Ganjam Rajaswa Amalas’ stir enters 12th day
Brahmapur: The agitation of the Ganjam Rajaswa Amala Sangha reached the 12th day here on Tuesday. The sangha has been holding the indefinite cease-work stir since August 11 and demonstrating in front their respective offices. The Sangha has been demanding for fulfilment of nine demands which include raising of minimum qualification to graduation with computer knowledge for revenue clerk job, eradication of salary alimony and increasing of junior clerk's salary from Rs 5,200 to Rs 9,300 and Grade Pay from Rs 1,900 to Rs 4,200 as per the 2008 Pay notification. Due to the stir, office works in the Collector, Sub-Collector, ICDS and different block offices have come to a standstill for which people are facing many problems.
lions Club holds plantation drive in B’pur
Brahmapur: With an aim to create awareness among locals about conservation of trees, the lions Club Brahmapur Galaxy organised a plantation drive here on Tuesday. Club members laxmi Narayan Mohanty, P Dharma Rao, T Sankar Narayan, Nirmala Chandra Padhy, Golak Bihari Sahu, Manoj Kumar Sahu and lingaraj Bisoyi coordinated the programme. Among others, club president Harikrushna Mishra and secretary Bibhuti Bhusani Panda were present.
MCl observes Swachhta Pakhwada
Sambalpur: Under the Swachhta Pakhwada mission the students of various schools under the Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) are spreading awareness on cleanliness through their creative thoughts by using colours on canvas. With an aim to sensitise generation-next of the society on cleanliness the MCl units are organising different activities and competitions on painting, essay writing and seminars on Swachh Bharat for school children under its mission Swachh Koyalanchal towards Swachh Bharat Mission. The winners in different categories of competitions will be awarded during the closing ceremony of the Pakhwada.