CPM State secy’s wife passes away
Brahmapur: CPI(M) State secretary Ali Kishore Pattnayak’s wife Kusum Das (62) passed away at the MKCG Medical College Hospital here on Wednesday after a massive cardiac arrest. She was a teacher at the SBRG Women’s College. After retirement, she started Ekalabya Kala Niketan for teaching Odishi, modern dance, song, music, art and craft. She was also involved in different socio-cultural activities. Her eyes and whole body were donated for cause of society to the anatomy department of the MKCG Medical College. All prominent CPI(M) State leaders paid their last respects to her.
OMC pharmacist nabbed taking bribe
Keonjhar: lima Priyadarsini, Senior Pharmacist of OMC Suakati hospital was caught by Vigilance while she was accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from a medicine company on Wednesday. She had demanded the bribe from medicine supplier Rakesh Behura to favour his firm for supplying medicine.
Biju Senior Citizens’ Forum meet held in B’pur
Brahmapur: A Biju Patnaik Senior Citizens’ Forum meeting was here on Tuesday presided over by its president Rasha Bihari Das. Senior medicine specialist Prof PC Sahu attended as chief guest. The birthday of the members born in April was celebrated. Simanchal Prasad Bisoyi took charge as temporary general secretary. It was decided that the 14th annual day of the forum would be celebrated on May 27 in which Ministers and MlAs would grace the occasion. The district administration was urged for a land for the forum’s house.
Senior JSpur scribe passes away
Jagatsinghpur: local senior journalist Hadibandhu Swain passed away on Sunday at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. He was 65 and is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. He was suffering from cardiac and diabetic ailments.
MCl awards 107 miners on Miners’ Day
Sambalpur: The Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) awarded 107 coal miners, including 27 officers on the May Day, which is celebrated as the Miners’ Day in the company. As declared by MCl CMD AK Jha, the company is observing current fiscal as Welfare Year, with a focus on developing infrastructure and facilities for personnel deployed in various projects. Among others, Director (Technical/Operations) JP Singh, Director (Personnel) lN Mishra, Director (Technical/Projects and Planning) OP Singh, OCMS-INTUC president KC Patel, OCMlF-HMS president KC Patra, BCMW-AITUC Anit Charavorty, ABKMS-BMS secretary Balkrishna Biswal and CMOAI general secretary Bijay Kumar Sethi were present.