OSLA DEMANDS GRADE PAY REVISION
Bhubaneswar: In a meeting held here on Thursday, the office-bearers of OSLA (Odisha State Selection Board Lecturers’ Association) demanded their grade pay revision from Rs 4,600 to Rs 5,400 with retrospective effect from 2016. The association has threatened to wear black badge on September 5, the Teacher’s Day, if the State Government does not listen to their grievances. The grade pay revision shall benefit 3,000 degree college Lecturers of all districts. The press meet was attended by president Sarojkanta Nayak, secretary Lambodar Rout, spokesperson and treasurer Prasanna Baral.
FISHERMEN NAB YOUTH WITH SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IN SEA
Paradip: Several fishermen nabbed a youth having suspicious activity in sea, around 72 nautical miles from the Paradip coast on Friday. According to reports, the youth swam in the sea and later climbed a boat to board it. The fishermen onboard the boat detained him and were bringing him to the shore in order to hand him over to the local police. Coast Guard and the police are most likely to interrogate him over his actions. More details were awaited.
KIN DONATE EYES OF 80-YR-OLD DECEASED
Brahmapur: The family members of Kotni Someswar Rao (80), who died on Wednesday at his residence at Khaspa Street of Brahmapur, donated his eyes. They informed about their intention to P Srinivasa Rao, member of Friends Helping Club. Incidentally, it was the first eye donation during the observation of the 38th National Eye Donation Fortnight which started on August 25. Dr Sasmita Parida and Dr Shadab Qadri of Eye Department, MKCG Medical College Hospital, Brahmapur, under the direction of Dr Pragyan Panda (HOD), collected both the eye balls of the deceased.