Investiture Ceremony of Odisha police held
Bhubaneswar: The second investiture Ceremony of Odisha police was observed here on Friday. DGP Abhay gave away total 83 DGP’s Discs to police corona warriors and selected police officers and men for their meritorious services in 2020-21. A total 15 police Covid martyrs, who laid down their lives in the line of duty, two SOG martyrs and 66 police personnel of different ranks were awarded with DGP Disc.
Krushna Chandra bust neglected on U Divas
Paralakhemundi: Even as the State observed the Utkal Divas on April 1 and honoured the great sons of the soil who fought for the separate Statehood, the statue of Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, one of the prominent leaders in the separate State campaign, lay uncared-for at the Edudi Primary School under Kashinagar block. Nobody cared to clean the spot and garland the statue as the school was closed on the day. “This was indeed shameful and at least from now onwards, the administration should look after the statue,” demanded the locals here.
Jindal greets Odisha people on Utkal Divas
Angul: The Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) observed the Utkal Divas on Thursday. JSPL chairman Naveen Jindal and Executive Director of Angul unit Hridayeshwar Jha greeted the people of the State on the occasion. The OP Jindal School located in the Jindal Township also celebrated the Utkal Divas through virtual mode. The JSPL Foundation, the social arm of JSPL, observed the event with the local community through various mode of partnership with the villagers in promoting local art and culture which are unique to Odisha. The Foundation provided musical instruments to various Sankirtan groups.
Police Foundation Day held in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The 86th Police Foundation Day was celebrated in reserve police ground at Punanga here on Thursday. SP Prakash R took salute on a ceremonial parade organised on the occasion and addressed the gathering as chief guest. Five police personnel working in Jagatsinghpur district were felicitated for their outstanding performance. Besides, five others who had donated plasma were awarded. The celebration was attended by Additional SP Biswanath Mishra, SDPO Priyaranjan Satpathy and reserve police inspector Duryadhon Behera coordinated the function. Earlier, messages conveyed by the Governor and the CM were read out.
Athagarh administration holds Utkal Divas
Athagarh: The Athagarh administration observed the 86th Utkal Divas on Thursday. Sub-Collector Ajambar Mohanty presided over the programme, which was attended by officials of different departments. The statues of Madhusudan Das, Gopabandhu Das and Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati were garlanded. Sub-Collector Mohanty, Tehsildar Tapan Kumar Khuntia, SDPO Alok Ranjan Ray, SDMO Dr Bijaya Kumar Mishra, BDO Arun Kumar Das and Deputy Collector Priyabrat Das eulogised the contributions of the heroes, by whose efforts and sacrifices Odisha became a separate State.
Odia boy shines in Intl’ Math Olympiad
Paradip: Odia boy Samarjit Mohanty, a student of Class-III at the Vibgyor Roots and Rise School in Bangalore, secured the 13th place in the SOF International Mathematics Olympiad. Samarjit, son of social worker Er Shankheswar Prasad Mohanty and Swagatika Mohapatra of Balia village in Kujang block, has brought glory for his native State. He hopes to be a scientist in future. The test was conducted among students from 56,000 schools spread over 1,400 cities and millions of students from across 32 countries.
Barbil cop bags DGP Disc Medal
Champua: On the occasion of the 86th Odishsa Police Foundation Day on April 1, Barbil police station IIC Sushanta Kumar Dash was conferred with the DGP Disc Medal for his outstanding performance in the police department in the year 2020. Dash said the medal had inspired him to work more diligently for the dignity of the department.
K’put NGO ‘SMILE’ unveiled on Utkal Divas
Koraput: A social organisation, SMILE, was inaugurated on the Utkal Divas here with the objective to help the poor and needy in the society. On the occasion, Dr Rajendra Kumar Patra, Amit Agarwal, Bharat Kumar Mallick, Surjyakant Rout, Pravat Sutar, Subhashree Mallick, Iswar Allada, Usharani Dash, Rejendra Nayak and Monoranjan Behera were provided with annual membership certificates from the SMILE recognising their track records in social service. SMILE director Sanjeev Mohanty said his organisation would do its best to serve the society.
OPGC drinking water supply drive begins
Jharsuguda: The OPGC on Thursday commenced “summer season drinking water supply through tankers” to 55 periphery villages of the Ib Thermal Power Station coming under eight GPs of Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda district. The water would continue till end of June. The service caters to around 2,400 households and a population of above 12,000.