Utkal Sammilani celebrates Odia New Year
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar branch celebrated the Odia New Year here on Saturday with a meeting held under the chairmanship of its president Dillip Dashsharma. Senior member Dr Dwarikanath Mohanty spoke about the importance of Odia language. The members condemned Andhra Pradesh’s entry in Kotia GP and that demanded the State and Central Governments take steps against it. Sammilani secretary Govind Chandra Subudhi, VPs Pratap Swain and Sital Chandra Mohanty, joint secretaries Ashok Kumar Paltasingh, Bibhuti Bhusan Swain, Shiv Prasad Mishra, Siddhartha Sekhar Gadnayak, Prasanna Rath, Pratap Kumar Nanda, Kshetra Mohan Nayak, Nalini Kumar Mohanty, Ajay Kumar Kanungo and Akhaya Kumar Jethi were present.
JSpur PS Members hold meeting
Jagatsinghpur: The Jagatsinghpur district Panchayat Samiti (PS) Members held a meeting at Gorekhanath Pitha under Tirtol block on Thursday. They sought the State Government’s intervention for giving powers to all PS Members in the Panchayati Raj system. PS Members’ Federation president Gopabandhu Swain said a 10-point charter of demands would be submitted to the district Collector and the Project Director on next week. “If our demands are not met, we will be forced to go on stir,” he said. The PS Members fumed that the PS Members are being ignored under the GP and PS Members Act and Rules. They demanded that the Government amend the respective Acts and Rules so that they function more effectively.
JSpur Bar Assn office-bearers take oath
Jagatsinghpur: The newly-elected Jagatsinghpur Bar Association office-bearers took oath on Thursday. Senior lawyer Gorachand Kunongo and Sub-Collector Subash Nath Sharma administered the oath. later, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of the association’s new president Raj Kishor Behera, who said he would maintain dignity of the association.
Paradip scribes’ body holds meet
Paradip: The Patrakar Press Parishad (PPP), Paradip wing held a journalists’ coordination meeting here on Friday to discuss various problems faced by working journalists in the port town. Parishad working president Prasanta Rout said the Parishad is contemplating to establish journalists’ cooperative societies at district levels and taking up development projects. The meeting was organised by Parishad State coordinator Parthasarathy Mallick which over 30 local reporters of print and electronic media attended. Among others, senior journalist Gagan Sahu, Vivekananda Rout, Sumanta Swain, Jyoti Sankar Mohanty, city coordinator Soubhagya Ranjan Parija and Arun Kumar Ojha were present.
Nalco celebrates Ambedkar birth anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Nalco celebrated the 127th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr BR Ambedkar here on Saturday. Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand paid floral tributes to the statue of Dr Ambedkar. Paying homage to the architect of the Constitution, he said India’s power lies in its democratic systems and its diversity. In the drafting the Constitution, Dr Ambedkar provided liberty, fraternity and equality to all citizens.
SUDHA felicitates students to promote Gandhian values
Puri: SUDHA in collaboration with the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti felicitated the winners of the debate, essay writing, painting, songs and drama competitions among students eight schools here on Friday. The aim of the programme was to focus on the life and message of Mahatma Gandhi to promote and develop Gandhian values and work. Prof Aditya Charana Dhala, eminent writers Pratima Mishra, Sibasundar Mishra, Ganeswar Praharaj, actor Biswamohan Mishra, school Headmistresses and Headmaster, Karati Sahi, Nebala Das and Heraram Krushna Jena were present. SUDHA chairman Sanjaya Kumara Mishra conducted the programme.
Saraswati Sishu Mandir holds annual day
Narasinghpur: The Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Narasinghpur celebrated its 17th annual day recently. local MlA Debi Prasad Mishra, former Narasinghpur College Principal Kulamani Barik, Block Chairman Kishore Chandra Mishra, ZP Member Nirmal Kumar Jena, Sachidananda Panda, Bamadev Dash and Priyambada Devi attended as guests. The meritorious students and three-year-old wonder kid Biswajeet were felicitated by the guests. Bijaya Kumar Panda coordinated the programme. Students also performed various cultural programmes on the occasion. Among others, Alaka Sahu, Soudamini Mahalik, Adyasha Mohapatra, Manjulata Debata, Rinku Rana and Abhipsa Mahapatra were present.
Ambedkar Jayanti observed at Tarbha
Tarbha: The 127th birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar, architect of the Indian Constitution, was observed here on Saturday. Dr Ambedkar had also inspired the modern Buddhist movement. His Jayanti programme here was attended by hundreds of people. Prakash Haripal presided over the meeting, which Saroj Kumar Kampa attended as chief guest. Ex-Chairman Sailendra Sahu and Bharat Bhusan Bagarty were present, among others.
Fire Service Week observed in Rourkela
Rourkela: The National Fire Service Week 2018 was observed at the CISF Fire Station on Saturday with the theme “Fire loss is National loss-let us Adopt Fire Safety Measures.” Darlipali Super Thermal Power Project/NTPC Head of Project Santosh James inaugurated the programme in the presence of GM (O and M) RC Patnaik, CISF Assistant Commandant B N Murmu and other NTPC officials. Homages were paid to the brave firemen who had lost their lives in the Bombay Dock explosion on April 14, 1944 and on all other occasions all over the country.