Constable killed in road mishap in Jajpur
Jajpur: A 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on Friday morning at Nanpur Chhack under the Balichandrapur police station. The deceased was identified as Sankar Das, a constable of the Ali police station of Kendrapada district. His motorbike collided with an unknown vehicle and he died at the spot.
new chief for B-B Central Coop Bank elected
Baleswar: Raghunath lenka has been elected as the president of the Baleswar-Bhadrak Central Cooperative Bank. lenka won the election by getting 12 out of the 15 votes in his favour. For the first time, the president post went to a director of Bhadrak.
Bar protests hike in benchmark valuation
Jharsuguda: The Jharsuguda Bar staged a stir protesting the hike in benchmark valuation of land in the district on Thursday. Bar Association members locked the District Sub-registered office for an indefinite period. Jharsuguda Bar president Raghumani Patel said the strike would continue until the decision of hike in benchmark valuation of land is not revised. He said the State Government has turned a blind eye to the plight of people.
Micro entrepreneurship dev drive held
Jajpur Road: The Gaon Gathan Samittee organised a micro entrepreneurship development programme recently by the assistance of the NABARD at Khapuriapada under Danagadi block of Jajpur district. NABARD AGM Sidharth Sankar Panda participated in the programme. Secretary of the organisation Pradip Kumar Sahoo and about 40 women were present.
Ex-Panchayat Secy gets jail in graft case
Jagatsinghpur: The Special Vigilance Judge, Cuttack awarded Rigorous Imprisonment of one year and a fine of Rs2,000 to former secretary Akhaya Nayak of Ichhapur gram panchayat in Jagatsinghpur district for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs1,000. Nayak would undergo RI for two months more if he fails to pay the fine amount. The Court further sentenced him to undergo RI for two years and slapped a penalty of Rs3,000 on him. In default of the fine, he would spend three months more in jail. Both the sentences will run concurrently.
NTPC holds career counselling drive
Talcher: The NTPC Talcher Kaniha as part of its CSR initiatives has recently organised a four-day career counselling programme for high school students of nearby villages. The programme was inaugurated by TTS Auditorium GM (HR) AK Ojha. He provided his valuable insights on the importance of knowledge on various career options. Around 490 students of Class-IX and Class-X from nearby high schools of Bijigol, Kaniha, Derang and Gandaberana gram panchayats participated in the programme for career guidance. RKS Mangesh Dash was the faculty of the career counselling programme.
FIITJEE’s admission test on April 3
Bhubaneswar: FIITJEE would conduct the general admission test on April 3 for the students from Class-VI to XII and aspiring for success in JEE Advanced and Main, Olympiads, KVPY, XII Boards, NTSE and Junior Science Olympiad. “Building a solid foundation of scientific and technical knowledge and to prepare competent and motivated engineers and scientists is the primary motto of FIITJEE,” said FIITJEE director Rl Trikha.