R’kela-Puri Passenger partially cancelled
Bhubaneswar: In view of safety-related modernisation work in connection with electrification work between Sambalpur City and Rairakhol stations, the Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Passenger train will run between Rourkela and Sambalpur and will remain cancelled between Sambalpur and Puri from both the directions from October 26 to 29.
Social activist Sanjay Patnaik visits Russia
Khordha: A team of the Annapurna Finance led by CEO and social activist Sanjay Patnaik left for Russia on Thursday. The team comprising 45 youths, including girls, from 14 States will visit various banks and NGOs and participate in seminars on ‘banking services in rural areas in Russia’. Patnaik has already visited Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Indonesia, China, Malaysia and Thailand and studied about rural banking services in those countries.
MCL opens ‘Integrity Pledge Kiosk’
Sambalpur: Gearing up for the Vigilance Awareness Week 2018, the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Thursday opened an “Integrity Pledge Kiosk” at its headquarters here. The kiosk was inaugurated by lady officers in the presence of MCL CMD RR Mishra and other high officials. The Integrity Pledge Kiosk would give an open access to a specially-designed portal of the company-linked online to the Central Vigilance Commission for taking integrity pledge. The visitors can also take online pledge at the kiosk, which would also display activities undertaken to create awareness against corruption.
Jagruti Mahila Mandal visits Phuljharan Ashram
Sambalpur: Jagruti Mahila Mandal president Anita Mishra along with VPs Parmajit Kaur, Madhu Mishra, Padmaja Singh and Padmini Vasudevan spent some time with 30 old age inmates and 50 children of the Phuljharan Balniketan and Vridha Ashram here on Thursday. They presented clothes to the old age inmates and gifted shirts and pants and girls dress along with fruits, biscuits and chocolates as a pre-Diwali gift.
Village-level football tourney opens in Phulbani
Phulbani: The Kandhamal district Athletic Association secretary Siba Prasad Tripathy inaugurated the 4th village-level football tournament here on Thursday. The tournament would conclude on November 1 in which 16 teams have participated. The winning team would be given cash prize of Rs 11,111, a trophy and a goat and the runners up team would be given cash of Rs 7,777, a trophy and a hen. Among others, Ajaya Singh, retired PET Subash Chandra Behera, Prasant Behera, Pravakar Das and former national player Dibakar Sahani were present.