APC demands City Bus service to Athagarh
Athagarh: The Athagarh Press Club (APC) has demanded that the local administration facilitate City Bus service to Athagarh from district headquarters of Cuttack at the earliest. Under the leadership of club adviser Sachidananda Panda, members submitted a memorandum to the Sub-Collector in this regard and also for renovation of the new local bus-stand building of OSRTC which has become dilapidated. If the demands are not met within a period of ten days, club members would demonstrate before the Sub-Collectorate, they said.
Girl commits suicide in Mahanadi
Athagarh: A 23-year-old girl committed suicide by jumping into the Mahanadi on Monday. She was identified as Sima Moharana of Chandrasekharpur in Bhubaneswar. Police said the girl had come to the Mahanadi bridge at Jatamundia under the Banki PS in the morning by her scooty. She then jumped into the deep water before the eyewitnesses could understand anything. Passersby searched for Sima’s body and found it at Kandarpur Ghat and informed Athagarh SDPO Prakash Chandra Pal. Police got Sima’s address through her scooty registration number. After postmortem, her body was handed over to her parents.
Adivasi students’ annual sports meet held
Champua: The Maa Tarini Youth Club and the Kundurupani Youth Club jointly organised the 2nd annual sports meet here on Sunday. Various sports events were held for local school students, village women, youths and old men in the programme. Journalist Rajendra Kumar Sahu joined the programme as chief guest and praised the local youths for their initiatives taken for Adivasi children. Among others, Maa Tarini Youth Club president Khageswar Patra and secretary Rajesh Oram, Kundurupani Youth Club president Kishore Balmuchu and secretary Basanta Kumar Naik, teacher Dhiren Patra and Assistant teacher Debapriya Naik along with nearby villagers were present in the programme.
TTPS observes Sadbhavana Diwas
Talcher: An oath-taking ceremony was held at the Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) here on the occasion of the Sadbhavana Diwas on Monday. General manager MK Singh administered the Sadbhavana pledge to the employees. They all pledged to live in amity and resolve their differences through democratic means without resorting to violence. All the departmental heads and the union and association office-bearers were present on the occasion.