Cong burns Revenue Min’s effigy at P’khemundi
Parakhemundi: Members of the Nagar Congress under the leadership of its president Basant Panda on Monday staged a demonstration here and torched an effigy of Revenue Minister Surjya Narayan Patro. They alleged that while the Union Government has sanctioned Rs1,000 crore as Phailin assistance, the Minister misled the State Assembly by saying the Centre had given only Rs250 crore.
B’pur lions Club launches cardiac care centre
Brahmapur: A meeting of the lions Club of Berhampur Galaxy was held on Sunday at which lions District Governor Kalpana Biswal joined as the chief guest. later, Biswal inaugurated a new club. First Vice District Governor Amita Jena and Second Vice District Governor Rabindra Kumar Jena announced launching of a permanent project of free online cardiac care centre in collaboration with the Narayan Hrudayalaya Bangalore for check-up of cardiac problems of club members. Club President P Dharma Rao presided over the meeting and Secretary Suresh Chandra Behera read out a report on social activities. Presidents of different clubs of this region were present. lions Club of Berhampur Galaxy has sponsored the lion Club of Berhampur Gold.
B’swar supplies officer suspended
Baleswar: District Assistant Civil Supplies Officer Suryakanta Panigrahi has been placed under suspension by the Government on the charge of dereliction of duty. He allegedly showed favour to a rice miller which was known after a State enforcement squad carried out a raid on the mill recently. The miller failed to account for about 29,000 quintals of rice.
Meet on chemistry held at B’swar
Baleswar: A two-day national conference on “Chemistry in the 21st Century” was organised at the College of Modern Engineering and Management Studies here being jointly hosted by the collge and the Odisha Chemical Society. Former Director of Health Prof Nayan Mohanty and Additional Director of ITR Dr Binay Das addressed the students. College chairman Himansu Das and Prof Subasini lenka also addressed the gathering. The best teachers and students were felicitated on the occasion. The event was coordinated by college principal Haraprasad Panda, Harishchandra Sahu and Abhay Mahapatra.
Farmer training centre unveiled in D’nal
Dhenkanal: BJP State working committee member Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan inaugurated a training centre for farmers at Mahulpada in Dhenkanla on Friday. Attending the inaugural ceremony as guest, social activist Ramesh Chandra Samal said the training center would make farmers aware of modern farming system. The training center, established in name and style of ‘Sustha Samaj’ on the initiation of former Zilla Parisad president Thakur Mahant, had been sanctioned under the MPlAD fund of former Rajya Sabha member Rudra Narayan Pany.
SPCB to hold training for D’nal youth
Dhenkanal: State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) will organise a training programme for youths on December 17 and 18 at the Synergy Engineering College here. The programme includes spreading awareness among youths on environment, environmental laws and their enforcement, plastic waste management, water pollution, municipal waste management, vehicular and noise pollution.
Man dies in road accident in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: Middle-aged Ramani Ranjan Mohanty, a resident of Utaranta, 10 km from here, died in a road accident at the Bagula Chhak on Cuttack-Jagatsinghpur highway on late Sunday night. He was returning to his village by his bike when it hit a roadside tree.