Bhasa Andolan holds black flag demo in B’pur
Brahmapur: The Odisha Bhasa Andolan city branch’s black flag procession, demanding action against those violating the Odia language Act, reached the 14th week here on Sunday. The procession started from the statue of Utkalmani Gopabandh Das and culminated at the Madhubabu statue at Gandhi Nagar. The organisation has decided to hold literary programmes in the coming week. Among others, Odisha Bhasa Andolan coordinator Dr Sagar Ranjan Tripathy, Siva Prasad Mishra, Tumbeswar Nayak, Shyam Sundar Khadanga. Pramod Kumar Mandal and Dharanidhar Behera were present.
Tributes paid to Gopabandhu Jyoti in Nimapara
Nimapara: An overwhelming response was given to the Gopabandhu Jyoti of Odia daily ‘Samaj’ paying floral tributes to the flame at Nimapara and Charichhak. lok Sevak Mandal member Dr Pravas Chandra Acharya was with the Jyoti. Among others, local MlA Samir Ranjan Dash, Raj Kishore Sabat, Pabitra Mohan Mohapatra, Sameer Samantray, Milan Mukhi, Chintamani Baral, Subrat Mohanty, Swadhin, Santosh Dash, Sachidananda Sahoo, Jibanananda Mohapatra, Govind Chandra Jena, Krushna Chandra Patra, Purna Chandra Ojha, Krushna Swain, Purna Chandra Nayak were present. ‘Samaj’ reporter Pratap Mohapatra coordinated the programme.