Newborn girl abandoned in garbage, dies
Brahmapur: A newborn girl, after being found abandoned in garbage in the premises of a health centre in Ganjam district, later died at the MKCG Medical College Hospital following primary treatment. The baby had been found in the garbage at the Patrapur Community Health Centre (CHC) campus. Hearing her cry, CHC Class-1V employee Govardhan Karpati rescued her. The baby was assumed to have been abandoned by someone after delivery.
Bajrang Dal burns Pakistani flag in Sonepur
Sonepur: The Subarnapur district Bajrang Dal led by its president Jitu Badmali burned the National flag of Pakistan and shouted anti-Pakistan slogans here on Tuesday protesting against the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims at Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. Among others, Bajrang Dal district town president Pintu Panda, Tarbha Mandal president Srikumar Mahanta, Subrat Dash, Akash Meher, Sonu Agrawal, Sibananda Meher, Ashish Sarangi, Kartika Taria, Udit Bhoi and Santanu Saraf were present.
MCl employee dies in J’suguda road mishap
Jharsuguda: A 39-year-old biker was killed as his bike hit a passenger van near ESI Chowk under Brajrajnagar police limits on Wednesday evening. He was identified as laxmikant Keshari, an MCl employee. He was on way home when the accident took place. Police seized the van. However, the driver managed to flee from the spot.
Population Day held in Baleswar
Baleswar: An awareness meeting on birth control and keeping gap between births of two children was held here on the occasion of the World Population Day on Tuesday. ADMO (PH) Dr Charubala Rath, Dr Banabihari Das Mohapatra, Dr Brajamohan Patra, Dr SS Das, Dr Paresh Nandi and Dr Girish Pati participated. Dr Nandi informed that targets have been set to sterilise 200 men and 888 women and implant Copper T in 1,800 women during the week. A rally was also orgainsed in the town flagged off by ZP President Nibedita Mohanty.
PG courses in Math, Geology start in MPCC
Baripada: Post Graduate departments in the subjects of Mathematics and Geology have started functioning at the Maharaja Purna Chandra (Autonomous) College here from this academic session. Both departments have 20 seats each. Besides, the Departments of Political Science, Odia, English and Commerce are going to have 10 M.Phil seats each.
World Population Day held at Baripada
Baripada: The World Population Day was observed here on Tuesday with a “Population Awareness Rally” that was flagged off at the PRM Medical College. The day was also observed by the NASA foundation here in a separate function.
Population Day observed in Sonepur
Sonepur: The Zilla Swasthya Samiti observed the World Population Day here on Tuesday. Collector Dasirathy Satpathy flagged off an awareness procession and spoke about the various Government schemes for population control as population increase in the country is a big problem for all. A meeting was also held presided over by CDMO Dr Sobha Chandra Meher. Among others ADMO Pradip Guru, ADMO Dr Jibanballav Sarangi (Medical) and DPM Mausumi Mishra were present.
Tata Steel launches drive to combat dengue at Joda
Joda: The Tata Steel’s Ore Mines and Quarries (OMQ) Division has launched a dengue prevention campaign to combat the vector-borne disease at Joda. OMP chief HRM Parthasarathi Mishra flagged off the camp at the Tata Steel’s Joda Hospital on Monday. Joda HRM head Abhay Kujur, senior manager (administration) NNB Rao, Tata Steel Hospital CMO AK Roy and TSRDS, Joda unit head Tanmay Kar were present. The campaign would run in Joda Municipality, schools in the Joda area and nearby villages for the next two months.