Special Puri-Bikaner train from June 13
Bhubaneswar: In responding the demand of passengers, the Ministry of Railways on Wednesday decided to run special trains between Puri and Bikaner. With effect from June 13, the 04709/04710 Bikaner-Puri-Bikaner Special will leave Bikaner at 1935hrs on every Sunday and simultaneously leave Puri at 0635hrs on every Wednesday from June 16. The train has stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda Road in the East Coast Railway jurisdiction.
Odisha-born doc donates 15 O2 concentrators to B’ngir DHH
Balangir: Odisha-born Dr Chittaranjan Joshi, who resides in Australia, has donated as many as 15 oxygen concentrators to the Balangir District Headquarters Hospital. Having come to know about the shortage of oxygen concentrators, Dr Joshi spoke to Balangir Collector Chanchal Rana over telephone and arranged the oxygen concentrators worth Rs 10.50 lakh from various countries. Dr Joshi hails from Talpalipada in Balangir town and is currently working as a super specialist in critical care in Adelaide, Australia. Taking to Twitter, the Balangir Collector has thanked Joshi for the help.
JIBAN BINDU: 600 BLOOD UNITS COLLECTED IN GANJAM
Brahmapur: With an objective to meet the requirement of blood for Covid patients in different hospitals, the Ganjam unit of Mo Parivar-Jivan Bindu programme organised a series of blood donation camps in different places since May 20. Till first week of June, around 600 units of blood were collected and provided to the Brahmapur Blood Bank. According to the organisers, 51 units from Sheragada, 95 units from Kabisuryanagar and 153 units from Digapahandi were collected and remaining units collected from Brahmapur city. The entire programme was coordinated by Brahmapur MLA Bikram Panda.
NEW JAN AUSHADHI CENTRE IN B’PUR
Brahmapur: A new Jan Aushadhi centre has been opened at Lochapada Main Road here by South Odisha Pharmacists’ Association (SOPA) general secretary Bishnu Prasad Panda. District coordinator Prasant Mohapatro, regional marketing officer Swarup Panda and convener S Nageswar Prusty attended as guests. This is the 32nd Janausadhi Centre in Ganjam district. The owner of new centre Uma Shankar Sahu says people can avail more than 1,800 varieties of quality medicine at minimum prices. People especially suffering from chronic diseases like diabetic, blood pressure and cancer would be benefited.