Aparajita meets Defence Minister
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and pleaded for construction of a drain in the 120th Battalion area for improving the drainage system in the Nayapalli area in Bhubaneswar. Sarangi also presented the Minister a copy of her annual report card (second year) on her activities.
Pallahara MLA flouting Covid norms: BJP
Pallahara: Pallahara BJD MLA Mukesh Pal has been flouting Covid-19 guidelines on many occasions, alleged local BJP leader Ashok Mohanty before the local administration on Saturday. Pal is attending inaugural functions, party meetings, etc., with huge gatherings at the Government premises, said Mohanty. Government rules are same for all, he pointed out, adding that Pal’s acts are having a bad impact in the society and helping corona spread further.
Ishaneswar Temple Trust chief Panigrahi no more
Bhubaneswar: People in Niladrivihar and adjoining areas mourned the death of Ishenwar Temple Trust president Pranakrushna Panigrahi (74) who passed away on Thursday caused due to Covid. Panigrahi was a well-known social worker and was also an active member of the Niladrivihar Residential Association. He had retired from Government service in 2005 after serving for 40 years in the Odisha Forest Development Corporation. Panigrahi is survived by his wife and three sons. His eldest son Prakash Chandra Panigrahi is president of the Niladrvihar Youth Cultural Organisation, a teacher in DAV Public School and a social worker.
Special sanitisation drive kicks off
Jharsuguda: Every ward in Jharsuguda would be sanitised jointly by the Jharsuguda Municipality and the Hum organisation. The sanitisation drive was inaugurated by Narasingha Bishnupriya Seva Trust member Deepali Das as chief guest at Ward-8 on Saturday. Three sanitisation vehicles did the job in cooperation of the municipality, MCL and Vedanta. BJD leaders Tapas Roy Chowdhury, Harish Ganatra, Sandip Awasthi, Raghumani Patel, Pintu Padhi, Babun Sarkar, Pawan Singh Yadav, Prashant Jena, Rubina Khan, Sujata Mishra, among others, were present.
Nabakrushna Choudhury death anniv held
Jagatsinghpur: Former Chief Minister and veteran freedom fighter Nabakrushna Choudhury's death anniversary was observed at his native village Kherasa near here on Thursday. The Jagatsinghpur district administration organised the programme. Collector SK Mohapatra paid floral tribute to the late leader’s statues at his village and the Collectorate. He said Choudhry was the inspiration for all sections of people and a pioneer of agrarian movement during the freedom movement. Ex-Municipality Chairman Madhusudan Sahoo, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patanayak, Municipality Chairman Ashok Kumar Karna, NHM Manager Sukanta Kumar Pradhan, Deepak Patnaik were present.
Plantation drive held at 03 Bn. NDRF
Athagarh: A mass tree plantation drive was organised at 03 Bn. NDRF in collaboration with the Punya Utkal Foundation under the supervision of Bn. Second-in-Command Arun Deogam. Second-in-Command Vardhaman Mishra, Deputy Commandant Dhananjay Kumar, Assistant Commandants AK Patnaik and Santosh Kumar and Inspector Vinit Prabhakar also participated in the programme.