Two minor sisters drown in pond in Bhadrak
Bhadrak: Two minor sisters drowned while taking bath in a pond at Bideipur village under Basudepur block in Bhadrak district on Monday. They were identified as Mamuni (10) and Papuni (8), daughters of Prashant Mallick of the village. The sisters had gone to the pond for bath after returning from school. locals rescued the girls from the pond and rushed them to hospital, where the doctors declared them dead.
Fuel price hike: BJD holds demo in M’bhanj
Baripada: The Mayurbhanj unit of the BJD on Saturday held protest demonstrations over continuous petrol/diesel price rise at different petrol pumps of the district. large numbers of BJD youth wing workers were seen participating across the district. Reports of demonstrations came here from Rairangpur, Karanjia, Udala, Kaptipada, Betnoti and other smaller towns, apart from different petrol pumps in Baripada. BJD MlAs like Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo, Sudam Marandi, Bhadav Chandra Hansdah and youth leaders like Subramaniam Mohanty and Debasis Mohanty led the agitation.
M’bhanj BJP holds ward-level celebration
Baripada: The Mayurbhanj unit of the BJP observed its Foundation Day at ward level. The workers hoisted party flags and held meetings at almost all the Municipality/NAC wards as well as at the village level in the district. Senior as well as local youth leaders addressed the gatherings and narrated the BJP history and its journey of the last 38 years. The BJP in the district, it may be pointed out, won handsomely in the last year’s Zilla Parishad elections.
Mayurbhanj Vidya Mandir holds fest
Baripada: The Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir at Kalabadia held its 6th annual function on Sunday. Managing Committee (MC) president and Kalabadia College Principal Arun Kumar Giri presided. Journalist Kavi Vishnu Satpathy attended as chief guest while former Bangriposi MlA Purusottam Naik was chief speaker. School MC secretary Sambhunath Naik and Pradhan Acharya Sushila Behera spoke. Prizes were distributed and a colourful cultural programme was held.
BJD protests fuel prices hike in Tarbha
Tarbha: Activists of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) held protests at various petrol pumps here in a bid to create awareness among the people on the frequent prices hike of petroleum products. The party activists also distributed leaflets to the public. BJD town president Gagan Agarwal alleged that the Central Government has failed to take steps to reduce the prices of the petroleum products. He also said, “We have decided to hold protests at regular intervals until fuel prices are reduced.”
BJP foundation day celebrated at Bhuban
Dhenkanal: The BJP Bhuban NAC Mandal celebrated the BJP’s foundation day at Bhuban on April 6 under the chairmanship of mandal president Bhabani Sankar Behera. Kamakhyanagar constituency BJP leaders Debashisha Hota, Premananda Jena, Naba Kishore Guru, Satrughna Jena, Sudhakar Sahoo and Sanatan Patra attended the event as guests. A cake was cut with a ‘lotus’ symbol on its top. Hundreds of party workers from NAC and nearby villages were present. Among others, Mahulpal Mandal president Benudhar Pradhan, Councillor Mayadhar Guru, Shyamal leader Sujit Thatoi and Nagar Mandal general secretary Sanjay Kumar Sahoo were present.
BJP Jajpur Media Cell holds extended meeting
Jajpur Road: The Jajpur district BJP Media Cell organised an extended committee meeting under chairmanship its president Kanhu Charan Dash here on Sunday. Former Korai MlA Sanchita Mohanty, cell secretary Dushmanta Rout, Kalinga Mohanty, Dillip Nayak, BJP district VP Uday Kumar Sahoo, Vyasadev Mandal president Nityananda Mahalik attended. Hingula Mandal president Jagabandhu Sahoo advised coordinators to work effectively. Korai cell coordinator Kalpataru Sahu delivered the welcome speech and Vyasadev Mandal Media cell general secretary Ganesh Majhi gave a vote of thanks.