‘Declare Kantabanji as Sub-Division’
Balangir: Members of the Kantabaji Sub-Division Action Committee led by Ajay Das and Nanda Kishore Agrawal on Monday staged a dharna before district Collectorate here. “Unless the Government declares Kantabanji as a Revenue Sub-Division within 15 days, we will stage a dharna before the Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar on February 18,” said Ajay Das, president of the action committee.
Two Rourkela bike looters held
Rourkela: The Raghunathpali police arrested two persons by cracking a motorcycle loot gang and recovered seven bikes from an abandoned house at Kalinga Vihar of Chhend on Monday. The arrested were Deepak Gouda of Shantinagar and Doman lakra. Another bike looter Rakesh Bagh is still absconding. Deepak is involved in 28 theft and other cases and Doman in three cases.
Sesa Sterlite l’garh gets GreenTech award
Bhawanipatna: The Sesa Sterlite lanjigarh unit bagged the Greentech Foundation award in gold category for its outstanding achievement in CSR and environmental practices, at a function held in Chandigarh on January 29. The company, for the first time in the world, has developed a technology to produce red mud powder to eliminate the major environmental hazards from any alumina refinery. Sesa Sterlite lanjigarh COO Dr Mukesh Kumar said the company is committed to develop the region through inclusive growth by partnering with the society.
Prasad elected Utkal Asbestos workers’ body chief
Dhenkanal: Noted labour leader Mahesh Prasad has been elected as the president of the Utkal Asbestos Sramik Congress at the elections held here in the Kamakhya devi temple premises on Sunday. Among others Babaji Samal and Pankaj Mallick have been elected as
vice-presidents and Banamali Mallick as general secretary,
sources said.