marriage Act against the divorce petition filed by Rajashree
Vivekananda Jayanti observed at Sovaniya Sikshashram
Bhubaneswar: The Sovaniya Sikshashram in association with the Rukmani Foundation observed Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary here at the Capital Sovaniya Sikshashram premises on January 12. Sovaniya Andolan adviser Arundhati Devi chaired the meeting and said about the life and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. Rukmani Infra Projects director Udaya Nath Sahoo advised the students to follow the thoughts and principles of Kumar Bhai. The guests garlanded the photos of Swami Vivekananda and Kumar Bhai. A Standard-III student, Bhumika, narrated a story of Vivekananda’s childhood. Guruma Mamata Pradhan gave vote of thanks. Manorama Deviu, Unmesha Sahoo, Nibediata Nayak and Jayanti Jena were present.
Makar Sankranti observed in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The harvest festival Makar Sankranti was observed at the Maa Kali Sana Thakurani temple here on Thursday. City people witness special rituals including Ashta Strota Puja performed by temple priest on the occasion. Odia and Telugu Ashta Stotram Shloka and calendar were released on the occasion. BDA Chairman Subash Moharana, Dr AR Verma and BJD secretary T Gopi were present among others.
B’pur Sisu Mandir shines at Nat’l Science Congress
Brahmapur: Students of the Neelakantha Nagar Saraswati Sisu Vidya Mandir here showed excellent performance at the 23rd National Science Congress at the Chandigarh University and the 103rd Indian Science Congress at the Mysore University. Under the guidance of senior Science teacher Jateswar Kar, students including Sivasish Sahu, Sohan Panda, Sandeep Mohapatra and laxmikanta Parida presented their projects. School advisor Rabindranath Jena, headmaster Uma Madhav Mohanty and chairman S Mohan Rao congratulated the students.
One dies, 3 hurt in road mishap in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A person died and three others sustained injuries in a road accident at Iswarapur on Machhagaon road on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Subsh Swain of Baramunduli village under Balikuda block in Jagatsinghpur district. The incident occurred when Swain’s bike collided with another bike. Two of the three injured persons were identified as Sarat Nayak and Natha Swain of Borikena village in the district.