Warships at Paradip for public view
Paradip: Two Indian Navy ships have berthed at the Paradip Port for public view on November 24 and 25. The warships are INS Sumedha and INS Tihayu. Students, teachers and public have started visiting the ships with the Navy’s assistance, Buses are going from the Gopabadhu Stadium to the warships and returning to the stadium free of cost. Any identity card is mandatory to visit the ships.
CM inaugurates drinking water project at Jatni
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated a mega drinking water supply project under the Basudha scheme at Jatni. The project built on PPP mode would carter to the needs of IIT Bhubaneswar, NISER and Industrial Estate under IDCO, besides Khordha and Jatni.
Endocrinologist gets Young Investigator Award
Brahmapur: Endocrinologist and diabetes super-specialist Dr Sunil Kumar Kota was felicitated with the “Young Investigator Award” at the 46th Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) annual conference undergoing in Ahmadabad. He was awarded for his contribution to the field of diabetology in form of 47 peer reviewed research publications and authorship in 10 chapters on various aspects of diabetes.
Nabakrushna birth anniv celebrated in B’pur
Brahmapur: The Manav Adhikar Surakshya Manch celebrated the 117th birth anniversary of veteran freedom fighter and former Chief Minister Nabakrushna Choudhury here on Friday. Manch president Banshidhar Bhuyan presided over the meeting. Among others, K Srinivas Rao, Abhinas Bhuyan, Binod Gouranga, Trinath Nayak were present.
Textile village set up in JSpur village
Jagatsinghpur: For patronising rural weavers and marketing their products, Jaipur village under Raghunathpur block in Jagatsinghpur district was accorded as first textile village of the district. The textile village was inaugurated by Tirtol MLA Rajashree Mallick, Collector Yamini Sarangi, PPT Chairman Rinkesh Roy and Handloom and Textile Director Susanta Kumar Barik at a function held on Thursday.
Old man drowns in river in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: An old man, Ratha Swain, of Gadabisanpur village under Erasama block drowned while taking bath in Alaka river on Thursday. A villager, Devendra Pradhan, witnessed the incident and informed other locals, who fished out the body from water.
Adivasi Mahasabha meet held in Khordha
Khordha: The All-India Adivasi Mahasabha youth wing meeting was organised here on Friday under the chairmanship of Surjyakant Nayak. Trade Union leader Bijay Kumar Jena, CPI State executive committee member Basant Paikray, lawyer Ramesh Ranjan Routray and women leader Pramodini Paikray attended as guests and spoke on the anti-people policies of the BJP-led Central Government. The members also decided to hold mass demonstration against the Government policies.
Driver dies as auto overturns in Baleswar
Baleswar: An auto-rickshaw driver was killed after the vehicle overturned here on Saturday. The deceased was Jayant Kumar Das (33), a resident of Telanga Sahi in Baleswar district. The incident took place near Nalamganj when Jayant was on his way back after dropping a passenger at DRDO in Chandipur.
Dacoity bid foiled; 7 held in Koraput
Koraput: Foiling a dacoity bid, police arrested seven persons near the Jayantigiri bridge under the Borigumma police limits in Koraput district late on Friday night. Acting on a tipoff, a police patrolling team conducted a raid on the State Highway near the bridge and nabbed the dacoits. The cops also seized a car and various arms and ammunition, including two swords, from their possession.