Pharmacist Das’ death anniv observed in B’pur
Brahmapur: The 16th death anniversary of Odisha’s first national awardee pharmacist Jagannath Das was observed here on April 16 with many noted persons paying tributes to him. Das was conferred with a lifetime achievement award for his significant contributions in the field of pharmacy by former Governor MM Rajendran in 2001. Among others, Manav Adhikar Suraksha Manch convenor Abani Gaya, Siba Prasad Mishra, Dr Santosh Kumar Dash, Dr S MD Gausa, MM Bisoyi and Prasant Kumar Das were present.
Akshaya Tritiya celebrated in Balangir
Balangir: Akshaya Tritiya was observed with traditional rituals of worshipping paddy seeds and broadcasting them after ploughing the field here on Wednesday. At larkipali, a function was held in which ZP President Bharati Mahanand was chief guest. Balangir ADM laxmikanta Pyarelal Pradhan formally ploughed the land and broadcasted the paddy seeds. A meeting was held wherein Deputy Director of Agriculture Sridhar Das stressed on the need of adopting the line sowing method of paddy cultivation. Farmers were given soil health cards. In another function at Barkani, Zilla Krushak Mahasangha president Sudhir Parischha observed the rituals by ploughing land and broadcasting paddy seeds along with villagers.