Vietnam body undertakes humanitarian service
Narasinghpur: International borders don’t stop people from extending humanitarian assistance. Seeing the distress of people during the Covid pandemic, a Vietnamese organisation, FDI Logistics, distributed food materials, dry ration and masks among people of Damasahi, Nizigada, and Nizigada Balisahi in the Narasinghpur area in the presence of Narasighpur Tehsildat Alok Ranjan Dehury, Nizigada Sarpanch Prabhakar Mishra, SARP organisation chief Bijaya Kumar Panda, Kulamani Barik and FDI Logistics representatives Aklesh Bibudutta, Pawan Kumar and Sasmera Mishra. Head of the organisation Lien coordinated the programme.
Puri late Prof’s family donates to CM Relief Fund
Puri: In memory of late Ashok Kumar Tripathy, a retired professor and a resident of Gudiasahi here, Rs 10,000 has been donated to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) on behalf of his family on his third death anniversary. Tripthy's wife Priyambada Dash handed over a bank cheque of the mount to Puri district Collector Samarth Varma. Tripathy’s son Omkaranath and daughter Sripada Jogajata were present.
Covid vaccination drive in JSpur court complex
Jagatsinghpur: A special Covid-19 vaccination drive was inaugurated by District Judge Ananda Chandra Behera and CDMO Dr Bijaya Panda in the district court complex here on Friday. The employees belonging to different courts and their family members and lawyers in the 18-44-year age group were inoculated the first dose of vaccine. As many as about 400 people were vaccinated.
Child magazine ‘Suna Bhauni’ inaugurated
Jagatsinghpur: After a few years’ discontinuance, the Limca Book of Records has recognised Odia child magazine “Suna Bhauni”, which was re-launched by district Collector SK Mohapatra here on Friday. Mohapatra praised the efforts taken by late Bijaya Kumar Mohapatra who was editor of the magazine, which had obtained Limica Book recognition. The Collector assured that the magazine would be supplied to each school library. “Suna Bhauni” editor Bijayanee Mohapatra, District Education Officer Niranjan Behera, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patnayak, Bhagaban Dash, Bipalba Choudhury and scribes Govinda Ojha and Niranjan Barik were present.
BJD HOLDS BLOOD DONATION CAMP AT P’KHEMUNDI
Paralakhemundi: A blood donation camp was organised here on Saturday at the Biju Kalyan Mandap under the Jivan Bindu programme by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) district unit. About 44 units of blood were collected. The camp was coordinated by party leaders Marut Palo, Pradosh Parida, Jyotiranjan Sahu and Biswajit Tripathy.
PRIMARY AGRI COOP SOCIETY OPENED
Paralakhemundi: Paralakhemundi MLA K Narayan Rao on Saturday inaugurated a new Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society at Karnibhadra village of Siali panchayat under Kashinagar block. This would help small, marginal and landless farmers resolve their legitimate livelihoods issues. Among others, ARCS TV Prasad Rao, Kashinagar block Chairman Ch Simadri and Cooperative
Society secretary Umasankar Gantayet were present.