Smearing of Ambedkar statue protested
Bhawanipatna: The Kalahandi Dalit Sena on Friday submitted a memorandum to Bhawanipatna Sub-Collector Sushant Singh and Kalahandi SP Shravan Vivek M and threatened to take to the streets in connection with the case of throwing cow dung on the statue of Baba Saheb Ambedkar installed in front of the Kalahandi district Collectorate here. Three days ago, the Sena had registered an FIR in this regard at the Town police station.
SENIOR CITIZENS HOLD PLANTATION DRIVE AT BHAPUR
Bhapur (Nayagarh): A plantation programme was organised by the Bhapur Senior Citizens’ Association at the Sriram Temple here. As many as 50 varieties of fruit-bearing trees were planted by 50 senior citizens. While the programme was coordinated by youth activists Ramesh Chandra Barad and Gyan Ranjan Sarangi, the guests of the plantation programmee were Odisha Senior Citizens’ Association secretary Jugal Kishore Sahu, Bhapur CHC Medical Officer Satyapriya Sahu and Forester Mnaoj Kumar Sethi.
SEMILIGUDA KARATE SCHOOL EXCELS IN STATE COMPETITION
Semiliguda: Two players of the Utkal Karate School, Semiliguda, Harshad Kumar and Ayushi Arpita were awarded with silver and bronze medals in the State level e-karate competition organised by the Odisha State Karate Association recently. Nine karatekas of the Utkal Karate School, Semiliguda, had participated in the competition. The judges of competition were Hari Prasad Pattnayak and SR Sasmal.