Staff oppose privatisation of public sector banks
Balangir: Leaders of SBI Staff Association AGS Sambalpur Module Rohit Kumar Satapathy and zonal secretary Rupes Kumar Dalai, along with others, submitted a memorandum to Balangir MLA Narasingha Mishra against the process to privatise public sector banks. According to reports, there would be a two-day strike in banks on March 15 and 16 against the proposed privatisation of public sector banks.
Biju Jayanti celebrated in Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda: The 105th birth anniversary of legendary leader Biju Patnaik was observed here on Friday. Rich tributes were paid by people of the town by garlanding his statue at Badmal Square. Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das and Brajrajnagar MLA Kishore Kumar Mohanty led the celebrations. A public meeting was held in the evening where Das and Mohanty were chief guest and chief speaker, respectively. They reminded people of the great contributions made by Bijubabu to build a modern Odisha and especially the carving out Jharsuguda from undivided Sambalpur and recognising it as a district.
Woman, daughter’s bodies found in well in M’giri
Malkangiri: Police on Saturday recovered bodies of a woman and her four-year-old daughter from a well at Kaudiguda village under the Mathili police station in Malkangiri district. It was suspected to be a case of suicide. Police said the two were missing from their house since previous night. It was suspected that the woman tied her daughter with her waist before jumping into the well. Police along with fire personnel reached the spot and recovered the bodies from the well with the help of a rope.
Music video ‘Rasia Toka’ released
Bhubaneswar: NGR Mix’s very first music video ‘Rasia Toka’ was released here on Friday. Sung by popular singers Mantu Churiya and Aseema Panda, the song features Suryamayee and Raj Rajesh. The music was composed by Ollywood music director Premanand, lyric by Narmada Sahu. The music video has been choreographed and directed by Girish Mohanty. “When the album industry disappeared, people had to wait for film songs to release. Now, they have more options with YouTube and other social media channels,” said NGR Mix’s Bimal Kumar Panda.