Odisha History Congress annual function held
Paradip: Excise Minister Dr Damodar Rout inaugurated the 37th annual function of the Odisha History Congress at Paradip College on Saturday. Odisha History Congress President Amiya Kumar Mohanty, State Higher Education Department Director NR Pattanaik, Paradip Collage Principal Prativa Manjari Mohanty, Jawarhar lal University Professor Nizab Hider and History Congress local Secretary AK Mishra were present as guests. History department lecturers and students organised the function. All the speakers laid importance on the research of history.
Coal Secretary launches MCl Grievance Portal
Sambalpur: Union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup on Sunday launched a Grievance Portal of the MCl here. The portal, www.mcl.gov.in/ samadhan/index.php, will provide a platform to the stakeholders of the company to submit their grievances for speedy redressal.
B’ngir Headmaster, ABEO held taking bribe
Cuttack: Balangir district’s Kurlubhata Project Upper Primary School Headmaster Bira Panda and Bangomunda Block ABEO Subash Naik were arrested by Vigilance officials on Saturday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs3,000 and Rs8,000 respectively. They had demanded the bribe from one Tikeram Bhoi of Kurlubhata village in Balangir district for his re-selection as a caretaker of children of migrant labourers of the village. On Bhoi’s complaint, a trap was laid and both the accused were caught red-handed by Vigilance officers in the office room of ABEO.
25 students fall ill after taking midday meal
Balangir: At least 25 inmates of the Banjhipalli school hostel under Khaprakhol block of Patnagarh were taken ill on Saturday after taking midday meal. The affected students were shifted to the Patnagarh hospital. The students had taken puffed rice mixture in their breakfast. But after having lunch around 12:30 pm, they started vomiting. The Patnagarh Sub-Collector said, “We will investigate under which condition the students fell ill, and if needed action will be taken against the erring functionaries.”