Rapist gets 7-yr jail term in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: Additional Sessions and Women Court Judge Arnapurna Nayak awarded seven years of imprisonment to a man after convicting him in a rape case. Besides, the judge also imposed a fine of `10,000 on him. Subhendu Swain, a resident of Arakhi village in the Kujang area, had been arrested on the charge of raping a woman in October 2016. The trial of the case was conducted taking witnesses of 18 persons, medical reports and evidences. The accused was awarded the jail term and fine on Thursday, informed Additional Public Prosecutor Bilash lenka.
PEO dies in road mishap in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: Santosh Kumar Mohanty, Panchayat Executive Officer of Janakadeipur under Erasama block, died in a road mishap at Gambharikana on the Sahada-Panchapally road on Thursday. Mohanty was going by his bike from his village Manapur in the Tirtol area to the panchyat office when another bike hit him from the front.
IMI holds biz contest ‘SPARX’X8’
Bhubaneswar: The International Management Institute (IMI), Bhubaneswar organised its eighth inter-college annual business contest “SPARX’X8” at its campus on Saturday with a wide range of events like Ad-Mad, Deconstruct to Reconstruct, Quest the ladder, Carpe Diem, launch and Accelerate and Intelligent Investor and observed a Pan India participation with more than 300 students from different B-schools across India. The contest had prize worth up to `60,000 for the winners of different events.
CSpur DAVians mourn Vajpayee demise
Bhubaneswar: DAVians of Chandrasekharpur here offered floral tributes to former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee and highlighted his rich contributions of at a condolence meeting organised in the school premises on Saturday.
All-party meet pays homage to Vajpayee
Paralakhemundi: Under the leadership of Gajapati district BJP president G Venkat Ravana an, an all-party condolence meet was organised here to pay homage to former Prime Minister Vajpayee on Saturday. People belonging to different classes garlanded Vajpayee’s photograph. Among others, Parala MlA K Surya Rao, BJP leaders Siddheswar Mishra, Barik Jena, Sunil Mahapatra, Shyamsundar Panigrahi and Jagannath Mahapatra remembered the legacy of Vajpayee.
Nimapara mourns Vajpayee demise
Nimapara: The Nimapara-Gop Naba Nirman Parishad organised a condolence meeting for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here on Friday. Parishad president Dillip Nayak, Ajay Bhoi, Bimalendu Swain, Niranjan Mohapatra, Akshaya Nayak, lingaraj Ray, Budhimati Prusty, Pradipta Nayak, Pramod Ray and others paid tributes to the departed leader. The Nimapara BJP unit also held a meeting where Pravati Parida, Purna Chandra Ojha, Purna Chandra Sahoo, Manas Pradhan, Milan Mukhi, Prasanna Dash, Basudev Behera and others paid tributes. Pingalakhi Public Welfare Organisation members Rajkishore Sabut, Gagan Bihari Das, Padmalochan Mohanty and others also paid tributes to Vajpayee.
Workshop on CRE opens at Nimapara
Nimapara: A three-day workshop on Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) was organised at the Pingalakhi Public Welfare Organisation (PPWO) here on Friday under the chairmanship of Rajkishore Sabut. Among others, Nimapara NAC Chairman Sanatan Pradhan, former BEO Anil Kumar Biswal, National Career Service Centre Assistant Director Ram Kishore Sharma, occupational therapist Durga Prasad Mishra, PPWO Principal Gaganbihari Das were present.
Naveen Pathagar Sahitya Pratisthan holds lit meet
Brahmapur: The Naveen Pathagar Sahitya Pratisthan organised a literary meeting here on Saturday under the chairmanship of its president Rabi Rath. South Odisha Sahitya Samiilani secretary general Dandapani Mahapatra, Brahmapur laughing Club president Bigneswar Padhi and senior citizen lalit Mohan Rajguru attended as guests. The first book of Naveen Kumar Patnaik ‘Padya Arghya’ was unveiled by the guests. Among others, Pratisthan joint secretary Sushant Kumar Kar and general secretary Dr Chandramani Swain coordinated the programme. litterateur Balkrushna Patnaik gave a vote of thanks.
Injured python rescued in Koraput
Koraput: A huge rock python with injuries on its head was rescued in Koraput district on Saturday morning. The python was spotted by locals at Digapur village in Boipariguda tehsil, following which the Forest Department was informed. Forest officials rescued the reptile and admitted it to a veterinary hospital under the Boipariguda Range for treatment.
Rungta’s mine gets NMDC Social Awareness Award
Champua: The Jajang Iron & Manganese Mines of Rungta Mines ltd received the NMDC Social Awareness Award-2017-18 for its efforts towards social welfare and wellbeing of the community. Company DGM (HR & CSR) lN Rout and DGM (P& ) SK Achaya received the award on behalf of the company at a function in New Delhi on August 14 from Union Minister of Mines Narendra Singh Tomar. A certificate of appreciation was also presented in the name of Jt VP (HR & Admin) R Agrawal for his contribution for the Mines’ outstanding performance.
TTPS officers, staffs pay tribute to Vajpayee
Bhubaneswar: Rich tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by the Talcher Thermal Power Station’s (TTPS) officers and staffs led by its General Manager MK Singh on Friday. Singh described the demise of the former PM as an irreprable loss not only for the nation but for the world. He said the real tribute to the son of India would be to strive and contribute in making India a country which he dreamt of.