Senior citizens’ body formed in Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur: A senior citizens’ body named as Sri Sri Sidha Baranga Nagarika Mancha was established at Punanga village under the advisory of eminent freedom fighter and former MlA Priya Nath Dey, former MlA Krushna Chandra Mallick and social activist Krushna Mohan Sahoo. The Mancha held its first meeting at the Bijaya Krushna Ashram near Punang on Saturday and discussed the problems of senior citizens of the locality. Dey emphasised the need to hold talk with the district administration for sorting out numerous problems suffered by older people. An 11-member committee with Sridhar Das as its chairman was formed for smooth functioning of the body.
154 blood units collected in Erasama
Jagatsinghpur: A total of 154 units of blood were collected by a BJD-sponsored Jiban Bindu programme held in Erasama block on Saturday. MlA and District Planning Board Chairman Prashant Muduli inaugurated the camp and lauded blood donation by youths. Doctors from the SCB Medical College Hospital of Cuttack and local BJD leaders conducted the programme.
NHAI opens new project office at Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal: In the expansion process of the NHDP works in the State, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has established a new project office at Dhenkanal. Sanjay Channa is posted as the Project Director of the NHAI PIU, Dhenkanal.
This is the sixth Project Implementation Unit of the NHAI in Odisha and entrusted with the projects of NH-42 from Cuttack to Angul and NH-200/23 from Chandikhol-Duburi-Talcher. The project NH-42 from Cuttack to Angul is under bidding phase and would be started by the end of 2016. The NH-200/23 Chandikhol-Duburi-Talcher is under construction phase.
VS Vidyalaya organises 3rd block-level autumn meet
Sunabeda: The VS Vidyalaya of Sunabeda organised the third block-level Autumn Meet-Kho-Kho and Kabaddi on Thursday which was inaugurated by Aeronautics Education Society general secretary NC Satpathy. Semiliguda Block Education Officer Bijaya Mahapatro was guest of honour. School Principal HK Seth presided over the event.
A total of 125 boys and girls from 15 schools of Semiliguda block participated in the games competitions. Altogether, 44 students were selected from the meet to represent Semiliguda block in the Koraput district-level Kho-Kho and Kabaddi competitions.