1,348- KG SEIZED GANJA BURNT IN GANJAM
Brahmapur: The Pattapur police in Ganjam district had seized 1,348 kg of ganja from Govindapur near Taptapani in the year 2021. As per direction of the court, the contraband was burnt on Friday in the presence of Southern DIG Satyavrata Bhoi, Ganjam SP Brijesh Kumar Rai, ADM Biswambar Rath, STP SP Kishore Kumar Panigrahy, Ganjam Excise SP Dharmendra Narayana Rath and Additional SP Sujit Kumar Nayak in the Government-approved brick chimney near Sheragada.
WOMAN KILLED BY TUSKER IN SUNDARGARH
Rourkela: A 50-year-old woman was killed by a tusker in the wee hours on Friday under Ujalpur Forest Range in Sundargarh district. The deceased was identified as Clara Soreng, a resident of Naudih village under Kulba gram panchayat. After getting information, forest and Kinjrikela police officials reached the spot and sent the body for postmortem. “As per provision, Rs 4 lakh compensation would be given to her family after completion of necessary formalities.” said Ujalpur Range Officer SK Hiramani.
PRADIPTA DAS ELECTED INTUC STATE SECRETARY
Bhubaneswar: NALCO Employees’ Forum general secretary Pradipta Kumar Dash has been elected as secretary of the INTUC Odisha unit. For this, he has expressed gratitude to INTUC national vice-president and State president Dr Rama Chandra Khuntia, State vice-president Madan Mohan Dhal and State general secretary Kishore Jena.
KRUSHAK SAMAJ PRESIDENT MEETS OUAT VC
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Krushak Samaj president Dr Purna Chandra Mohanty on Friday met the new VC of OUAT Prof Pravat Kumar Raul and extended his cooperation to all farmers’ welfare programmes of the university. His suggestions included awarding a lead farmer of the State on the birthday of CM Naveen Patnaik, inclusion of a member of the Krushak Samaj in the advisory boards of the KVKs and popularisation of bio-fertiliser.
20 ODISHA TECH STARTUPS PARTICIPATE IN DUBAI EVENT
Startup Odisha is participating partner of Gitex Global 2022
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of 20 tech startups from Odisha led by Executive Chairman of Startup Odisha Dr Omkar Rai arrived in Dubai to participate in the world’s premier tech and startup event Gitex Global 2022 which kicked off on October 10 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Startup Odisha, Government of Odisha is a participating partner at this event.
ISB WORKSHOP ON BAMBOO HARVESTING IN MALKANGIRI
Bhubaneswar/ Malkangiri: The Indian School of Business (ISB), in association with the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), organised a district-level workshop in Malkangiri on bamboo harvesting, business orientation and management plan. Malkangiri, an abundant bamboo belt, is one of the pilot locations for the forest economy initiative by ISB-BIPP that aims to build a sustainable forest economy and boost the livelihoods of local communities.
KOTAK NEO APP LAUNCHED
Bhubaneswar: The Kotak Securities Limited has announced the launch of Kotak Neo, its latest trading platform ecosystem, built to accelerate and elevate the user experience for investors. Kotak Neo offers multi-platform access comprising a mobile app, website, trade API and Nest trading terminal. Investors can expect regular app updates catering to their needs. Jaideep Hansraj, MD & CEO, Kotak Securities, said, “The initial response to Kotak Neo has been very encouraging with an app rating of 4.4 plus consistently on the Play Store.”
PIOUS WOMAN KANKALATA PASSES AWAY
Bhapur: A philanthropic and pious woman, Kankalata Sahu, passed away at the age of 69 at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. She was suffering from blood cancer for a long time. Her husband Kishore Sahu, two sons Satyakant Sahu and Kulamani Sahu, two daughters-in-law, daughter Nivedita, nephew Dr Pramod Kumar Sahu and six grandchildren were present at the time of her death.