Couple commits suicide over family dispute
Angul: A couple committed suicide by consuming poison allegedly over a family dispute at Kathapala village under Chhendipada block in Angul district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Bibhuti Behera and his wife Hemalata. While Bibhuti died at the Chhendipada hospital, Hemalata died at the Angul District Headquarters Hospital.
Blood donation camp held at Vidya Bhavan
Bhubaneswar: The Marwari Mahila Samiti in collaboration with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan organised a blood donation camp at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan here on Saturday. The camp was inaugurated by Bhratiya Vidya Bhavan vice-chairman Dr SK Tamotia. Members of the Marwari Mahila Samiti including president Snehalata Gupta were present. A total of 58 units of blood were collected
Sanskarabadi felicitates sand artist Satyanarayan
Brahmapur: The Sanskarabadi felicitated sand artist Satyanarayan Moharana at a meeting at the Kalyan Mandap here on Friday. Moharana has been placed in the India Book of Records. Trinath Moharana chaired the meeting. Brahmapur MlA RC Chyaupatnaik was present as guest. SMIT president Dr Bhagaban Gantayat and BDA Chairman Subash Moharana were also present. Sanskarabadi secretary Bijaya Chandra Bisoyi read out the citation. Shyama Sundra Khadanga, Rajani Kanta Mandal, S Samba Siba Rao and lambodar Sahu were present. Sanskrabadi members urged the CM to provide job and financial help to the artists.
Madhuban Mahotsav held in B’pur
Brahmapur: The Madhuban Mahotsav was celebrated at the Nabeen Bhaban here on Tuesday. Organiser of the programme and the editor of Nabeen Rabi Rath chaired the meet. A book Madhuban Rathbansa Aitihya was released on the occasion. The family life history of Madhuban Rath was a cultural chapter of Ganjam history, said the speakers. Pandit Bijaya Rath and Shasibhushan Rath, Collge lecturer Namita Mohapatra recited poems on Madhuban. Revenue Department Joint Secretray Biranchi Narayan Rath, Pravat Kuar Rath and Banka Bihari Rath were present.
Ujjwala Yojana launched at Khariar
Nuapada: The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was inaugurated at Khariar on Friday by local MlA Duryodhan Majhi. Sixty women belonging to BPl families of Khariar block were provided Indane Gas cylinders free of cost. Three gas distributors, Dhanpati Indane Gas, Khariar, lucky Indane Gas, Tukula and Bargaon Indane Gas, Bargaon distributed the cylinders. “A total of 15,700 poor women of Khariar block will be provided gas cylinders,” Majhi said. BJP leaders Sanjay Tiwari, Jadumani Panigrahi, Subrat Thakur, Manohar Gahir and Pruthiraj Mahanti were present.
Four wheeler-lifter gang busted by Soro cops
Baleswar: The Soro police on Saturday arrested a criminals’ gang and forwarded them to court. The gang was involved in four-wheeler lifting. The police recovered a stolen Bolero from their possession which they had lifted on August 12 from Uttareswar village. The police also seized a country-made pistol from them. The accused were identified as Badal Rout (34), laxmidhar Rout (24), Dambarudhar Maliik (28) and Ajit Palai (25), informed Soro PS IIC PR Sahoo.
Social worker Bijaya Panda felicitated
Narsinghpur: Narasinghpur’s young social worker Bijaya Kumar Panda was felicitated on the Independence Day in Cuttack. Founder of the NGO Sharp, Panda was honoured for efforts to eradicate kidney disease. Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh felicitated Panda with a citation and a trophy. Cuttack Collector NC Mishra, city DCP Sanjeev Arora and District Health Officer Prafulla Kumar Behera were present.
IFFCO holds crisis group meet at Paradip
Jagatsinghpur: A District Crisis Group (DCG) meeting was held on Wednesday at the IFFCO Paradip unit premises. Collector Yamini Sarangi chaired the meeting. DGM (Fire and Safety) RP Gupta delivered the introductory speech. IFFCO unit head AK Panda gave welcome address. Assistant Director, Factories and Boilers, Paradip Zone, MK Panda gave a presentation citing the hazard scenario of the district and also updated about the DCG activities. Representatives of eight major accident hazard units of Paradip gave presentation regarding their hazards and the mitigations facilities available with them.