Nimapara BJD holds dalit meet on labour Day
Nimapara: On the labour Day, the BJD, Nimapara unit held a meeting for the dalit people under the chairmanship of local SC Cell president Arakhita Bhoi. ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department Minister Ramesh Majhi, State SC Cell president Bishnu Das, MP Dr Kulamani Samal, local MlA Samir Ranjan Dash, Kakatpur MlA Surendra Sethy, block working president Ashok Sahoo, Pradipta Khatoi, Sudhir Ranjan Dash, block vice-chairman Ajay swain and former chairman Sankar Bhoi were present. On the occasion, some BJP and Congress workers joined the BJD.
Jagruti College holds Press Freedom Day
Brahmapur: The Jagruti College for Journalism and Mass Communication celebrated the World Press Freedom Day in its campus here on Thursday. A debate on the theme, “Check the power: Media, Justice and Rule of law” was held. Principal Sarat Kumar Panda spoke on protection of journalism in modern era. Dr HK Behera of the JMC Department of the Brahampur University, Mohan Singhani and journalists Narayan Mahakuda and Gouranga Choudhury, Research scholar Indira Behera, college director Smito Ranjan Sahu spoke.
B’pur SSVM students excel in exam
Brahmapur: Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir (SSVM), Nilakantha Nagar students here excelled in the State-level Scholarship Examination recently. Making their ranks, four Class-VII students bagged rank in talent search and two in Mathematics, two of Class-V in talent and one in Mathematics. In Class-III, one has excelled in talent search. The rank holders are Soumya Jagannath Padhi, Anwesha Maharana, Mansa Panda and Debarpita Mohanty, Mansa Panda and Deepti Prasad Sahu of Class-VII, Alisha Satpathy, Biswaswarup Padhi of Class-V. Harapriya Sahu of Class-III has bagged 10th rank.
Rungta Open Gymnastic opened at Barbil
Champua: Keonjhar district Collector Ashish Thakre inaugurated a ‘Sitaram Rungta Open Gymnastic Centre’ of the Barbil Municipality built at an expenditure of Rs 30 lakh by the Jajang Mines of Rungta Mines as part of its CSR initiatives. Thakre praised the initiative and hoped other corporate houses also come forward in such manner for development of the district. Others present were Champua Sub-Collector Parul Patawari, Barbil civic body Chairperson Diliiip Mishra and EO Manoranjan Deo and Rungta Sons director Mahesh Dutta Rustagi and Ramu Agrawal of Rungta, Barbil.
Bargarh DlSA holds labour Day
Bargarh: The District legal Services Authority (DlSA), Bargarh celebrated the International labour Day at the Family Court premises here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of DlSA Judge Subash Chandra Dhala. Judge Somyok Patra, Bargarh SDJM Subrat Acharya and JMFC Sabyasachi Pradhan attended as guests and spoke on rights and responsibilities of labourers. More than 100 labourers were distributed labour identity cards. Jagannath Sarangi and many advocates and educationalists were present. The programme was sponsored by the District labour Office.
NTPC holds health camp on labour Day
Rourkela: On the International labour Day, the NTPC limited in association with the Sainik Mining and Allied Services organised a special health camp for the daily labourers engaged in various project activities at the Dulanga Coal Mining Project in Kalamegha village in Sundargarh district. Around 300 labourers attended the camp and free medicines were distributed to them. During the camp, the labourers were also made aware about the need to have a proper diet for a healthy life. Healthy meal boxes were also distributed. AGM (EE) SK Ray and other NTPC senior officials and Sainik Mining were present.