BPUT Assn holds Covid sensitisation meet
Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha BPUT Association (AOBSA) on Tuesday held a programme at Raj Mahal Square here to create awareness on Covid-19. The organisation members besides distributing face masks , sensitised people about coronavirus. They also prayed for the all the Covid warriors like police, medical staffs, sanitisation workers and journalists ,who have lost their lives battling the pandemic. Among others, AOBSA secretary Adyapran Subudhi, assistant secretary Nirmal Mahapatra, Parthasarathi Das, Utkal Das, Arabinda Pradhan, Pintu lenka, Somnath Patra, Dibyaranjan Swain, Safil Mohhamad and Gopal Das were present.
Warm welcome to Muna Khan in Umarkote
Umarkote: MP Muna Khan, who made his first visit to his native Nabarangpur after being nominated to Rajya Sabha, was accorded a warm welcome by denizens of Umarkote and BJD activists on Tuesday. Khan accompanied by Nabarangpur MP Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Dabugam MLA Monohar Randhari and former Umarkote MLA Subah Gond participated in a health camp organised by the BJD Minority Cell at Chataguda under Umarkote block. Nabarangpur District Minority Cell president Kajam Madani and Umarkote Block Chairman Laban Bhakta were present.
Ex-Berhamapur Varsity VC passes away
Brahmapur: Former Berhampur University Vice-Chancellor Prof Harihara Dash passed away due to cardiac arrest at his residence at Giri Road here on Wednesday morning. He was 82??He had recovered from Covid infection and returned home only on Tuesday. However, he developed pain in the chest during the wee hours on Wednesday. He fell unconscious in the bathroom. He was declared dead in the MKCG Hospital. Dash was serving as a Professor in the Political Science Department when he was elevated to the VC post.
Satya’s sculpture in India Book of Records
Brahmapur: A sculpture of Maa Kandhuni Devi created by sand artist Satya Narayan Moharana has found a place in the India Book of Records-2020. Concerned authorities have informed this to Moharana through e-mail. The 18X15 inch idol is made with use of 1,115 buttons of different colour and flowers. Moharana would be awarded certificates on a later date, added the authorities.
Battery auto, cesspool truck unveiled in Sunabeda
Koraput: A battery-operated auto-rickshaw and cesspool truck were inaugurated at the Sunabeda Municipality in Koraput district in the presence of Koraput DPC Chairman and MLA Raghram Padal and Executive Officer Swastik Jamadar on Wednesday. Ass staffs of the Municipality and some former Councillors were present.