Army Commander visits Gopalpur Military Station
Brahmapur: Indian Army AVSM, VSM, Western Command General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) lieutenant General Surinder Singh visited the Gopalpur Military Station on Tuesday. Singh witnessed the air defence missile firing at Gopalpur seaward firing range and was briefed by Army Air Defence College Commandant lieutenant General PS Jaggi on the conduct of training and infrastructure available in the college. Singh appreciated the efforts of all ranks of the station for maintaining state of art training facilities and a beautiful campus.
B’pur fire personnel hold demo, demand salary hike
Brahmapur: The Brahmapur Fire Brigade personnel wore black badges and held an agitation demanding their salaries as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. They threatened to hold a cease-work stir if their demands are not fulfilled.
Villagers meet Tarbha Tehsildar, seek RoR
Sonepur: Around 220 people of Sargaj Upripara village under Subarnapur district’s Tarbha block on Wednesday met local Tehsildar and submitted a memorandum demanding land patta (Records of Rights) on Wednesday. About 55 families are living in Government lands in the village for the last 50 years and all of them are landless. Tehsildar Prasanna Pande assured them of help and gave a date, November 9, for spot verification. “After verification I would appraise the matter to Sambalpur RDC for settlement,” he said. PS Member Mitrabrata Mishra led the villagers to the Tehsildar.
BJP holds anti-State Govt stir in B’pur
Brahmapur: The Ganjan district Industrial Estate area BJP Mandal held a demonstration in front of the Brahampur Sub-Collector office shouting slogans against the State Government for its failures on all fronts on Tuesday. A procession was taken out under the leadership of Mandal president Ram Prasad Samal from the Kali Temple through the Khodasingi, Engineering School road and culminated at Komapalli Square. The rally was held under the leadership of Siba Sankar Adhikari.
Tata Steel holds World Food Day in B’pur
Brahmapur: The Tata Steel Gopalpur organised a workshop-cum-exhibition on the World Food Day here on Tuesday to create awareness about importance of balanced diet and on nutritional value of food among women of the rural areas. Among others, luhajhar panchayat sarpanch D Damayanti Readdy, Tata Steel medical officer Dr Raghunath Behura, Gopalpur TSRDS unit head Rocky Martin and Gopalpur Corporate Communication assistant manager Gopal Krushna Choudhury were present. More than 150 women and children from the panchayat participated. An exhibition carrying various kinds of food items displayed with their nutritional values and components was held.