Worker killed in mishap at Bhushan Steel
Dhenkanal: Tension prevailed at the Bhushan Steel plant at Kantabania in Dhenkanal district following the death of a contract worker in an accident in the plant on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Bijay Kumar Behera of Kalei village under the Motanga police limits. Behera, who was engaged by contractor Paras Placement, in the stores department, was hit by a truck in the plant premises, sources said. He was shifted to the Angul District Headquarters Hospital, where he succumbed to his serious injuries. Tension prevailed as locals and family members demanded compensation to the next of kin of the deceased.
Bus helper killed in road accident in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A bus helper, Narayan Sahoo, hailing from Singtali village in the Machhagon area was killed in an accident at Dengapola on the Cuttack- Machhagaon road on Wednesday when the private bus ‘Jatadhari’, which was returning from Machhagaon, hit a truck parked on roadside. Sahoo fell down from the bus and was crushed under its wheels.
One killed, 40 hurt as bus turns turtle in Mohana
Mohana: A person was killed and 40 others were injured when a bus in which they were travelling turned turtle after its driver lost control of the vehicle at liligada near Kendughati under Mohana block in Gajapati district during wee hours on Wednesday. The accident occurred at1:30 am when the bus named ‘Chakadola’ was on its way to Tikiri in Rayagada district from Bhubaneswar. The injured who were initially admitted to the Government hospital here, were later shifted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital at Brahmapur as their conditions deteriorated.
JSPl holds marathon to mark Vijay Diwas
Angul: The JSPl Angul unit celebrated the 44th Vijay Diwas at the JSPl Township here on Wednesday. To commemorate the victory of India in 1971 war, it organised a mini-marathon with JSPl unit executive director and location head Dinesh Kumar Saraogi flagging off the marathon. More than 300 people, including JSPl employees, their family members, children along with members of the Jindal Mahila Samiti participated in this 6-km marathon. Saraogi said such a marathon is a salute to the brave souls who fought for the motherland. Winners of the marathon were later awarded.
Talk on energy conservation held at R’kela
Rourkela: The Energy Conservation Day was observed by the Institution of Engineers (India), Rourkela local Centre here on Monday. At a discussion on ‘Energy Conservation Efforts at Rourkela Steel Plant’ held on the occasion, RSP Energy Management Department deputy manger BP Pandey explained about the need for energy conservation. He said energy that directly relates to environmental pollution, contributes 35 to 40 per cent of the total cost of production. The steel industry is highly energy intensive, he added. Pandey later presented data on the global energy consumption, conservation potential and sector wise energy consumption in India.