Govt sanctions Rs 1 lakh for Tapu Mishra
Bhubaneswar: The State Culture Department on Friday sanctioned Rs 1 lakh out of the Artist Welfare Fund in favour of noted singer Tapu Mishra for her treatment. Mishra, who is suffering from post-Covid complications, is now in an ICU at a hospital here.
Gopabandhu death anniv held in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das death anniversary was celebrated by the Jagatsinghpur district administration and Municipalauthority here on Thursday. Collector SK Mohapatra paid floral tribute at the Gopabandhu statue. Among others, Municipality Executive Officer Ashok Kumar Karna, DIPRO Kaminiranjan Patanayak, Deepak Patnaik and a few officials were present at the celebration.
Youth held for smashing Erasama Tehsildar vehicle
Jagatsinghpur: Chandan Behera, a resident of Japa village under Erasama area, was arrested by police on the charge of vandalizing the vehicle of the Erasama Tehsildar, a week ago. Reports said that Tehsildar Choudhury Pragyan Nandan Das had imposed fine on a few shops for flouting Covid norms which was protested by the shopkeepers, and locals at Japa village. Some youths had pelted stone at the Tehsildar’s vehicle and misbehaved with other Government employees. The Tehsildar had lodged an FIR with police.
2 brown sugar peddlers held in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: Two brown sugar peddlers were arrested by police and about 2.60 gram of the contraband, cash of Rs 10,000, and a bullet motorcycle were seized from them on Wednesday. The accused were identified as Bikram Patra hailing from Gangeswargada village under Cuttack district and Manas Ranjan Sahoo, a resident of Balianta village under Khurda district. Police informed that the duo was spotted at Gopalasagar village here.
Youth’s body recovered from rail track
Jagatsinghpur: A body of a youth was recovered by the Railway police in Badabandha on Cuttack Paradip rail line on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Soumya Ranjan Behera, a resident of Olasingh village under Jankia in Khordha district. He was working in a mobile tower company in Kujang.
Bastia to provide oxygen to Covid-hit in Athagarh
Athagarh: Noted social worker and Athagarh Bikash Manch president Manash Ranjan Bastia has announced to provide oxygen free of cost through oxygen concentration machines now available with him to Covid-infected patients in the Athagarh area who are in dire need of oxygen as prescribed by the doctors at quarantine centres or in home isolation. Bastia during this pandemic period distributes different commodities to the needy people in different villages of the area. His benevolent works has been highly appreciated.