Energy Min, Secy visit CESU office
Bhubaneswar: Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das and Secretary SC Mahapatra visited the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) office here on Friday to meet power sector officials working for about 19 lakh electricity customers in districts of Cuttack, Puri, Dhenkanal, Angul, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Nayagarh, Khordha and Jajpur. CESU CEO SK Popli and HRD Officer SK Mishra arranged the meeting, during which the officials focused on subjects like customer service, infrastructure development, commercial viability, administration and public safety.
Balasubramanyam is Nalco Director (Production)
Bhubaneswar: Nalco Executive Director (Production) V Balasubramanyam has taken over as the company’s new Director (Production) from January 1 on superannuation of SS Mahapatra. Balasubramanyam started his career with Nalco in 1984 as a Graduate Engineer Trainee. He has contributed significantly from technology adoption to absorption in the field of aluminium technology. He is a life member of the Indian Institute of Metals, a management committee member of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries and a member of the energy panel in the Odisha chapter of the CII.
Katju to deliver Nalco foundation day lecture
Bhubaneswar: Former Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs Vivek Katju will deliver the 14th edition of the Nalco Foundation Day lecture Series, to be held at Nalco Bhavan here on January 6. As a dynamic IFS officer, contribution of Katju in developing India’s foreign relations is commendable. After joining the IFS in 1975, Katju has served as India’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Myanmar and Thailand. Notably, Katju belongs to the family tree of Kailash Nath Katju, who was the first Governor of Odisha after Independence.
Corporation Bank opens two branches in State
Bhubaneswar: The Corporation Bank Zonal office opened two new branches, one is at Kakarudrapur gram panchayat under Balianta block and another is at Kurunjipur gram panchayat under Balipatna block in Khurda district on Monday. People of nearby villages can avail facilities like opening of savings bank accounts under the PMJDY scheme, current accounts, fixed deposit, agriculture loans, KCC, housing loans, etc, at the two branches. The bank will also open another 13 branches in unbanked rural areas before March 31, 2015. It crossed a total business of Rs 4,000 crore in the State as on December 31, 2014.
ECoR releases table calendar
Bhubaneswar: East Coast General (ECoR) Manager Railway Rajiv Vishnoi released the ECoR’s Table Calendar-2015 at the Rail Sadan at Chandrasekharpur here on Friday. This year’s calendar has Swachh Bharat Mission as its focus theme with rare heritage photographs from the archives of the Indian Railways.