Blood donation over Pulwama martyrs’ memory
Phulabani: A blood donation camp was organised on Saturday by the Team Humanity at the Phulbani Blood Bank in memory of the 40 CRPF Jawans who had laid their lives in service of the nation at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir two years ago. The camp was inaugurated by Phulbani SDPO Mahendra Nath Murmu in the presence of District Emergency Officer. Among others who were part of the camp were advocate Bijaya Pattnaik, advisors of the organisation Ramesh Mohanty, Prasant Behera and Ashok Mohanty. Team Humanity convenor V Loknath Raju coordinated the event.
Gramyashree Mela inaugurated in Paradip
Paradip: Jagatsinghpur district Collector Sangram Keshari Mohapatra inaugurated the annual exhibition and sale of rural products known as Gramyashree Mela on Saturday here at the Kalinga Baliyatra ground. The event is being organised by the Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) in collaboration with the Jagatsinghpur district administration. The month-long programme will continue till March 12. Prominent among the guests who took part in the inaugural session were Paradip ADM Dr Kanhu Charan Dhir, former Municipality Chairman Basanta Biswal, ASP Nimain Charan Sethy and senior ORMAS officials.
Minor girl drowns in Bansadhara
Paralakhemundi: A minor girl of Andhra Pradesh drowned in river Banshadhara near Kashinagar in Gajapati district while taking bath her friends on Monday. The girl had come here to a relative’s house in Paratuguda under Khandaba gram panchayat.