Ex-Chief Secretary passes away
Bhubaneswar: Former Chief Secretary of Odisha Ramakant Mishra passed away following prolonged illness on Wednesday. He was 86. He was undergoing treatment at the KIIMS here. His last rites were performed at the Satyanagar crematorium here with his son-in-law, also a former Chief Secretary, Jugal Kishore Mahapatra lighting the funeral pyre. Mishra’s wife Satyabhama had predeceased him on September 8 this year.
White Cane Day celebrated in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The Odisha Drushtihina Pratisthan, Brahmpur celebrated the World White Cane Day at its Ambapua office here on Thursday. An awareness programme was organised on the importance of the use of while canes by the visually-challenged persons. A meeting was presided over by president Bijay Kumar Rath. Senior journalist Rabi Rath, scientist Dr Dambarudhar Sahu, writer Kapila Chandra Mohanty, litterateur Sushant Kumar Kar and scribe Pabitra Kumar Choudhury gracing the occasion as guests encouraged the visuallyt-impaired persons. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by retired teacher Rajanikant Padhi. On the occasion, the Pratisthan distributed white sticks to 135 visually-challenged persons.
Family feud: Youth killed in Jajpur
Jajpur: In a heinous incident, a youth was allegedly stabbed to death by a relative of his elder brother over family feud at Banamalpur village under Jajpur district's Balichandrapur police station on Wednesday. The Balichandrapur police recovered the body and arrested accused Prashant Sethi after he confessed to the crime. The accused has been arrested and further investigations are on, said SDPO Chinmay Kumar Nayak.
Man drowns in pond in Jajpur
Jajpur: A man drowned while bathing in a pond at Talgarh village under the Jenapur police station on Friday. He was identified as Ramesh Behera, 45, of the same village. As he did not return for a long time, his family members went to the pool and found him dead.
13,200 cough syrup bottles seized, 5 held
Bargarh: The Sohela police have seized a cough syrup loaded pick-up van at Haldipali Chowk under Sohela police station limits on Thursday and arrested five persons. They arrestees were identified as Shukru Mirdha, Akash Kumbhar of Talpadar and Shasan village under Shasan police limits of Sambalpur district, Alok Maharana of Beherapali under Ainthapali police station of Sambalpur district and Deepak Seth and Shangram Sahu of Balangir district. Over 110 cough syrup cartoons comprising 13,200 bottles were loaded in the vehicle whose cost would be around Rs 25 lakh. A case was registered in this connection.
Platinum Guild, Oxfam to help migrant workers
Bhubaneswar: To help migrant workers during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, the Platinum Guild India with the Oxfam India has launched the “Platinum Season of Hope” initiative. This initiative would help approximately 22,500 individuals belonging to 4,500 families over a period of three months. The relief package includes meals/food essentials, sanitary kits and a direct transfer component for essential non-food supplies. PGI India MD Vaishali Banerjee and Oxfam India CEO Amitabh Behar said the intuitive is meant to help migrant workers and their families, who have been the most adversely impacted communities due to the Covid pandemic.