Fish merchant commits suicide in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A 38-year-old fish merchant Baidanath Behera of Jaibada village here was found hanging in residence on Friday. Behera originally hailed from Teramanpur village in the Kujang area and was residing a rented house in Jaibada village along with family. Neighbours seeing the deceased’s house locked from informed police.
Paradip scribes’ body observes Press Day Paradip:
The Paradip Press Media (PPM) observed the National Press Day on Friday holding a meeting at the Press Club presided over by PPM advisor Chittaranjan Swain. Paradip Municipality Chairman Basanta Biswal, journalist Sudhir Ranjan Dash and President awardee former teacher Manoranjan Das attended as guests and criticised the attacks on working journalists in and outside the State. They spoke on the difficulties of reporters while collecting the news from fields.
Weightlifting meet kicks off in B'pur
Brahmapur: A two-day-long Odisha Weightlifting Championship organised by the Ganjam Weightlifting and Wrestling Association kicked off here in the presence of association president Chittaranjan Swain. Arjuna awardee Katulu Ravi Kumar, police officer Debabrata Chakra, association State secretary Narayan Sahu, advisor and senior journalist Rabi Rath, State VP Kumud Chandra Sahu, secretary Gagarin Nayak, Laxmipriya Sahu, Manoranjan Mahapatra, block Chairman Santosh Kumar Padhy, Sangita Swain and Pranakrushna Patnaik attended as guests.
355 N’Nagar Saraswati +2 students get laptops Brahmapur:
As many as 355 Plus Two pass Commerce and Science students of the Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Nilakantha Nagar, highest in the State, were given laptops under the Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana for 2018-19. School Principal S Mohan Rao, Umadhav Mohanty, managing committee president Dr Srikanta Mohapatro, VP Balakrusna Choudhury, secretary Sudarsana Padhy, joint secretary Mamata Panigrahy, treasurer B Gajapati Rao, members Pranati Samal, Bhima Sethi, Narayan Panda, Purna Chandra Panda, Nurasingha Choudhury, Hari Krusna Padhi, Rabindra Nath Jena and Dharmaraj Sahu congratulated the teachers and students.
‘Udayabata’ celebrates Children’s Day
Jajpur Road: The magazine “Udayabata” celebrated Children’s Day here recently under chairmanship of Dusmant Rout. Trade union leader Chandramani Samal, former Dharmasala block Chairman Kisan Panda, Rahas Bihari Pandit, Bidyutprava Ray, Surendra Sahu, Basant Patra, scribe Biswaranjan Pattanayak, Susant Kar, Upendra Mohanty, Niranjan Ghadai attended as guests.