Shaswati Natya Samaroha from Aug 18 in B’pur
Brahmapur: To celebrate its silver jubilee, the Shaswati Pragatishila Natya Sanstha would organise Shaswati Natya Samaroha at the Bandhan Kalyan Mandap here for four days fromAugust 18. Artists of the Seven Sisters Social and Cultural Association from Assam would participate in the fest. Drama associations from Rourkela, Sunabeda, Bhubaneswar and Brahmapur would also participate in it. Odishi and folk dances would also be performed on the occasion, informed president Akhaya Kumar Mohanty at a Press meet here. Plays, Nepatheye, Basaghara, Basanda, Kale Jete Hundara, etc., would be showcased.
114 kg ganja seized; 2 held in Gajapati
Paralakhemundi: The Gajapati police on Sunday seized ganja weighing 114 kg and detained two persons in R Udaygiri. Under the direction of Gajapati Collector Sudhanshu Mohan Samal, district Excise Superintendent Hamid Ulla Khan, Excise Inspector Pradip Kumar Patnai and SI SK Khalil Ahmad conducted raid in the houses of Daud Gamanga in Kediguda village and Pitara Gamanga of Poteiguda village. Five packets of ganja worth Rs 4 lakh were seized from them. They were forwarded to court.