MINISTER ATANU NAYAK ON 8-DAY EUROPE TOUR (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Minister of Cooperation Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak left for Belgium on Saturday on an eight-day Europe tour. He will attend the ICA CCR Global European Cooperative Conference to be held from July 10 to 14 at Leuven, Belgium. Deliberations on “Innovation in Cooperative Governance Ecosystem” will take place in the conference. State Cooperative Bank President T Prasad Rao Dora and Managing Director Uddhab Charan Majhi have accompanied the Minister.
BJD WORKERS’ MEET HELD IN BALANGIR (Pix)
Balangir: With general elections barely a few months away, political parties have geared up themselves to strengthen their organisations in the grassroots in Balangir district. BJD leader AU Singh Deo on Sunday addressed a BJD workers’ meet at Sibatala in Balangir block, over which former Block Chairman Golap Bag presided. Singh Deo called upon party workers to disseminate the development measures taken by
Naveen Patnaik for all sections of people and strengthen BJD. Among others, Block Chairman Sarita Bag, Vice-Chairman Puspanjali Hota and Youth BJD president Rajendra Hota spoke.
JAYADEV WALKERS’ CLUB HOLDS PLANTATION DRIVE (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The Jayadev Walkers’ Club on Sunday held a plantation drive in the premises of the Tamando police station in the city. Tamando PS IIC Subhrakant Jena inaugurated the drive by planting a tree. The programme was supervised by club president Muktikanta Agasti and secretary Nirad Baran Khuntia.
JINDAL SPORTS HOSTEL AT BARBIL TO NURTURE RURAL TALENTS (Pix)
Barbil: Jindal Steel & Power chairman Naveen Jindal and JSP Foundation chairperson Shallu Jindal on Sunday inaugurated a Jindal Sports Hostel at Soyabali in Keonjhar district to promote rural sports talents. The hostel will provide residential facility to 60 children selected with sporting prowess to excel in sports and education.
SPEEDING VEHICLE KILLS 4 COWS IN SUNDARGARH
Rourkela: Four cows were killed and two others severely injured when a speeding vehicle ran over them at Kashira under the Koida police limits in Bonai subdivision on Saturday. Being informed, police reached the spot and called veterinary doctors, who treated the injured cows. Police were trying to identify the vehicle.
DOCTOR'S DAY CELEBRATED BY SHUSHRUT HOSPITAL (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The Doctor's Day was celebrated at the Bhubaneswar Club on behalf of the Shushrut Hospital and Trauma Care Pvt Ltd under the chairmanship of hospital Managing Director Dr Akshay Kumar Rout. Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das was chief guest and Rajya Sabha members Sujit Kumar and Sulata Deo were guests of honour. Actor Sidhanta Mohapatra, who had rescued a young man in an accident at Pahal and admitted him to hospital, was honoured with the Golden Hero Award.
ECoR GM INSPECTS R’GADA-T’GARH-S’PUR-JARAPADA SECTION
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Manoj Sharma on Saturday inspected the Rayagada-Titilagarh-Sambalpur-Jarpada railway section and reviewed the train traffic facilities and took stock of further traffic improvement in the section. Principal Heads of Departments of ECoR, Divisional Railway Manager of Sambalpur Vineet Singh and senior officials from ECoR HQs and Sambalpur Division were present.
BRAHMAPUR: STOLEN TRUCK RECOVERED; 2 HELD (Pix)
Brahmapur: The Bada Bazaar police in Brahmapur have arrested two persons on the charge of stealing a truck. The cops have also recovered the stolen vehicle from their possession. The arrested were identified as Satyajit Mohanty (28) and Asish Sahu (19). Police had begun investigations based on the complaint of one Sasmita Das. The two accused have cases pending against them in Cuttack and Sambalpur districts. They were earlier involved in stealing tyres from trucks, spares and diesel.
TPCODL URGES CONSUMERS TO STAY SAFE IN MONSOON
Bhubaneswar: With the onset of monsoon, the TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has announced various safety measures as its preparedness drive. The company aims to ensure seamless power supply for its customers during the season while taking all safety measures. The discom has urged consumers to adopt an aware and responsible attitude.
ADANI FOUNDATION OBSERVES VAN MAHOTSAV (Pix)
Dhamra: The Adani Foundation, the CSR wing of the Adani group of companies, observed Van Mahotsav at its Utthan centres. The group has launched a nationwide initiative called Vruksh Se Vikas project aiming at planting 100 million trees across the country by 2030.