Hotel Crown salutes Covid warriors
Bhubaneswar: Leading city-based Hotel Crown has displayed a banner appreciating the services of Covid-19 warriors.
Pioneer scribe honoured as corona warrior
Paradip: The Pioneer Paradip correspondent Prasanta Rout was felicitated as a corona warrior by the Odisha Road Safety Forum and the Bapuji Academy at Kujang recently. Forum president social activist Arun Kumar Pani, vice-president Sarada Prasad Sarangi, secretary Snehamayee Acharya, chief guest Kujang Tehsildar SP Priyadarshini, social worker Sunakar Behera, journalists Dusmanta Majhi, Bibhuti Bhusan Das, Prasant Kumar Rout, Ranjit Panda, Hariguru Das, Manoj Pradhan, Pralaya Mohapatra, Pramod Mallick, Rashmi Ranjan Routray, Srikant Das, Gourga Swain, Nirbipta Das, Babru Bahan Rout and Anganwadi and ASHA Workers were present.
One dies in asphyxiation, two critical
Kendrapada: A person died and two others’ conditions became critical due to asphyxiation when they were engaged in removing a latrine tank centring at Post Office lane here. The deceased was identified as Sk Munna of Idgahmohalla. The injured duo was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital.
IFFCO Paradeep holds Utkal Janani singing
Paradip: The IFFCO Paradeep unit organised mass singing of “Bande Utkala Janani" in its premises to honour corona warriors. Senior officials, employees, contract workers, township residents and children participated in the programme wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. Unit head KJ Patel, GM (Finance) Suresh Goyal , JGM (Elect) SD Sharma, DGM(P&A) AK Mall, DGM(HR) GC Acharya, SM (HR) BK Parida, Manager (HR) Anil Kumar Singh, Administrative Officer PK Beura and Employees’ Union president Suvendu Majhi and general secretary TR Puhan were present.
Social worker Lakshmi Panda death anniv held
Brahmapur: The 23rd death anniversary of Ganjam district’s known social worker Lakshmi Panda was observed at her Gandhinagar residence here on Saturday. Panda was a kind-hearted and soft spoken person. Because of her ungrudging help to distress and poor people, she was popularly called as “Sahuani” (woman who gives financial help to poor in need) by her villagers of Alladigaon under Purushottampur block. Panda’s husband late Govinda Chandra Panda too was a freedom fighter and an Ex-Serviceman who fought in the Second World War.
Vedanta staffers sing ‘Utkala Janani’
Bhubaneswar: In response to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s appeal, Vedanta employees, business partners and families across its plant sites and townships at Lanjigarh and Jharsuguda recited the ‘Bande Utkala Janani’ song and expressed gratitude to the State Government, district administrations, private organisations, civic bodies and individuals for their relentless efforts in fighting Covid pandemic.“The State Government’s endeavours to confront and contain the pandemic and provide care to residents have been strategic, effective and praiseworthy. I extend heartfelt gratitude to all Covid warriors of Odisha,” said CEO CN Singh.
Dhamra Port staffers sing Utkala Janani
Dhamra: Rising to the call of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, employees of the Adani Dhamra Port sang "Bande Utkala Janani" to boost morale power of corona warriors. Led by port CEO Subrata Tripathy, all senior officers, heads of various departments and projects, ship captains, sailors, staff and workers sang the song.
NTPC Talcher Kaniha salutes Covid warriors
Talcher: Responding to the call of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, NTPC Talcher Kaniha employees, including contractual ones, sang 'Bande Utkala Janani’ at 5:30 pm at its various departments and locations across its plant. They expressed gratitude to the frontline workers, including doctors, nurses, security personnel, police, people’s representatives and others, engaged in Covid fight. Staffs wore masks and maintained social distance while singing the song.
Red Cross supports Amphan-hit people
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State Branch distributed relief materials like polythene and mosquito nets to Cyclone Amphan-affected people in Kendrapada, Jagatsingpur, Bhadrak and Baleswar districts. It also supported the whirlwind-affected people of Haladipadia slum of Laxmisagar in Bhubaneswar.