Banpur-Balugaon Rotary club holds installation fest
Banpur: Dhirendranath Patra was installed as President of the Banpur-Balugaon Rotary Club by outgoing President Bijaya Kumar Behera in the presence of chief guest Past District Governor Dillip Kumar Pattanaik on Saturday. The Rotary International eradicated polio in the world and is presently actively working for eradication of illiteracy from India and other underdeveloped countries, said Pattanaik. Among others, Dr Jogendranath Senapati, BN Panigrahi, Padamanabh Biswal, Gaganabihari Behera and Kalpana Dash actively participated in the programme. The club’s souvenir The Salia was also unveiled on the occasion.
College students attacked in B’pur; 1 critical
Brahmapur: A group of motorbikes-borne youths on Monday attacked a Plus Two student, Bikash Pradhan, of the Brahmapur City College near the college premises. About ten youths came by bikes and attacked Pradhan with sharp weapons. They also attacked one Suman Sarab and another student of the college before fleeing from the spot. Pradhan was rushed to the City Hospital in a critical condition. The Gopalpur police have registered a case based on the complaint of the injured students and have launched a probe. The motive behind the incident was yet to be ascertained. It was suspected that the attack might be fallout of rivalry over college elections.
Tarbha’s Prof Meher passes away
Tarbha: Prof Krishna Chandra Meher, a native of Tarbha who was serving at the Odisha Engineering College (OEC), passed away due to cardiac arrest in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. He was 44. Sad at his untimely demise, OCE students and teachers went to his house at Prashani Vihar and paid tributes to him. later on the day, his body was brought here and cremated. Meher had started his career at the KIIT as Electrical Engineering lecture. later, he joined the OEC. He is survived by wife Sradhajali Meher and two sons.
Missing JSpur youth’s body recovered from river
Jagatsinghpur: The Tirtol police recovered a 22-year-old youth’s dead body from river Paika on Monday. The youth, who had been missing since Friday last, was identified as Kartika Senapati, a resident of Saralapur under Sankheswar panchayat in Tirtol block. He was missing while he had gone to play volleyball. His family lodged a complaint with police. The police spotted Kartika’s body floating in the river near Mirzapur on the outskirts of Saralapur village.
JPVT holds workshop
Jagatsinghpur: The Jagatsinghpur Photo-Video Graphic Traders’ Association [JPVT] organised a workshop and training programme in collaboration with DG Album Software Company, Mumbai here on Sunday. Renowned artist Suresh Chandra Choudhury inaugurated the programme. Photographic technicians and photo software experts trained the JPVT members and educated them about graphic and photo shooting. JPVT association president Maheswar Mohanty, secretary Subhankar Jena, advisor Panchanan Pradhan and many senior photo experts coordinated the programme.