Ripesh emerges leader in P'khemundi
Paralakhemundi: Ripesh Panigrahy of Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency is emerging as a dynamic leader of the locality. He is son of Congress's last Assembly poll nominee and education entrepreneur, realtor and industrialist Tirupati Panigrahi. Last election, Panigrahi secured 32,000 votes and stood next to winner K Narayan Rao from the constituency. Both the father and son are fast winning people's faith from Kashinagar and Gumma segments under the Paralakhemundi constituency. They are quite vocal on farmers legitimate rights on livelihoods and rights.
Zee Sarthak launches ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’
Bhubaneswar: Odia entertainment channel Zee Sarthak in a bid to promote diverse musical talent from across the State has launched the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Swarara Mahamancha 2021, in a brand-new avatar on Sunday. The show is scheduled to be telecast from January 9 pm on Saturday and Sundays and would feature Odia entertainment industry’s best and most accomplished names in the field of music, Goodly Ratha, Aseema Panda, Deepti Rekha, Krishna Beura helming the mantle as judges of the show, and anchored by very popular Sulagna Routray.
Lemberi champion in Bhapur cricket tourney
Bhapur (Nayagarh): Lemberi emerged champions in the cricket tourney organised by the Lions Cricket Club at Marichia village under the Fategarh police station in Bhapur block of Nayagarh district. In the finals Lemberi beat Baghei Cricket Club . Batting first, Lemberoi scored 142 runs losing six wickets in the alloted 20 overs. Chasing a target of 143, the Baghei Cricket Club could score only 111 runs losing all wickets in 18.1 overs. Sanjay Sahu of Lemberi was declared man of the match and Sanjay Pratap Singh of Baghei Cricket Club was declared man of the series by the organisers.