MCl CMD Sahay elected MGMI chief
Sambalpur: Chairman-cum Managing Director of the Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) AN Sahay was elected as the new president of the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India (MGMI) for the year 2014-15 at its 108th annual general meeting held in Kolkata on Saturday. Sahay, a mining engineer and an alumnus of the IIT Kharagpur, has over 38 years of experience in industry field carrying many important positions. He has also worked as the Coal Controller with the Union Government.
MGM CMD gets pollution control award
Bhubaneswar: MGM Minerals limited CMD (Steel Division) Rl Mohanty received the Pollution Control Excellence award for the year 2014 from Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh here on Sunday. The award was given on the occasion of the 31st Foundation Day of the Pollution Control Board at its Auditorium Hall. Development Commissioner and Pollution Control Board Chairman AP Padhi and Forest and Environment Department Principal Secretary RK Sharma were present.
JNV holds Parents-Teachers Council meeting
Athagarh: The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) at Mundali held its Parents-Teachers Council (PTC) meeting on Saturday and elected its representatives for the current academic year. School Principal M Mariappan said that the school is counted as an elite institution and later praised the parents for sending their children to this unique institution, where State and National level competitions are conducted in every month. School Vice-Principal G Prasad Rao briefed about the objectives of body meeting while some teachers and parents placed their suggestions for improving the teaching-learning process in the school. The meeting was coordinated by teacher Ranjita Senapati.
Elderly man booked for rape in B’swar
Baleswar: The Khantapara police on Sunday registered a rape case against one Bijaynandu Nayak (62) on the basis of a complaint lodged by a 26-year-old woman. Nayak had been sexually exploiting the woman for quite some time after establishing physical relationship with her. He was even blackmailing the woman with some obscene photographs of their relationship, sources said.
Eight electronic goods burglars held at R’kela
Rourkela: The Jhirpani police on Sunday arrested eight persons in connection with a series of loots of electronic items in various areas under the Jhirpani and Sector-7 police limits. The cops also recovered four laptops, two cameras, an lCD TV, five mobiles, five watches, 120 antique coins, 15 gram of melted silver block and many other items from their possession. Rourkela DSP PK Rour said the accused were arrested during the course of investigation.
One dies, 5 injured in lightning in K’pada
Kendrapara: One Nabin Sahu (52) died at Namatara village under the Rajkanika police limits in Kendrapada district on Sunday after lightning struck him while he was working in his paddy field. He was rushed to the local CHC, where the doctor declared him received dead. On Saturday, as many as five persons sustained injuries when lighting hit an electric pole near them at the Harianka Melan Padia.