DARSHAN AT SHREEMANDIR TO BE RESTRICTED FOR 4 HRS TODAY (Pix)
Puri: Devotees will be restricted to have darshan of Lord Jagannath and His divine siblings at the Shreemandir here for four hours from 4 pm to 8 pm for the Banaka Lagi ritual on Wednesday. The Banaka lagi ritual of the deities will be performed on the auspicious occasion of Astami Tithi, Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha. As per the tradition, the ritual will be held after the completion of Madhyana Dhupa and Dwitiya Bhoga Mandapa rituals.
IMI BHUBANESWAR HOLDS ANNUAL CONVOCATION (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneswar hosted its 9th annual convocation to confer PG Diploma to the graduating students of PGDM 2019-21 and PGDM 2018-21 batches. Nestle India CMD Suresh Narayanan was chief guest. RPSG Group Board member VC Agarwal conferred the diplomas to the students. At the outset, IMI Director Prof Ramesh Behl delivered the welcome address.
POLICE ASI HELD TAKING BRIBE IN GANJAM
Cuttack: The Vigilance police on Tuesday caught Manas Kumar Rout, ASI of Police, Bhejiput outpost under the Khallikote police station in Ganjam district, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a person to help him in a case earlier registered in the Khallikote PS. Following the trap, simultaneous searches were carried out on the rented house and office room of Rout at Bhejiput and his Government quarter at Puri. Later, he was arrested and forwarded to court.
ECOR HOLDS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) celebrated the World Environment Day. ECoR General Manager (I/C) Sharad Kumar Srivastav appealed to employees to work for better environment and pollution control. The ECoR also undertook plantation and took out a procession and conducted essay and drawing compeitions on environmental themes. Plantation programmes were also organised in Khurda Road, Waltair and Sambalpur Divisions to make railway premises environment-friendly and for eradication of pollution.
SUCCESSFUL TRAINING LAUNCH OF AGNI-4
Baleswar: A successful training launch of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out at approximately 19:30 hours from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, on Monday. The test was part of the routine user training launches carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command. The launch validated all operational parameters as also the reliability of the system. The test reaffirms India's policy of having a 'Credible Minimum Deterrence' capability.
RENOVATED SBI INS CHILIKA BRANCH INAUGURATED (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: A renovated campus of the State Bank of India (SBI), INS Chilika branch was inaugurated by SBI Deputy Managing Director Vidya Krishnan in the presence of Commanding Officer, INS Chilka, NP Pradeep on Tuesday. On this occasion, eight bore wells were donated by the SBI to INS Chilika as part of its CSR initiatives.
BEAR APPEARS IN BALANGIR CIVILIAN COLONY
Balangir: The appearance of a bear near the gate of Sadeipali grid on Balangir-Chandanbhati Road on Monday night has surprised many. “The bear appeared just outside the gate of Sadeipali grid. We saw it
from CCTV footage. Two squads have been formed to monitor the movement of the bear and they are sensitising people about the beast. The Forest department is keeping a tab on the situation,” said Balangir
Forest Range Officer KK Nayak speaking to media on Tuesday. DFO Nitish Kumar in a message urged the locals to cooperate with the department.
EX-SARPANCH REDDY GETS ‘PRAKRUTI BANDHU’ (Pix)
Chhatrapur: Former Kainchapur Sarpanch G Santosh Reddy received Prakruti Bandhu Award from the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department on the World Environment Day. Reddy was felicitated in a programme organised by the Brahmapur Forest Division. He was given Rs 10,000 in the presence of DFO Amlan Nayak, RCCF Prasanta Mishra, ADEO Pavitra Kumar Sahu.