Umarkote lawyers demand quarter for ADJ
Umarkote: A team of the Umarkote Bar Association headed by its president Prasant Kumar Sahu met Nabaragnpur district Collector Rasmita Panda on Monday urging her to allot a residential quarter for the Additional District Judge (ADJ). An ADJ Court is going to be opened at Umarkote, but lack of accommodation for the ADJ is delaying the process though the court building works are completed since long. The Collector assured to do the needful with consultation with the District Judge.
Baleswar PEO held taking Rs 20K bribe
Baleswar: Vigilance officers arrested Baleswar district’s Bahanaga block Kalyani GP PEO Arupananda Roul for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs20,000 from Narendra Kumar Pal of Kalyani to transfer a tank renovation bill of Rs1 lakh to his account thorough net banking. Pal had complained that Roul demanded the amount as percentage (PC). The Vigilance sleuths laid a trap and caught Roul red-handed while taking the bribe from Pal at Soro on Monday. His residential house and office were under search.
B’pur lions Club Galaxy gets new office-bearers
Brahmapur: New members of the lions Club, Brahmapur Galaxy for 2017-18 were selected on Tuesday. Harekrushna Mishra became president, Bibhuti Bhusan Panda secretary and Asit Kumar Satapathy treasurer. FMT Department head Prof Sachidananda Mohanty graced as chief guest on the occasion. Among others, Rabindra Kumar Jena, Biswanath Mohanty Pradipta Kumar Panda, Zone chairman P Dharma Rao, Sujata Panda and Vision chairman Sisir Dash were present. Jena spoke on the developmental activities of the club. A plantation drive was also held at he Nimakhandi Saraswati Bidyamandir on the occasion.
Ankul devotees hold fest in Joda
Champua: The main of aim of Thakur Shree Shree Anukul Chandra was to establish an ideal family through which noble children can take birth on this earth. The ideal family depends on the mutual love and respect between husband and wife, said Dr Benudhar Muduli on the occasion of celebration of 124th birthday of luxi Maa, wife of Thakur at a function organised at the Joda Satsang Mandir. Among others who spoke included Kalpataru Parida, Riwitik, Janmejaya Patra and Madam Mohan Barik. The programme was organised by Ranjeeta Barik, Ashok Panigrahi, Bhagwan Giri and others.
Swachh Bharat workshop held at Tarbha
Sonepur: A Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) workshop was held at the Tarbha block headquarters in Subarnapur district on Tuesday. District Collector Dasirathi Satpathy attending as chief guest advised officials to make the Swachh Mission a success. Out of 86 outer excremental villages identified in the district, seven are under Tarbha block, informed Executive Engineer Basanta Mahanty. Among others, DRDA PD Biswanath Sahu, BDO Prasanna Pande, Programme Coordinator Dayasagar Meher, Instructor Rajendra Jhankar, RWSS junior Engineer Rabindra Sahu and Biswanath Sahu were present.