Rs 1.14 cr for Budhi Thakurani temple dev
Brahmapur: A Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) team on Tuesday visited the Budhi Thakurani temple here and reviewed the development work of the temple. The team held a meeting at which Rs 1.14 crore was estimated for the temple’s development work. The team comprised OTDC Superintendent Engineer Siva Prasad Patnaik, Assistant Executive Engineer Sisir Kumar Prusty, District Tourist Officer Sanatan Nayak. local MlA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chaupatnaik was also present at the meeting.
Rally in Nimapara seeks liquor-free society
Nimapara: The Milita Odisha Nisha Nibaran Avijan (MONNA) staged a rally here on Friday demanding a liquor-free society and prohibition of liquor in Odisha like in Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of women joined the rally holding placards and shouting slogans against sale and consumption of liquor. MONNA president Padmacharan Nayak, secretary Aparna Nayak, Bhubaneswar head Sabyasachi Mallik, convenor Sarojini Pradhan, Pratima Das and Bharati Das were present. The rally started from the Nimapara Women’s College and went up to the police station.
Fuel conservation drive held in N’para
Nimapara: To conserve oil and gas, NGO National Integrated Human and Industrial Agency (NIHIDA), in the collaboration with the IOCl, is organising an awareness progarmme at Puri, Khordha, Cuttack, Nayagarh and Jajpur since January 15. In line with it, a Nimapara organisation held an awareness drive by organising a human chain, a cyclothon and debate, essay competitions in which school students, farmers, women and SHGs participated. The programme was conducted at the Bamanal Nodal High School at Indol in Nimapara block and Oruali village and Sujanagar village in Gop block. Organisation secretary Bhakta Charan Mishra, Prasanna Kumar Nayak, Prakash Nayak, Prasanta Jena and Ashok Jena coordinated the programme.
Measles immunisation drive in N’para school
Nimapara: The measles vaccination was administered to 168 students at the Odisha State Brigade School, Gopalpur here on Thursday. School Principal Kadambini Mallik, health worker Manorama Mishra, Asha worker Susama Swain, Anganwadi Worker Babita Swain, teacher Niranjan Khatoi and Monalisa parida coordinated the programme. A mourning programme was also held for renowned homeopathic doctor Kasinath Mohapatra in the school premises. Private Homeopathic Practitioners Association, Odisha president Netrananda Bhoi and 20 PHP members were present.
MCl CVO receives Excellence Award
Sambalpur: Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) Munawar Khursheed was awarded Excellence Award at the National Power Summit 2018 held in Hyderabad on Friday. The award was presented by Telangana Energy Department Special Chief Secretary Ajay Mishra in the presence of British Deputy High Commissioner, Hyderabad, Andrew Fleming and others.
Boar carcass found in Subarnapur forest
Sonepur: Forest officials on Friday recovered the decomposed carcass of a wild boar from Arjunpur reserve forest. locals questioned the competence of the Forest Department in checking unnatural death of wild animals. While the carcass was lying dead near the NH-57, about 5 km form Sonepur. Forest officials had no information about it for three days, alleged locals. The death came to the four after a foul smell came from the area, they said.