MOURNING COVER ON MULAYAM SINGH RELEASED (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: A Day of Death Mourning Cover was released during an all-party remembrance meeting for Mulayam Singh Yadav held at the Jayadev Bhavan here on Saturday. The cover, issued by The Mourning Cover Society of India, had been posted on the day of death of the popular leader called “Netaji” by his followers. Leaders paid tributes to Yadav and lauded his role in social engineering. The meet was attended by Ranendra Pratap Swain, Debi Mishra, Niranjan Patnaik, Suresh Routray, Rama Chandra Panda, Rabi Das, Prasanna Patsani among others. Noted philatelist Anil Dhir said Yadav was among the last politicians who truly followed the Lohiaite socialist tradition.
GAM ORGANISES FREE DIABETES CHECKUP FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya (GAM) Puri in association with the Dabur India and organised a free health checkup camp to mark the National Ayurveda Day in the Jeevan Anand Apartments premises at Khandagiri here on Saturday. Under the guidance of Prof Dr Sudarsan Behera, GAM Principal Dr Diptirekha Dash coordinated the camp. The Dabur India conducted blood sugar testing of more 100 senior citizens. Dr Diptirekha Dash and other doctors provided medical advice for the senior citizens and prescribed Ayurvedic medicines for treatment of diabetes. The use of millets for control and regulation of diabetes was highlighted.
WHITE TIGRESS BIJAYA DIES AT NANDANKANAN (PIX)
Bhubaneswar: White tigress Bijaya, which was ailing for over the past week, died while undergoing treatment at the Nandankanan Zoological Park on Saturday. Two veterinarians from the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry affiliated to the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) had visited the zoo for her health checkup. Last year, the white tigress had delivered three cubs. With death of Bijaya, the number of white tigers at Nandankanan slipped to five.
EARTHEN LAMP KIOSK UNVEILED BY JSPUR DM
Jagatsinghpur: The district administration and the ORMAS jointly opened an earthen lamp kiosk in front of the municipality office here on Thursday, which was inaugurated by Collector Parul Patwari. Earthen lamps are needed during the Diwali festival. Two SHGs from Kujang, Jeevan Jyotee Terracotta Producer Group and Maa Arnapurna, were roped in to produce diyas for sale at the kiosk until October 25.
GIRL STUDENT KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP IN BALESWAR
Baleswar: A girl student died when she was run over by a dumper on Saturday. She was identified as Karishma Patra of Dehury Sahi village of Rai Ramachandrapur panchayat under Oupada block and was a Plus II student. The mishap took place near Dienpur Square when the girl was going to her college by a bicycle.
SIDHIKSHA WINS 2ND PRIZE IN DUBAI MODEL SHOW (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Bringing pride not only to India but also to Odisha, Sidhiksha Priyadharini won the 2nd prize in the Junior Model International Contest in Dubai on Friday. In 2021, she had been selected in Odisha Junior Top Models, a State-level model contest organised by the Odisha Fashion Villa and she participated in the national contest in Kochi and won the 2nd runners-up crown. The Odisha Fashion Villa trains many such children every year to participate in national and international modelling competitions.
CSPUR DAVIANS CELEBRATE DIWALI (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Tiny tots of the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, participated in various events to spread the message of love and fraternity while celebrating the festival of lights ahead of Diwali in the school premises on Saturday.