SKCG College gets NAAC ‘B’ grade
Paralakhemundi: The Shree Krushna Chandra Gajapati (SKCG) Autonomous College here has received ‘B’ grade status by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. A NAAC team had visited the college from April 28 to 30 for required inspection. The team accorded the status to the college till 2020, informed chairman PC Mishra. The college was founded in 1896. The development has spread cheers among the students and teachers of the institute.
Stones laid for dev projects in B’pur
Brahmapur: Foundation stones for various developmental projects here were laid on Thursday. Besides, some Primary Health Centres (PHCs) were inaugurated on the occasion. Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singh Deo laid the foundation stones of PHCs at Old Brahmapur, Ganesh Nagar, Bada Bazar, Baikuntha Nagar, Aaga Sahi and Asika Road. Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahy, Brahmapur MP Siddhant Mohapatra, MlA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chhaupatnaik and Brahmapur Mayor K Madhavi were present.
Another contractual worker dies in J’suguda
Jharsuguda: A young contract worker engaged in erection of transmission tower line of Ind-Barath Energy Utkal ltd (IBEUl) near Rajpur under the Brajrajnagar police limits was killed on Wednesday after an iron angle fell on his head. The victim was Subhash Soren from Malda district in West Bengal. Notably, on June 30, 2015, another contractual worker Manirul Shaikh of West Bengal had died at Charbhati near Rajpur. The safety of workmen has been neglected by the contractor causing such accidents, the workers alleged.
1.45 kg cannabis seized in K’pada
Kendrapada: Excise personnel of Marshaghai on Wednesday seized 1.45 kg of cannabis from a drug peddler’s possession after conducting raid at Sanagaon village. The accused was identified as Rabindra Nath of Sanagaon village. Nath was later produced before the local court, from where he was remanded into jail custody.
6 held for cutting mangrove trees in K’pada
Kendrapada: Mahakalpada Forest Range Officials on Tuesday arrested six persons on the charge of cutting mangrove trees illegally at the Kanasardiha Reserved Forest in Batighar gram panchayat of Mahakalpada with an aim to convert the forestland into prawn dykes. The arrested persons are as Jagannath Giri (60), Kailash Giri (31), Kartika Das (48), Sarojkanta Swain (45), Susanta Swain (48) and Chagali Swain (45). They were produced before the local court, which remanded them to jail custody.
Vedanta felicitates lanjigarh sprinter
lanjigarh: The Vedanta ltd and its partner companies felicitated lanjigarh sprinter Pragyan Paramita Kumari with a cash prize of Rs 1.21 lakh at a function, organised by the lanjigarh Anchalik Vikash Parishad and the lanjigarh Yuvak Sangh on Wednesday. Vedanta unit head Bimalananda Senapati was the chief guest. He congratulated the young sprinter, who achieved gold medals in the Special Olympics in junior races of 100 metre and 200 metre held from March 14 to 19 at Jamshedpur.