Man kills friend at Phulbani
Phulbani: In a shocking incident, a man killed his friend with a sharp weapon at Panduri Sahi on Saturday. According to reports, Sushil Kanhar and Ghasiram Pradhan were staying in a house at Panduri Sahi. On Saturday afternoon, Ghasiram had gone out for work and Sushil was in the house alone. When Ghasiram returned in the afternoon and found that there was no rice for him to eat, he suddenly lost control and attacked Sushil suspecting that he had eaten all the rice.
ESSAR Steel signs pact for slag management
Bhubaneswar: Essar Steel India signed an agreement with Harsco India Pvt limited on Friday for management of steel slag from its plants. Harsco is an established global market leader in slag processing and metal recovery business. The $ 160-million agreement is for a period of 15 years. Harsco would recover iron from the slag which can then be reused in steelmaking after whcih the sized slag would be used for purposes including making paver blocks, road back fill, road-laying, brickmaking, cement mix construction, among other usages.
Hazira Facility of Essar Director Rajiv Bhatnagar said the agreement is in line with his company’s commitment to the cause of zero waste and sustainable development.
Balangir scribe’s father passes away
Balangir: Radhacharan Mishra, father of SMS mobile training and repairing founder and journalist Sudhir Mishra, passed away here after a heart attack. He was 73. Widely known as an ideal teacher, he is survived by his wife Kiaphula Mishra and three sons. His last rites were performed at Bibhutipada after his elder son Hari Hara Mishra arrived from Mumbai.