legal awareness camp held in B’pur
Brahmapur: A legal awareness camp was organised by the District legal Service Authority (DlSA) at the SKS High School at Nimakhandi here on Monday. The programme was conducted under the chairmanship of DlSA secretary Pravat Kumar Rajguru. Discussions were held on topics like women rights and their protection, abolition of domestic violence and poverty and legal benefits for SC and ST people. The participants were also sensitised on free legal aid services and other mechanisms and their benefits. Advocate Satish Panigrahi, ABEO Bansidhar Panda and Nimakhandi School Headmaster Judhisthir Panigrahi attended the programme, among others.
2 women NFSA ‘beneficiaries’ held in G’pati
Paralakhemundi: The Paralakhemundi police on Monday arrested two women in Kashi Nagar block in Gajapati district for having ration cards with false documents. They were forwarded to court. The accused women are D Dhanalaxmi and D Rajeswari of Minagaan village. The court rejected their bail plea and they were sent to the Paralakhemundi jail.
lions Club district cabinet held at J’suguda
Jharsuguda: The 26th district cabinet of the lions Club was organised at Beheramal here on Sunday. Attending as chief guest, Member of Parliament Baijayant Panda said the global economy is going through turmoil and India is emerging as the torchbearer of growth and development. Panda praised the efforts of the club members towards undertaking many social and charitable causes in the State. lions District Governor Sanjay Sahu and installation officer Gurucharan Singh Hora, Sanjay Sarawagi, Ashok Agrawal, Asish Badhan, Brajmohan Agrawal, Madhmita Subhnil, VM Metheu, Kishore Mohanty and Dasrath Sharma were present, among others.
Vedanta CEO gets Tech Excellence Award
Jharsuguda: Vedanta Aluminium CEO Abhijit Pati was awarded with the Technological Excellence Award at the 20th National Conference on Non-Ferrous Mineral and Metal held at Jamshedpur on July and 9. The organising committee awarded Pati in recognition of his significant contribution as a frontline leader in the turn around and growth of several aluminium production centres of the country. Pati said, “I am committed to work incessantly for the cause of aluminium in India. It has tremendous potential and will be the future growth driver of India.”