MAN, SON DROWN IN SEA IN PURI
Puri: Two tourists, a man and his son, from Howrah in West Bengal drowned while bathing in the sea near Swargadwar here on Wednesday. The duo, along with three other tourists, had arrived in Puri on Tuesday night. While also taking bath, the three others had a narrow escape. While all of them were rescued and rushed to hospital, doctors declared two of them brought dead. The rest of the victims were undergoing treatment in critical conditions, official sources said.
OUWJ RAYAGADA HOLDS ANNUAL DAY (Pix)
Rayagada: The annual function of OUWJ Rayagada district unit was held on May Day at Gunupur. Inaugurator State BSKY Advisor Sudhir Das emphasised the role of media in building a vibrant democracy. Gunupur MLA Raghunath Gomango and cief speaker social worker Akshaya Das described the importance of media. Guest of honour educationist Chandradhwaja Panda also emphasised the role of media. OUWJ president Sugyan Choudhury demanded that the health insurance facilities for mediapersons be enhanced from Rs 2 lakh to at least Rs 5 lakh. Gunupur SDIPRO Dhananjay Behera informed about the steps by the State Government for welfare of the media community. OUWJ Rayagada president Anil Sahukar welcomed the guests. Eminent persons of the district were felicitated. Anil Sahukar was appointed as State vice-president and Jitendra Satapathy as EC member.
DR PRAKASH’S 54TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED (Pix)
Bhubaneswar-01/05- Educationist, social activist, art and culture lover, actor, president of Niladrivihar Youth & Cultural Association (NYCA) and senior faculty of DAV School Dr Prakash Chandra Panigrahi’s 54th birthday was celebrated by a team led by NYCA cultural secretary Bata Krushna Panda and joined by its general secretary Biswajit Pattnaik, members Gadadhar Rath, Kumar Barik, Niranjan Sahoo, Madan Prusty, Gobinda Biswal, Arjun Dehury and others.
MAHANAGAR FEST: SCINTILLATING SHOW ON 8TH NIGHT (Pix)
Brahmapur: The 8th night of the Brahmapur Mahanagar Mahotsav provided thousands of spectators a vibrant and colourful cultural taste here on Tuesday. The audience witnessed an array of cultural activities. Mahotsav Committee president Narayan Mahankud presided while State Labour Minister Srikanta Sahu inaugurated the event. In his address, Sahu said that Ganjam has rich cultural traditions and artistic acumen. The dignitaries including elective representatives who were present in the dais include former MLA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyau Pattnaik, former MP Dr Sidhanta Mohapatra, Odisha Cashew Corporation chairman Subash Maharana and dramatist Er Jaminikanta Das.
NATAKA MAHOTSAV IN B’PUR FROM TODAY
Brahmapur: The Odisha Nataka Samaroha Samiti (ONSS) is going to organise the 15th State level “Nataka Mahotsav" and the “2nd Sishu Nataka Mahotsav” from May 4 to 10, said the convenor of the Samiti Dr Mihir Kumar Tripathy here on Wednesday. Samiti president Anil Kumar Patra presided. A short Loka Natya of 25 minutes duration authored by Aloka Bisoyi was screened, followed by mask dance by DCC to mark the event. A large number of artists, dramatists, scribes and people of artistic ilk were present.
LABOUR DAY HELD BY JAJPUR LABOUR DEPT (Pix)
Jajpur Road: The 138th International Labour Day was observed by Jajpur District Laqbour Department here under the chairmanship of Addl Commissioner, Land Records & Settlement Akshaya Kumar Mallick. Minister Priti Ranjan Gharai was chief guest. Korai MLA Ashok Bal, Jajpur Zilla Parishad Chairman Nalinee Prava Jena, Vice-Chairman of VN Municipality Subash Bal attended as guests and remembered the role of labourers in various construction works. Jajpur District Labour Officer Santosh Mohanty spoke about labour laws and labour problems in Kalinganagar. Many TU leaders were present. Rs 1.77-crore assistance was disbursed to 558 Building & Other Construction beneficiaries.
LABOUR DAY CELEBRATED BY ‘UDAYABATA’ (Pix)
Jajpur Road: The International Labour Day was celebrated by ‘Udayabata’ and Kalinga Bikash Nirman Sramik Sangha here under the chairmanship of TU leader Dusmanta Rout. Ex Chairman of VN Municipality Rasananda Mohanty inaugurated the programme. AGM, IFCAL Rashmi Ranjan Biswal was chief guest and TU leader Chandramani Samal chief speaker. Educationalist Dr Akshaya Ku Panda, Aswini Das, Sanjay Ku Deo, Prafulla Kumar Nayak, Rama Chandra Barik, Damodar Panda, Arun Das attended as guests & discussed about various problems faced by labourers. Human rights activist Dipak Panigrahi gave a vote of thanks.