BYJD for Naba’s suspension from House
Bhubaneswar: Biju Yuba Janata Dal general secretary Bijay Nayak demanded that Jharsuguda MlA Naba Kishore Das be suspended from the Assembly for viewing porn in his mobile inside the House. He said the despicable act has not just lowered the dignity of the House but also of the woman of the State. Nayak said that instead of concentrating on raising the issues of his locality, Das was found to be involved in the immoral act which has put a question mark on his sincerity on the development of his constituency.
SUCI protests power tariff hike
Bhubaneswar: The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) members on Tuesday held a rally here in front of the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), protesting against the proposed power tariff hike. SUCI(C) local committee secretary Purnachandra Behera chaired the protest meet. OERC had announced hike in power tariff in the State from April. The tariff for domestic category consumers had been raised by 20 paise per unit and for agriculture sector by 40 paise per unit.
Autism Therapy Centre holds fest
Bhubaneswar: The Autism Therapy Centre (ATC), which runs under the aegis of Manage Autism Now (MAN) Trust and provides therapy to children affected by autism, celebrated its annual day and the Autism Awareness Day here on Sunday. Sri Sri Ravisankar University VC Dr Nanda lal attended as chief guest and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan vice-chairman Dr SK Tamotia as guest of honour. Odisha Sahitya Akademi President Satakadi Hota presided. MAN Trustee MM Panda welcomed the guests. MAN Trust Chairman Swarnalata Mishra read out the annual report.
Reliance Foundation rewards School Vision winners Bhubaneswar: Quiz competitions were being organised among school students on behalf of magazine School Vision at the ongoing 16th book fair at Exhibition Ground here beginning from December 4. Winners of the competition were presented with attractive footballs, sponsored by the Reliance Foundation at the School Vision’s stall. The magazine meant for school children was inaugurated by the Governor Dr SC Jamir on the inaugural day. The book is a compilation of stories, comic strips, brain teasers and articles based on their subjects like English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography and General Knowledge, etc.