Road Safety Week begins in Jagatsinghpur
Jagatsinghpur: Local MLA Prasanta Muduli inaugurated the National Road Safety Week awareness campaign at College Square here on Monday. He also flagged off a decorated chariot displaying road safety measures. District Collector SK Mohapatra, SP Prakash R, RTO PK Panda, MVIs Panchanan Behera and Sharmila Moharana, Traffic Inspector PK Mohapatra, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patnaik and students of the Carrier Creator Coaching Centre, bike dealers Geeta Motors and Honda showroom and intellectuals, scribes and senior citizens were present. The awareness chariot would tour all blocks and municipal areas in the district.
1 dies as truck hits tractor in Pallahara
Pallahara: A labourer, Sunia Purty, died in a collision between a tractor and a trailer truck at Jhimiripali on the National Highway-149 under the Pallahara police station on Monday. While the tractor on its way to Mahabir Crusher carrying labourers, a pig iron-laden truck hit it from the rear, following which Purty fell down and came under the wheels of the truck. The Pallahara police came to the spot and shifted the injured labour to a hospital, where the doctor declared him dead. Police seized the truck.
‘Mo School’ committee formed at Bhapur
Bhapur: For overall development of the Nodal School hre, a ‘Mo School’ committee has been formed with Gangadhar Barik chosen as its president unanimously. Duryodhan Sahu was chosen vice-president., Padmanabh Sahu treasurer, Ramesh Barad assistant secretary, Among other, school Headmaster Chitaranjan Panda, teachers Bijay Kumar Mallick,Savita Dhali and members Aparti Sahu, Pdmalochan Behera, Sadhu Charan Singh, Kulamani Sahu, Panchu Sahu and Jadumani Behera were present.
Vaccination drive begins at Bhapur
Bhapur (Nayagarh): The vaccination drive for Covid-19 was inaugurated at the Bhapur Community Health Centre in Nayagarh district on Monday by local Tehsildar Trupti Mohanty. While a target was set to inoculate 100 persons, 80 persons were vaccinated. Twenty pregnant women and other persons suffering from various diseases were exempted. CHC in-charge Satyapriya Sahu, Anganwadi Workers and other staffs were present.Ataryami Nayak was the first to receive the shot. CDPO Renubala Nanda was also vaccinated.