CPI leader Ishwar Nayak passes away
Sambalpur: CPI leader and revolutionary poet Ishwar Nayak passed away at his home at laida village in Sambalpur district on Thursday afternoon. He was 70 and is survived his wife Pankajini and two sons Soshit and lohit. Nayak was undergoing treatment for his paralytic leg at a private hospital at Burla after he fell down in his bathroom some months ago. He was discharged from the hospital four days ago and staying at his home. He was the secretary of CPI Sambalpur district unit and president of Odisha Khet Mazdoor Sangh and Bidi Shramik Sangh.
PlFI member arrested
Rourkela: The Raibaga police arrested a Jharkhand-based extremist group PlFI member Ignetus Indwar (45) on Thursday and forwarded him to court under Sections 147, 148, 307 and 149 of IPC and 25 and 27 of Arms Act. According to the police, on January 21 this year Indwar, after exchange of fire between police and PlFI members in the Danadapani jungle of Majhapara GP, had fled from the spot leaving a numberless Bolero jeep. After investigation, it was found that the vehicle belongs to Indwar and he was arrested from Jharkhand.
Man with wife demands father’s arrest
Rourkela: In a significant development, a man and his wife sat in front of the Baragaon police station demanding early arrest of the man’s father. Manoj Pruseth and Baijayanti Pruseth of Nakati village have lodged an FIR against Baishnab Pruseth alleging that he had attacked them with an axe. The police had not accepted the FIR initially, but after the intervention of the Sundargarh SP, the FIR was registered but the accused has not been arrested. The police managed to convince the couple to withdraw their dharna, but the inaction of the police has come under criticism from the locals.
RSP holds workshop for women employees
Rourkela: A workshop on Women-Centric Issues for lady Employees, Abha, was organised by the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) at its premises here on Thursday. A large number of women employees from various units of the plant and Township along with members of the RSP Complaints Committee, senior women executives, MTTs and MTAs participated in the programme. Under the guidance of RSP CEO GS Prasad, the initiative aims at enhancing the quality of work life for the women employees of the organization and addresses their various issues. Among others, RSP ED Manabendra Misra and social activist Manjula Bara also spoke.