Paradip Congress leader joins BJP
Paradip: Noted local Congress leader Manindra Guru along with hundreds of his supporters joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the BJP’s State office in Bhubaneswar last week in the presence of BJP State president Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, the party’s Odisha Prabhari Arun Kumar Singh and BJP State Yuva Morcha president Umakanta Pattnaik. Guru, who is the president of Oil Refineries Contract labour Cooperative Society, Kalinga Shipping Workers’ Union and Oil Refinery Tankers Owners’ Association, is also involved in various social activities. His joining the BJP has made its Paradip unit stronger.
Sudarshan has made Odisha proud: Dharmendra
New Delhi: Union Ministster for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan congratulated internationally-acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik for winning the prestigious World Cup of Sand Sculpting 2014 in the US. Pradhan congratulated Pattnaik while the latter met him here on Monday. Pattnaik, who has many national and international awards to his credit, has made Odisha and the country proud for his creative expressions on sand, Pradhan said.
B’patna cop caught taking bribe
Bhawanipatna: Subash Chandra Guru, ASI of Police, Sadar PS, Bhawanipatna, was arrested by the Vigilance police for taking bribe of Rs3,000 on Tuesday. Guru was caught red-handed by Vigilance officers while demanding and accepting the bribe from Sudarshan Sa of village Manoharpur for showing favour to his son involved in a police case.
AMl bags Greentech Gold Award
Rourkela: The Adhunik Metaliks limited (AMl), Rourkela, the flagship company of the Adhunik Group has bagged the prestigious Greentech Training Excellence Award-2014 in the Gold Category. Company GM (Training & Development) Ratan Jhankar Ray received the award in Bangalore. Earlier, the company’s performance was assessed by a high-level jury. The award is conferred to industries for outstanding achievements in the field of learning and development.