Villagers demand Patkura IIC transfer
Kendrapada: Garadpur villagers in Kendrapada district staged a road blockade at Kalabuda Chowk on Monday demanding transfer of Patkura police station IIC Jyoti Ranjan Gouda over police attack on the village’s Durga Puja Committee member Balaram Das. Police had all of a sudden attacked Das while he was mediating to settle a quarrel between two groups over a pretty matter during immersion onSeptember 24, alleged villagers. They called off the strike after ASP Ramesh Chandra Mohanty assured that he would look into the matter and take action against the IIC in two days’ time.
legal Services Day observed at Jeypore
Jeypore: The District legal Services Authority observed National legal Services Day here on Monday. Topics on various schemes under legal Services Authority like free legal aid to poor, mediation, lok Adalat, Paralegal Volunteer Scheme, Victim Compensation Scheme, availability and remedy of various legal services to the weaker section of the society etc were discussed on the occasion. The meeting was followed by one act play, Aahata Patanga ra Swapna, performed by city-based Meera Dance Group. District Judge Rabi Narayan Mishra presided over the meet. The Authority’s secretary Raj Kumar Das gave welcome speech.
BIPF Skill Centre opened at JKpur
Bhubaneswar: To generate sustainable livelihoods for unemployed youths, the Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) opened a skill training centre under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Green Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) scheme at JKpur in Rayagada district on Sunday. Chief guest district Collector Jagannath Mohanty inaugurated the facility in the presence of BIPF executive vice-president TC Hota. The centre would train boys for the trades of electrician, turner and welder. In the first year, 90 boys would be given placement-linked training including nine-month fully residential training and three-month on-the-job training. The students are selected from marginalised communities from across the State.
Vigilance Week observed at Kanhia
Talcher: NTPC Talcher Kanhia observed the Vigilance Awareness Week from October 26 by conducting a number of activities that concluded on October 31 with the closing ceremony heldat the administrative building of the power station. The theme of the Vigilance Awareness this year was “Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance”. It was inaugurated by Executive Director NK Kothari. All departments’ HODs, sectional heads, union representatives, employees and associates were present on this occasion.
RSP bags CII -EXIM Bank Award
Rourkela: The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has bagged the CII -EXIM Bank Award for significant achievement in business excellence. In a function held during the National Quality Summit of CII at Bangalore, the Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah presented the awards. Executive Director, Works, Ashwini Kumar and General Manager Balbir Singh received the award on behalf of RSP. The CII-EXIM Bank Award is based on an accepted excellence model. The excellence model included all aspects of managing the business.