Farmers hold dharna in K’pada
Kendrapada: Demanding the functioning of Karandia minor
irrigation canal system, about 100 farmers on Wednesday staged a satyagrah and dharna in front of Rankala Irrigation Department Inspection Bungalow. The stir was organised under the leadership of Tejeswar Parida, an aspirant candidate of ruling BJD party for
Patkura Assembly constituency. The farmers alleged that due to the lack of interest shown by the State Government, the canal is lying in a dilapidated condition. Though umpteen times, the matter was
brought before the authorities, yet nothing was done to make
the canal functional, they said.
lawyer suspended from K’nagar bar
Dhenkanal: The Kamakhyanager Bar Association on Thursday suspended its member Santosh Nayak as he allegedly attacked a
police constable in the court premises. However, the constable along with another person managed to overpower Nayak and handed him over to the police. Sources said the lawyer was also arrested earlier
on some other charges.
Retired teachers felicitated in Ali
Ali: Governor awarded teacher Ratnakar Mishra, Hindi teacher Swapneswar Behera and Ratnakar Rout of Sarat Kumar Deb High School were felicitated at a function here on Wednesday.
Kendrapada ZP president Sridhar Swain attended the function
as the chief guest. PS chairperson Rasmita Mohanty, former
Demal GP sarpanch Bhaskar Chandra Panda, retired headmaster
and former president of Sarat Kumar Deb High School Sridhar Patra, lawyer and social worker Chiranjibi Das, Ali College lecturer Ramesh Chandra Panda and Block Education Officer Jayashree Satapathy
spoke on the occasion. Ratnakar Mishra was the first headmaster
under whose guidance students of the area achieved the highest
degree of success.
30 Sanskrit teachers honoured in Ali
Ali: In coordination with the Sanskrit Teachers’ Federation of Kendrapada district, 30 Sanskrit teachers felicitated at a meeting organised by Headmaster Giridhar Nath Sharma ofChandiagadi
High School in Ali tehsil. District Education Officer Markat Keshari
Ray attended the function as the chief guest and Utkal Sanskruta Sikshak Mahasangh working president Prafulla Kumar Sahoo was
the chief speaker. Block Education Officer Jayashree Satapathy also attended the programme.
Welcome fest held at Maniabandha College
Athagarh: The students of the Political Science and Education departments of the Maniabandha College near here celebrated a welcome ceremony for the newcomers to the departments in the presence of college Principal and all staff on Thursday. The students spoke on the significance of the ceremony whereas the teachers advised them to be sincere in their studies.
Teachers’ Day celebrated in Jajpur
Jajpur: Socio-cultural organisation Sattar Smruti Sansad celebrated the Teachers’ Day at Sukinda on Thursday. Nearly 50 teachers were felicitated at the function. Social worker Prabhuranjan Satpathy said the relationship between students and teachers is always a matter of pride and respect. Among others, Sansad president Dr Manjoor Ali was present.