Free cancer detection camp held at Banki
Athagarh: A free cancer detection camp was held at the Banki Sub-Divisional Hospital on Tuesday. Doctors Swadip Mohanty, PK Parida, Surya Mishra and Pranoti Hirlorkir of Acharya Harihar Research Centre and Odisha Cancer Care Foundation examined 42 persons and found cancer with five persons. The camp was organised by the National Health Mission in association with the District Swasthya Samiti and the Odisha Cancer Care Foundation. The doctors advised the patients not to take narcotics and alcohol to remain away from a deadly disease like cancer.
Rights awareness camp held in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: An awareness camp on Constitutional rights and duties was held at the Antodaya High School in Deulasahi village on Tuesday. Jagatsinghpur District Legal Services Authority in collaboration with the host school organised the camp. Villagers and students were educated on several Articles of the Constitution relating to fundamental rights and fundamental duties of citizens. Moreover several laws and use of social media were discussed. Legal services authority secretary Kamalakanta Rout, headmaster KC Das, teachers Ramakanta Misra, N C Dalei, Sarat Chandra Panda and para legal volunteers spoke.
Red Cross camp inaugurated in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The 26th district Junior Red Cross training camp was inaugurated in the SK Academy premises on Tuesday. Jagatsinghpur MLA Prasanta Kumar Muduli inaugurated the three-day event while SSA Project Coordinator Sapan Kumar Jena chaired the inaugural function. Students in Junior Red Cross stream were taught about the Red Cross and its services across globe. District OSSTA secretary Narayan Barik and Junior Red Cross district secretary Subash Chandra Rout spoke.
BVP gives blankets to Khariar SDH patients
Nuapada: The Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP), Khariar distributed blankets to the patients in the Sub-Divisional Hospital at Khariar in Nuapada district on Wednesday. “It is our duty to serve the needy people. The Bharat Vikas Parishad has been doing this regularly,” said organisers. Parishad president Bijaya Bisoi, secretary Major Dr Ramachandra Mishra, Dr Ranjit Kumar Rout, Manoj Pattnaik, Tulu Panigrahi and Dusmanta Maharana were present, among others.
Khariar sportsman dies of brain haemorrhage
Bhubaneswar: Kapil Sagar, a sportsman of the Khariar area, died of brain haemorrhage while under treatment in a Visakhapatnam hospital on Monday. “We took him to Visakhapatnam for treatment as he complained of continuous headache. But he died after a few hours of checkup,” said his father Chhabi Sagar, a renowned footballer and ricketer of the eighties. “Kapil was very soft spoken and well known for his heartwarming smile. He was a very good cricketer. We mourn his sudden demise,” said his friends and members of the Khariar Cricket and Sports Association. Kapil had married two years ago and has a son.
Road safety rally held at Phulbani
Phulbani: The Puhulbani Town PS organised a rally from the Polytechnic College to Court Chhak to make people aware of traffic rules and road safety on the occasion of the 31st National Road Safety Week. Students of the Polytechnic College and the ITI and Humanity Group members participated in the rally. IIC Naresh Swain, his staffs and MVI personnel were present.
FEDCO gets SKOCH Award for skill development
Bhubaneswar: The Feedback Energy Distribution Company (FEDCO) has received the SKOCH Award 2020 under the Skill Development category for its SEFALI initiative that empowers women. Under its SEFALI programme, the FEDCO engages WSHGs for metering, billing and collection of energy charges from its consumers. The FEDCO received the award in Gold category at a function recently held in New Delhi. Company CEO Samarjit Mohanty said, “It is an honour for the Company to have received the award on behalf of all the Women SHGs, who have been dedicatedly working under the support and guidance of FEDCO.”
SCNL talks on women empowerment
Bhubaneswar: The Satin Creditcare Network Limited (SCNL) along with the Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI) of Norway organised a workshop on “Women Financial Empowerment” at Nimapada in Puri district on Wednesday. The workshop focused on inculcating leadership skills and financial knowledge amongst women. About 250 central leaders joined the workshop. OSAFII CEO BK Swain, OLM SVEP Tapan Kumar Behera, Skill Development Department State Coordinator Parakram Champati and ORMAS’s Kunal Khanna graced as guests. SCNL Deputy COO Rakesh Meher and SPM Head Monika Chopra were also present. The Nimapara workshop was first of the 10 such programmes to be held in seven States.
Six Pallahara kids ill taking poisonous fruit
Pallahara: Six children below 10 years of age from very poor families of Muchurigadia village under the Pallahara PS were taken ill after eating a poisonous fruit on Tuesday. After taking the fruit called ‘Bandri Jada’, they fell unconscious, following which they were admitted in the Pallahara Sub-Divisional Hospital.