Police team attacked in K’put; 7 accused held
Jeypore: Police on Saturday arrested seven people from Meraka village for allegedly attacking police personnel near Kakiriguma area in Koraput district during a protest over the death of a person in a road accident. A motorist had been run over by a tipper truck on Friday evening. Villagers, including women, staged the protest at Kakiriguma Chhak. Police reached the spot on Saturday morning and tried to disperse the mob when some women attacked them. The deceased’s family members and villagers alleged that police took away the dead body to get rid of the protest. So, they assaulted the cops.
ODISHA MO PARIVAR HOLDS VAN MAHOTSAV IN B’PUR
Brahmapur: A week-long Van Mahotsav was inaugurated here on Thursday being organised by the Odisha Mo Parivar. Plantation work was undertaken at different places in and around Brahmapur. The programme was started in the presence of MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu, BJD district president Dr RC Chyaupatnaik, MLA Bikram Kumar Panda and senior leader Tumbanath Panda and moderated by Jiban Bindu coordinator Subash Moharana.
BJP FELICITATES MEDICOS ON DOCTOR’S DAY
Brahmapur: The BJP Swasthya Cell felicitated medical practitioners on the National Doctor's Day here on Thursday. MKCG Medical College Hospital Superintendent Dr Santosh Kumar Mishra along with Dr Chandan Gantayat, Dr Nina Mishra, Goura Chandra Patnaik and Dr Subash Sahu were honoured as the frontline Covid warriors. Cell president Rajib Kumar Mishra coordinated the event.
PREM donates mobiles to tribal girl students
Brahmapur: The People's Rural Education Movement (PREM) on Friday distributed android mobile phones to 15 disadvantaged tribal girl students of Daringbadi block in Kandhamal district. All of them are students of the Kendriya Vidyalaya in Brahmapur, who were staying in the Government-run special urban hostel at Ambapua, but because of the lockdown, they have gone to their villages. “After receiving mobile phones, the students are now able to attend online classes and their parents also expressed happiness,” said PREM president Dr Jacob Thundyil.
LIONS CLUB HOLDS PLANTATION DRIVE IN B’PUR
Brahmapur: The Lions Club of Brahmaur Galaxy led by veteran social worker advocate Dharma Rao in association with Always With You Group volunteers started a plantation drive by planting a variety of trees in and around the city on Friday with an objective to protect environment and counter the climatic change and for beautification of the city. The Gandhinagar Senior Citizens’ Forum president requested Rao for similar plantation at Gandhinagar 3rd Lane Extension (West). The first plantation drive was held at Basudev Nagar and Gajapati Nagar apartment clusters.
BJD BLOOD CAMP AT SUKINDA COLLECTS 50 UNITS
Jajpur: The Youth BJD of Sukinda on Friday organised a blooddonation camp under the Jinan Bindu at Sukinda Mahabidyala in Jajpurdistrict. The camp was inaugurated by MLA Pritiranjan Ghadai. At least50 units of blood were collected in the camp. Encouraging the blooddonors, Ghadai said, "Blood donation is a great gift. Blood donationcan save a person's life." Many BJD workers and locals were present.
YOUNG PHILANTHROPIST HELPS 2 ORPHANS
Jajpur: Himanshu Shekhar Sahu, a young social worker, donated Rs 15,000 to two orphan children as their parents Naresh Samal and Anusuya Samal died recently. While Naresh of Sanmangalpur village of Chormuha panchayat under Dharamsala block in the district died of brain injury, his wife Anusuya died of brain tumor.