MlA Ghadai urges youth to fight for jobs
Jajpur: Sukinda MlA Priti Ranjan Ghadai on Tuesday called upon the local youths to come forward and fight together for their cause of permanent jobs in various companies or industries in their locality. While addressing a youth’s conclave at Trijanga under Danagadi block in Jajpur district, Ghadai asked the youths to put pressure on such companies to give them jobs. He said development of Sukinda was his first priority and he would leave no stone unturned to see that mines workers in the region go back to their jobs and reopen closed mines. Around 5,000 youths participated in the conclave.
Man held for molesting minor girl in K’pada
Kendrapada: The Kendrapara Town police on Tuesday arrested and court-forwarded a 48-year-old man, Rabindranath Nayak, of Sahadapada village under the Banki police station for molesting a Class-VIII girl student of Saraswati Sisu Vidya Mandir while she was going to Santasahi Bazaar on Tuesday evening. The girl’s parents lodged an FIR against Nayak, who works as a waiter at a Garapur-based hotel. The accused was remanded into jail custody as the SDJM court rejected his bail pleas, said Kendrapara Town police station SI Gunamani Nayak.
World No Tobacco Day observed in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The World NoTobacco Day was observed at the Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here on Monday. Speakers at the meeting highlighted the deadly impacts of tobacco intake on human body and advised people not to consume tobacco. Among others, Additional District Medical Officer Dr Achyuta Mohanty, Dr Maheswar Pradhan, Dr Sudhakar Biswal and some social activists from several NGOs spoke on the occasion.
NTPC Talcher Kaniha celebrates foundation day
Talcher: The NTPC Talcher Super Thermal Power Station, Kaniha celebrated its 27th foundation day on Tuesday with chief guest Talcher Kaniha GGM NK Kothari hoisting the NTPC flag. Kothari said the NTPC Talcher Kaniha station has achieved a PlF of 96.43 per cent during the current fiscal year. The station was adjudged as fourth best power station in the country and was currently ranked second best power station among NTPC plants, he said. Kothari further called upon the employees to give their best to secure number-1 position by the end of the fiscal year.