Jakhapura police holds blood donation camp
Jajpur: A total of 313 persons on Saturday donated blood at a blood donation camp organised by the Jakhapura police station in Jajpur district. Superintendent of Police Charan Singh Meena, who inaugurated the camp and also donated blood, appreciated the effort and exhorted police personnel to participate in such exercises in more numbers. Jakhapura PS IIC Umakanta Muduli said local police has earned public goodwill for its philanthropic work. Kalinganagar ADM Santosh Kumar Mishara and Kalinganagar Additional SP Raj Kishor Dora attended the camp.
Auto driver hurt in firing by old enemy in JSPur
Jagatsinghpur: An auto-rickshaw driver, Samir Das, was shot at by a miscreant at Chhapada on the Jagatsinghpur-Jaipur road on Friday night. The miscreant, identified as Raja Patra, had longstanding enmity with Das. When Das was returning to his village Chhapada by his auto, Patra waylaid him and opened a round of fire at him. The bullet hit Das’ thigh. Locals rescued him from the spot and sent to hospital.
Awareness rally on AIDS Day held in Khordha
Khordha: An awareness rally was organised on the World AIDS Day here on Saturday which CDMO Dr Bharati Bhusan Baral attended as guest and flagged of the rally. The participants march around the town shouting slogans about the seriousness of HIV AIDS and later formed a human chain. On the occasion, many intellectuals spoke about the reasons and prevention of the dreaded disease. The District Public Health Information Officer coordinated the programme.
Chinmaya Mission head addresses DAVians
Bhubaneswar: Chinmaya Mission global head Swami Swaroopanandaji on Saturday addressed the students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here on the topic “Peace of Mind” and narrated the different steps of achieving success in life.
Gopalakrishna joins as Paradip Refinery head
Paradip: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) Paradip Refinery Executive Director (Technical) TDVS Gopalakrishna joined as the head of Paradip Refinery on Saturday. Gopalakrishna, a chemical engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has over 32 years of experience. Prior to joining the Paradip Refinery, he served as in-charge of Indian the Oil Petrochemical Complex at Panipat.
Chelitola Bali Yatra ends at Tirtol
Jagatsinghpur: The week-long Chelitola Bali Yatra held in Gopiakuda under Tirtol block concluded on Thursday with a colourful cultural function and a firework show. Bali Yatra chairman and MLA Dr Rajashree Mallick presided over the function. Among others, Tirtol block Chairman Sujata Mohanty and ZP members Pravir Ray, Dejalin Mohapatra and Sanatan Dalai were present.
Adani Foundation holds first-aid training meet Dhamra: The Adani Foundation in association with the St John Ambulance organised a two-day first-aid training programme on primary health care at the Adani DAV Public School here recently. Chief guest Bhadrak DEO Sangram Kumar Sahu inaugurated the programme in which two skilled trainers PK Mohapatra and AK Mohanty from the St John Ambulance trained about 35 teachers from 35 schools from the Dhamra Port periphery. Among others, Adani Foundation CSR head Subash Ray and Headmistress Krushnapriya Sarangi were present.
JK Paper gets OdishaInc Green CSR Award
Bhubaneswar: The JK Paper received the OdishaInc Green CSR Award 2018 from Health, Law and Information and Public Relations Minister Pratap Jena here recently. JK Paper GM Prafulla Kumar Dhal received the award for its focus on environment friendly technology, CSR’s green and sustainable initiatives and for implementing Sparsh Foundation.