M’bhanj to be made No.1 dist: MP
Baripada: Newly-elected Mayurbhanj BJP MP Er Bishweswar Tudu has vowed to make the tribals-dominated Mayurbhanj district number one in the State. To achieve this goal, he has sought the support and cooperation of all concerned. Attending a series of felicitation programmes for him, the MP said Mayurbhanj is rich in natural resources and, thus, has a potential to grow. “If all concerned work in unison for an all-round development of Mayurbhanj, it can definitely occupy the numero uno spot in the State,” said Tudu.
Lightning claims 2 youths’ lives in N’rangpur
Nabarangpur: Two youths were killed as lightning struck them at Badadei village under Papadahandi block in Nabarangpur district on Sunday evening. The deceased were identified as Biswambar Nayak (20) and Mahendra Bhatara (19). The two had gone outside at around 7 pm to catch fish and didn’t return. At around 6.30 am on Monday, their bodies were recovered from an agriculture land.
N’garh youth killed hit by unidentified vehicle
Bhapur: Debashis Tripathy (23) of Mandarbareni village under the Fategarh police station in Nayagarh district was killed when his motorcycle was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Bolagarh in Khordha district on Sunday. He was rushed to the Bolagarh hospital, but doctors declared him dead. One of his friends, who was riding pillion, was injured and hospitalised. Getting information from the Bolagarh police, Debashis’s family members reached the hospital and were handed over the body after postmortem.
Debanga Sangham distributes books
Brahmapur: Sri Chaudeswari Debanga Sangham Education Committee distributed books and other study materials to 24 poor students of Class-VIII to Class-X on the occasion of its 23 annual day held at the Sidheswar Swamy Kalyan Mandap here on Monday. MLA Bikram Kumar Panda attended the programme as chief guest. Mandap president T Gopi, Sangham president K Laxman Rao, N Nanda Raju, N Rama Rao, K Chandraya and T Kishore were present, among others.
Hindol MLA opens GKEL infra projects
Bhubaneswar: A host of infrastructure projects developed by the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) to meet the needs of local people in Mangalpur panchayat in Dhenkanal district were inaugurated by Hindol MLA Simarani Nayak recently. The GKEL has constructed a club house, a Palamandap and a 400-meter road at Khyatriya hamlet in Manpur village. Nayak inaugurated the projects along with GKEL COO Ramesh Pai in the presence of Mangalpur Sarpanch Amaresh Rout and Sarpanchs from neighbouring GPs.