Ambedkar birthday observed in B’pur
Brahmapur: The 125th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar was celebrated by the Manav Adhikar Surakshya Manch jointly with the Vikash here on Thursday. Manch members garlanded the statue of Ambedkar near langipalli and organised a public meeting. Manch president Upendra Nath Mishra coordinated the meet. Intellectuals and educationists lauded the contribution of Ambedkar to the society. “We are considering Ambedkar as Manav Adhikar worker, as he has provided services to all the classes of the society,” said the members. Manch secretary Maguni nahak and Banshidhar bhuyan were present.
Fire Service Day observed in B’pur
Brahmapur: The Brahmapur Fire Brigade Service celebrated the Fire Service Day here on Thursday. Under the guidance of Assistant Fire Officer Satya Pira Behera, two fire teams were formed. One of the two teams demonstrated various fire fighting skills at Old Bus Stand and Aahar Kendra. They sensitised the public on how to rescue people and control fire during fire mishaps. Similarly, another team took out the awareness drive at railway station, Gosaninuagaon, new bus-stand, Tata Benz Square and Aska Road, where they gave some important tips to avoid fire mishaps.
Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated in Jajpur
Jajpur: The Popular Youth Club celebrated the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar with much fervour. Dr Suresh Chandra Dalai, social worker Dr Manzoor Ali and Debabrat Rout were present as guests and offered floral tribute to Ambedkar’s photo. Dr Dalai narrated the relevance of the thoughts and guidance of Ambedkar in the country. Dr Manzoor Ali described him as a crusader of downtrodden and deprived people.
Ambedkar Jayanti held at P’khemundi
Paralakhemundi: The birthday of BR Ambedkar was observed here on Thursday. Gajapati district Collector Sudhanshu Mohan Samal, Parala MlA K Suria Rao, Ambedkar Jayatni Committee president S Paparao garlanded Ambedkar’s statue at Dandumal Sahi. later a bike rally moved through the town to reach the Court Square, where a meeting was held.
Two Aahaar centres opened in Baleswar
Baleswar: Two Aahaar centres were inaugurated here on Thursday, one in the industrial area and the other at the District Headquarters Hospital premises. Government Chief Whip Ananta Das, MP RK Jena and all MlAs of the district were among others present.
Adani helps open Aahaar centre at Bhadrak
Bhadrak: The State Government in partnership with the Adani Foundation opened an Aahaar centre near the Bhadrak bus terminal on Thursday. The centre, which is close to the Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and District Court, would serve cooked vegetarian meals to 500 persons at a price of Rs 5 each every day.
Three Aahaar outlets opened in Jajpur dist
Jajpur: Women and Child Development Minister Usha Devi inaugurated Aahaar centres at Jajpur Town, Kalinga Nagar and Vyasanagar in Jajpur district on Thursday. She said these Aahaar centres would be of great help to poor people.