Rajyarani Exp to run daily from today
Bhubaneswar: The Rourkela-Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Express would run daily from December 28, an East Coast Railway release said on Friday. The timings and stoppages for the train, which was earlier running six days a week, would remain same.
Kshetrabasi DAV College celebrates diamond jubilee
Khordha: The Kshetrabasi DAV College, Nirakarpur in association with the School Alumni Association celebrated the diamond jubilee in the memory of late Kshetrabasi Routray here on Friday. Former school student and senior journalist Pradyumna Satpathy and Sahadev Ransingh attended as guests flagged off a rally in which students, former students, teachers and staffs of school took part. Besides, a plantation drive was organised and a diamond jubilee rath was flagged from the college premises. The rath went to the birth place of Routray.
Labourer dies as roof collapses during eviction in Angul
Angul: A labourer died and three others sustained critical injuries when the roof of a shop which was being demolished collapsed at Balisahi under the Banarpal police limits in Angul district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sipu Sahu (27) of Pragati Nagar in the district. The injured were admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital. The mishap occurred when an excavator was engaged to demolish the shop for expansion of NH-55.
BJD foundation day held in Pallahara
Pallahara: The 23rd foundation day of the BJD was celebrated here under the leadership of Pallahara MLA Mukesh Pal. BJD leaders and workers garlanded the statue of former Chief Minister late Biju Patnaik here and distributed fruits to patients at the Pallahara Sub-Divisional Hospital. A meeting was also organised at Khamar festival field under chairmanship of former Angul ZP VP Gangadhar Jeet. MLA Pal, Angul ZP Vice-President Indramani Garnayak, Pallahara Panchayat Samiti Chairman Nabakishore Naik and Vice-Chairman Lili Pradhan and BJD Kaniha block president Kailash Sahoo attended as guests. On the occasion, 25 BJP workers and 15 Congress workers joined the BJD.
Bhapur NSS winter camps conclude
Bhapur (Nayagarh): A seven-day National Service Scheme (NSS) winter camps, held in both men and women categories at Karabara and Nandabara villages, respectively, by the Prahallad Higher Secondary School under Bhapur block in Nayagarh concluded on Friday. Principal Kishore Chandra Samantray, Karabara Samant Chandra Sekhar Vidyamandir Headmaster Harihar Sahooo, Lecturer Fakir Mohan Swain, Nandabar primary school teacher Prasant Kumar Sahoo and Ward Member Ganeshwar Swain graces as guests. Executive Officers Binay Kumar Saoo and Krushnapriya Mohanty coordinated the meeting.