PSS celebrates Intl’ Women’s Day
Paradip: The Paradip Sakshyarata Samiti (PSS) organised a seminar on Monday at the PSS office premises on the occasion of International Women's Day. The meeting was chaired by PSS secretary Rama Chandra Pradhan. Prominent among the guests who spoke on the occasion Paradip Port Trust (PPT) CME Saroj Kumar Das, CMO Dr Prahllad Chandra Panda, Dy CME Dr Selipriya, Dr Runu Singh, Er Bablu Sikdar and Deepak Kumar Rath. On behalf of the Paradip Ladies’ Club, Alka Das, Sabita Panda, Preeti Sondhi, Preeti Aarti Parija and Smita Rath felicitated PSS activists with mementos.
NISTHA celebrates Women’s Day in Koraput
Koraput: A meeting was organised here by social organisation NISTHA to celebrate the International Women’s Day. The meeting was addressed by Koraput MLA Raghuram Padal, BJD leader Iswar Chandra Panigrahy, NISTHA director Mamata Ray, anchor Manas Manjari Raypadhi and Dr Rudrani Mohanty. The organisers felicitated Samari Khemundu, Anju Missing, Ipsita Mohanty, Hemalata khara ,Bude Takari, Ratikantaa Khatua, Gopal Padhi, Bhimasen Nayak and Subrata Kumar Bisoyi for their outstanding contributions to the society.
Two ganja-laden cars seized in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur: Police seized two cars laden with cannabis in a sugarcane field near the Indrabati bridge on the outskirts of Nabaranapur town on Tuesday. Police also seized cannabis of 260 kg kept inside the cars. Two separate cases were lodged in the Nabarangpur police station. Three persons were arrested in this connection. Two of the three youths in the vehicle were from Gorilapendra district in Chhattisgarh and another from Madhya Pradesh. One vehicle did not have licence plate. The cars were said to be from Chhattisgarh. This is the fourth such raid by the Nabarangpur police in last 15 days.