Ex-Min Bhupal Mohapatra dies at 84
Baleswar: Former Minister and veteran Congress leader Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra passed away on Tuesday while speaking at a function at the UN High School in Rupsa. He was 84. Mohapatra was a Minister of State for Forests and Environment and later labour and Employment between 1985 and 1990 during Congress rule. He was elected to the State Assembly from the Basta constituency twice.
K’mal Bar Assn office-bearers elected
Phulbani: The Kandhamal District Bar Association elected its new office-bearers on Tuesday. While Ajay Kumar Singh was elected as the president of the body, Debabrata Pradhan was selected as its vice-president. The other members are Birupakshya Panda (secretary), Josobandhu Pradhan (joint secretary), Pankaj Behara (treasurer) and Krusna Chandra Senapati (librarian). Several others were also elected as executive members of the body. Outgoing president Biswajit Pattnaik and secretary Nirodh Patro submitted the income and expenditure before the bar members. Association senior member Pratap Patra conducted the election.
B’pur rights body holds Madhu death anniv
Brahmapur: The Manav Adhikar Suraksha Manch here observed the 82nd death anniversary of Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das on Wednesday. The body members garlanded a statue of Das at Gandhinagar Chhak here. later, in a memorial meeting held under the chairmanship of Manch Coordinator Abani Kumar Gaya, a discussion was held on the difference between Madhu Babu’s ‘Dream Odisha’ and today’s impassive Odisha. Among others, Manch president Upendranath Mishra, secretary Maguni Nahak, Shyam Sundar Khadanga and Bansidhar Bhuyan spoke on the occasion.
ICGS Paradip holds blood donation camp
Paradip: The ICGS Paradip in association with the Jagatsinghpur District Blood Bank organised a blood donation camp at the ICG District Headquarters No-7 here on the occasion of the 38th Coast Guard Raising Day celebration on Monday. Commander of the Coast Guard District Headquarters no-7 DIG Sanjeev Dewan inaugurated the camp. Volunteers from DHQ-7, ICGS Vajra, CGSD PDP, ICGS Sarojoni Naidu, ICGS Rajtaranga, ICGS C-425, ICGS C-426, Paradip Collage NCC cadets and civilians from different organisations donated blood.
Core-banking launched at K’pada Head Post Office
Kendrapada: The District Head Post Office here on Monday launched core-banking system through which customers can make transactions for Post Offices located at other places. Director of Postal Services, Bhubaneswar, Pawan Kumar Singh inaugurated the system. He informed that steps are afoot to provide ATM facilities to postal customers soon. Even, Postal life Insurance (PIl) services would be made online, he said.
Nayagarh block JE in Vigilance net
Nayagarh: Acting on an allegation of possession of disproportionate assets, Vigilance police on Tuesday conducted simultaneous searches on Nayagarh block Junior Engineer Sanatan Bhol’s residential house at Debottar Colony, parental house at Bodasa and father-in-law’s house in Kadua village, all in Nayagarh, his rented house at Tankapani Road and his brother-in-law’s house at the Rama Bhramar Palace in Bhubaneswar and his office room at Nayagarh block. The sleuths found that Bhol and his family members possessed movable assets worth Rs19,85,910. His immovable assets were being assessed and further investigation is on.
Youth held in murder case in B’swar
Baleswar: The Baleswar Sadar police on Tuesday arrested and court-forwarded one Manas Swain (27) of Banaparia village for killing one Sanjay Malik of same village due to some previous grudge near Melan Chhak on Friday night. Earlier, deceased Malik was arrested in a criminal case and from that time he had some bitter feeling for Swain, said SP Awinash Kumar. Being fed up with the unnecessary blames put up by Malik, Swain murdered the former, he added. Besides, Malik had not been paying the dues, claimed by Manas for some articles purchased from him. Swain was sent to jail as his bail plea was rejected by court.
SSl holds workshop on PRI role
Kalahandi: The Sesa Sterlite ltd (SSl), lanjigarh, in association with the Nava Nirman Sansthan, Jamsedpur organised a workshop on ‘PRI Role and Responsibilities’ on Monday. lanjigarh Panchayat Samiti Chairperson Sasmita Majhi inaugurated the event in the presence of SSl CFO Jalaj Malpani and HRD head Koustav Ratan Kundu. SesaSterlite COO KK Dave said that the programme would help in providing knowledge on the role and responsibilities of PRI members to ensure sustainable development of the area through PPP mode.