Man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor in K’mal
Phulbani: The Phulbani POCSO Court on Friday sentenced one Suryakanta Nayak of Chanchedi village in Kandhamal district to undergo 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a minor.
He was also directed to pay a fine of Rs2,000, in default, to undergo one year more RI. The judgment was given by Phulbani POCSO Court Judge Susant Patel.
Sri Sri Varsity celebrates Yoga Day
Athagarh: The International Yoga Day was celebrated in the Sri Sri University on Thursday with Yoga Shanti Patha followed by yogic practices with asanas, pranayams and meditation led by Yogic Sciences HOD Dr Prativashree Swain. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nand lal said yoga is a way of life that unites the body, mind and soul. He advised all to perform yoga every day. Executive Registrar Ghanashyam Ojha opined that yoga is the greatest gift to mankind. It brings peace and harmony and improves attitude and connecting to the nature.
3rd BN NDRF celebrates Yoga Day
Athagarh: The 3rd BN NDRF celebrated the International Yoga Day at its Mundali campus. The programme was presided over by Commandant Jacob Kispotta. All NDRF personnel, Assistant Commandant BK Das, GS Patel, AK Pattnaik and GC Pradhan enthustically participated in the programme and spoke about the merits of yoga. Guests from Sri Jagat Guru Kripalu and the Naturopathy Hospital & Research Centre, Cuttack also actively participated in the
Yoga Day celebrated in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: Hundreds of NCC cadets and other students celebrated the International Yoga Day by performing yogic practices at the City High School ground here being led by yoga teachers trained from the Patanjali Yogpith, Haridwar. Yoga teachers Jaganath Panigrahi, Swami Harishranananda Saraswati Maharaj, Pabitra Kumar Nayak and Nabin Pandit guided the students. Jaganath Panigrahi urged all to do yoga everyday to be healthy and live a peaceful life. Among others, City High School Headmaster Surjya Narayan Sabat and JC Town High School Headmaster Sushant Kumar Patnaik were present.
JSPl Barbil observes Yoga Day
Barbil: The International Yoga Day was celebrated at the Jindal Steel and Power ltd (JSPl), Barbil with unit head Suresha G as chief guest. Among others, Vice-President BB Pradhan, Executive VP SK Agrawal and Project and Commercial VP VSC Rao were present. They said practising yoga achieves physical, mental and spiritual wellness. The current state of life is desperately in need of inner peace and it can be attained through yoga, they said. Around 200 yoga enthusiasts participated in the programme.
Talcher NTPC observes Yoga Day
Talcher: The National Thermal Power Corporation, Kaniha, observed the 4th International Yoga Day on Thursday. A fitness walk from the DAV School campus to PTS was organised. GM AK Tripathy, senior officers, Tanvi Sangam members, CISF officers and schoolchildren participated in the walk for spreading awareness on yoga. later, yoga gurus Vyas Mishra and Tarun Kumar Barik exhibited some yoga postures, which were followed by cultural progrmmes. DGM PK Sahu presided over the event.
FMC holds its Product Stewardship Day
Bhubaneswar: The FMC Corporation hosted its Product Stewardship Day to educate thousands of farmers and retailers across the country on safe and proper pesticide handling practices recently. On the day the company organised more than 400 programmes in 15 States across country in which over 20,000 farmers, 1,000 retail trade partners and hundreds of other key stakeholders participated. Safety kits with personal protective equipment were distributed to farmers, and free sprayer service campaigns were also organised.