HEAVY RAINS: HOLIDAYS CANCELLED IN GANJAM
Chhatrapur: With the Met department predicting heavy rains in Ganjam district for next few days, district Collector Dibya Jyothi Parida has cancelled all holidays for Government employees till July 30. No Government employees are allowed to leave district headquarters during the period as per the order of the Collector. In emergency cases, employees may take permission from the Collector for any leave.
MAN POSTS GIRL’S OBSCENE PHOTOS, ARRESTED IN B’SWAR
Baleswar: The Jaleswar police arrested a man, who allegedly posted obscene photos of a girl on social media. The accused, who is married, had developed a love relationship with the victim. During their relationship, he captured some of her photos of intimate moments. While their relationship turned sour, he uploaded the pictures on social media. The girl lodged an FIR with the Jaleswar police.
BALESWAR MAN HELD IN MURDER CASE
Baleswar: The Khantapara police arrested a person in connection with a murder case and forwarded him to court on Tuesday. The accused Ramani Ranjan Mahalik, who had been absconding, was wanted in the case of Sandip Dalei of Inchudi GP of Remuna while earlier two persons were apprehended in connection with the case.
CUO MOURNS AJAY PARIDA’S DEMISE (Pix)
Koraput: The Central University of Odisha (CUO) Koraput on Wednesday organised a condolence meeting in the memory of Padma Shri Dr Ajay Parida, Director, Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar. Vice Chancellor Prof SK Palita in his message said, “The country lost an eminent scientist at a very early age. He was closely associated with launching of MSc in BCNR at Central University of Odisha.”
CONDOLENCE MEE FOR AJAY PARIDA AT JAJPUR RD (Pix)
Jajpur Road: A condolence meeting was held at the ‘Udayabata’ office here for late Institute of Life Sciences Director Padma Shri Dr Ajay Kumar Parida under the chairmanship of ‘Udayabata’ editor Dushmanta Kumar Rout. Social worker and TU leader Chandramani Samal, Kailash Swain, Dr Akshaya Panda, Kamalini Samal, Bidyutprava Ray, Arun Das, Prafulla Barik, Gouri Shankar Pati, Lecturer Subash Chandra Swain spoke about the outstanding performance of Dr Parida in the fields of agriculture, science, etc.
MELORRA’S STORE OPENS AT ESPLANADE MALL
Bhubaneswar: Mayor Sulochana Das has inaugurated a Melorra experience store of India's fastest-growing D2C brands at the Nrxus Esplanade Mall in city. The store is bringing 21st-century lightweight, fine, trendy, modular and fashionable gold jewellery to women. Melorra now has 13 such centres across India and plans to launch 350 more in the coming years. Founder and CEO Saroja Yeramilli said women today demand jewellery that goes with their daily wardrobe.