Athagarh NAC sweepers call off dharna
Athagarh: Sweepers of the Athagarh NAC, who were on a dharna for two days demanding regularisation of their jobs, being satisfied over a discussion with DRDA PD Trilochan Pradhan, called off their stir on Tuesday. Under the leadership of local BJP leader Ramnarayan Mohanty, a delegation of the sweepers met Pradhan at the Sub-Collector office here and discussed about their problems. Pradhan assured them that the private agency which would take over the solid waste management activities of the town would be requested to absorb them in service on a priority basis. Their EPF would be deposited by the agency which would be supervised by the NAC authorities.
Harbhanga teshil clerk held taking bribe
Brahmapur: Vigilance officers on Tuesday arrested Harbhanga tehsil Dealing Clerk Birupakshya Mishra for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,000 from Umesh Patra of Boudh district’s Nuapada village to process his land Kissam conversion file. Patra had reported to the Vigilance, Brahmapur division that he had earlier given Rs 3,000 to Mishra to process the file for conversion of agriculture land to Gharabari Kissam. As he did not process the file, Patra again approached Mishra to put up the same. This time too, he demanded bribe of Rs 1,000. A Vigilance team laid a trap and caught Mishra red-handed while taking Rs 1,000 from Patra in the tehsil office.
Blood donation camp held in B’pur
Brahmapur: The Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel Bahamukhi Sangh jointly with the Satyameba Jayate Friends’ Union organised a blood donation camp at the Manas Bhavan here on Tuesday. Southco DGM lenka Prasad inaugurated the camp, at which a total of 58 units of blood were collected. MKCG Blood Bank employees coordinated the programme. Bahumukhi Sangh president Rama Kumar Patro, Yuva Sangh president Sanjay Kumar Dash, Kiran Kumar Sahu, Santosh Dash, Prashant Padhy and Babu Satapathy were present.
Man electrocuted in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A middle-aged man, Prasanna Biswal, of Baijanga village under Balarampur panchayat was electrocuted in his house on Sunday while repairing an electric line. The man was sent to the District Headquarters Hospital here where he was declared brought dead.