DAV Pokhariput celebrates Education Day
Bhubaneswar: On the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the DAV Pokhariput celebrated the National Education Day here on Saturday. School teachers and students paid floral tributes to Azad and took pledge to improve the quality of education for development of the country. School Principal Sujata said there should be dedication, interest and hard work to improve the quality of education. Among others, Subranshu Mohan Dash, Sakti Prasanna Mohanty, Dr Girija Sankar Bal, Narotam Sadangi, Bijay Kumar Panda, Ashok Kumar Sahu and Keshab Chandra Pradhan were present.
Art festival celebrated in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: A Ganjam district zonal-level art festival was celebrated at the City High School here on Friday. local MlA Ramesh Chandra Chaupatnaik, DEO Dr Sanatan Panda, Additional DEO Binita Senapati and Rangeilunda BEO Pravati Kumari Mohapatra graced as guests and spoke on the occasion. School Headmaster Surya Narayan Sabat gave a vote of thanks. On the occasion, dance, singing, drawing and theater competitions were held on the topic ‘One India Great India’ in which 135 students from Ganjam, Rayagarh, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts participated.
legal Services Day observed in Subarnapur
Sonepur: The National legal Services Day was observed recently in Subarnapur district with an aim to offer free-of-cost proficient legal services to the people of weaker sections of the society. A legal desk was inaugurated by District Judge Surendra Pani at Sonepur, Rampur. The District legal Service Authority (DlSA) organised a legal awareness rally in the district headquarters town of Sonepur. Among others, SDJM Sumanta Kishore Jena, Senior Judge Sunita Pattnaik and lawyers Byomakesh Dash, Shibnarayan Mahapatra, Swadhin Meher, Ajit Kumar Hota, Sarat Bhoi and Champeswar Thanapati were present.
Free mega medical camp held in Rourkela
Rourkela: A mega free multispecialty health checkup and consultation camp was held in the premises of Rajasthan Seva Sadan Hospital at Basanti Colony here on Saturday in collaboration of the Marwari Yuva Manch, Rourkela and Brahmananda Multispecialty Hospital, Jamshedpur. Dr Perwaiz Alam (cardiac), Dr Pankaj Gupta (paediatric cardiologist), Dr Abhay Krishna (cardiologist) and Dr Deepak Kumar (nephrology) provided consultation to 235 patients.
Kumud Sahu elected Weightlifting Assn VP
Brahmapur: Newly-elected Ganjam Weightlifting and Wrestling Association president Kumud Chandra Sahu was elected uncontested as vice-president of the Odisha Weightlifting Association in Sundargarh recently. The post was vacant for long. Besides Sahu, Chittaranjan Swain was elected as president and Narayan Sahu as general secretary. Arjun awardee weightlifter K Ravi Kumar was chief guest at the meeting.
Swachh Vidyalaya drive held by Talcher Kaniha
Talcher: The NTPC Talcher Kaniha organised a Swachh Vidyalaya campaign at the Gadashila Upper Primary School, Kaniha on November 9. Power station head Ram Kuber along with other officials accompanied by Tanvi Sangam’s president Deepti Prajapati and its executive members cleaned the school campus. Kuber and Deepti Prajapati interacted with the school children and headmaster to know the functioning of the school and their basic needs for improvement. The power station plans to conduct more such cleanliness drives at various peripheral schools in the coming days.