B’pur-Vizag passenger train flagged off
Brahmapur: A Brahmapur-Visakhapatnam passenger train was flagged off here on Sunday, fulfilling a longstanding demand of the people here. The train would run every day from Brahmapur at 7am and from Vishakhapatnam at 11am. Different organisations of Brahmapur had been demanding such a train to Vishakhapatnam as many people from Brahmapur go to Vishakhapatnam daily.
Khordha Muslim body hails airstrike in PoK
Khordha: Members of the Anjuman-e-Islamia hailed the Indian Air Force’s airstrike on the hideouts of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in the PoK to avenge the terrorist outfit’s attack on CRPF Jawans in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14. The Muslim body praised the Indian Jawans for killing over 350 terrorists in the attack. Among others, Injuman-e-Islamia general secretary Haji Nasim Uddin Khan, working president Saikh Malik, Golamnabi Tarafdar Mahammad Kepatula, Salabat Khan, Gopadas and Alam Khan attended the meeting held under president Haji Ramjan Khan.
Trailer rams into rail track in Sambalpur
Sambalpur: Train services were disrupted between Sambalpur and Hirakud after a trailer rammed into the railway track on Sunday morning. The truck was moving on the NH-53 from Sambalpur to Bargarh when the driver lost control over the vehicle. Railway personnel reached the spot and launched an operation to clear the track for resuming train services.
Man hacks sister-in-law to death in Sambalpur
Sambalpur: A man allegedly murdered his sister-in-law with an axe at Kisanpada under the Kuchinda police limits in Sambalpur district on Sunday. A heated exchange of words had erupted between Rama Kisan and Sukadei Kisan over a family dispute. Rama lost his cool and hacked Sukadei, leading to her death on the spot. Police reached the village, recovered the body and sent it for postmortem. The accused was detained by cops for questioning.
Seminar on Minakshi Sahu’s book held
Paralakhemundi: Many noted persons participated in a seminar and discussed about relevance of a book, “Paralara Nataka O Natyakar” written by Minakshi Sahu here on Sunday. Utkal Hiteishini Samaj secretary Purnachandra Mohapatra presided over the seminar. Dramatists Batakurshna Patro and Nrusingha Nanda Panigrahi were felicitated on the occasion. Among others, Guru Gourab Chandra Panda, Dr Bharati Panigrahi, educationist Bichitrananda Bebarta, Binod Chandra Jena and Banamali Mohapatra participated in the discussion.
Balasore Alloys gets Greentech Award
Baleswar: The Balasore Alloys Limited, operating under brand ISPA, was conferred with the Greentech Silver CSR Award 2018 for its successful safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene project in Chirgunia village in Jajpur district. The award was received by company CSR Head Sangram Mohanty from Greentech Foundation CEO Kamleshwar Sharan and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd Marketing Director KU Thankachen at a function held in Panaji, Goa recently. The company was conferred for its WASH programme and adopting the Total Village Methodology.