Mini marathon held against drug abuse
Bhubaneswar: Voluntary body Odisha Pride organised an awareness mini marathon on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking here on Monday. The marathon started from Sahid Nagar via Rupali Square and Master Canteen Square and veered back to Rupali Square. Odisha Pride president Manas Das led the programme. Hundreds of youths and Narcotics Control Bureau and Special Task Force officials took part in the event. CRPF IG KK Sharma, DCP Satyabrata Bhoi, STF SPs Satyajit Nayak and Prasant Bhoi, NCB Superintendent Vikash Kumar and Saheed Nagar Durga Puja Samiti general secretary Narayan Mahapatra were present.
Rath Yatra celebrated at VSS Nagar
Bhubaneswar: Rath Yatra of lord Jagannath and His siblings lord Bababhadra and Devi Subhadra was held at VSS Nagar here on Sunday. After the deities were brought on Pahandi, Durga Puja Samiti president Rangadhar Mishra conducted Chhera Pahnra. Then, devotees pulled the Rath from the Dl colony to the electricity office. Mandira committee secretary Prakash Dash, VSS Nagar Unnayan Parishad secretary Dillip Dashsharma, Dr Jayanta Parida, Pratap Kumar Nanda, Ketramohan Naik and Nabin Kishore Bhukta were present. local MlA Priyadarsi Mishra and Corporator Rasmita Mohanti also witnessed the ceremony.
Water bottles to Puri devotees distributed
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Postal Circle distributed 20,000 mineral water bottles to devotees in front of th Jagannath Ballav Mutt at Rath Yatra in Puri. Fifty 50 volunteers were engaged by the department for the purpose. The camp was inaugurated by Puri Senior Superintendent of Post Offices NK Samal. Among others, Asst. Director, Business Development, Khageswar Mallik, Business Executive Gadadhar Rath and local Postmasters participated in the camp and cleaned the Grand Road as a Swachh Bharat Abhiyan drive.