Andhra Bank gives housing loan sanction letters
Brahmapur: Andhra Bank Executive Director (ED) Ajit Kumar Rath inaugurated number of social activities at Somnath Nagar here on Tuesday. Rath also distributed sanction letters for housing loans to more than 100 beneficiaries under the Rajiv Awas Yojana for rehabilitation of slum dwellers in Brahmapur Municipal Corporation. In another meeting held in Bhabinipur here, the bank financed 20 new SHG groups to undertake different activities for empowering the women in the district and to improve their livelihood. Rath also inaugurated an E-lobby lounge at barracks branch premises to facilitate the digital banking to citizens.
Paradip Dumpers’ Assn office-bearers take oath
Jagatsinghpur: The newly-elected Paradip Port Dumpers’ Association office bearers administered oath at a function held here on Monday. The newly elected association president Bijaya Kumar Nayk took oath followed by secretary Sanjaya Kumar Dhal, vice-president Suraj Kumar Barik, assistant secretary Dilip Kumar Behera and treasurer Ajaya Kumar Samal. Among others, Paradip Additional District Magistrate Kanhu Charan Dhir, OSl director Basanta Bal, Stevedors Antrayami Patnaik, Pravhat Nandi and Askhya Sutar were present.
One injured, 3 rooms gutted in Nimapara
Nimapara: In a fire mishap, one was injured and three rooms of one laxman Das of Dhirapur village in Nimapara block were destroyed on Tuesday. The injured was identified as Jagabandhu Das. It is suspected that the fire took place due to electric short circuit. Das’s house materials, foods, clothes and other valuables were reduced to ashes. Though informed the Nimapara fire personnel reached the spot late and by that time fire had engulfed the entire house.