Three bears fall into well in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur: Three wild bears, including two cubs, fell into an abandoned well at Padalguda village in Nabarangpur district. On receiving information from locals, forest officials reached the spot to rescue the animals from the well. Till filing of the report, the mother bear and a cub were rescued with help of rope and put in a cage. Efforts were on to rescue the other cub.
1 killed, 1 injured in Jajpur road accident
Jajpur: A 53-year-old man was killed and another person sustained injuries on Wednesday in a head-on collision between two cars at Mandia Chhack on NH-53 under the Dharmasala police station in Jajpur district. The deceased was identified as Shoiab Raja of Barabil. He was going to Bhubaneswar by his car. The driver of another car also sustained injuries in the accident.
J’suguda scribes mourn Ratan’s demise
Jharsuguda: The Jharsuguda Press Club on Wednesday held a condolence meeting for veteran journalist, Ratan Kumar Pani, who passed away on Tuesday. Club members expressed their profound shock and grief over Pani’s untimely demise. A two-minute silence was observed for the peace of the departed soul. The members said Pani was not only known for his professionalism but also for his participation in social activities. Club president Santosh Mishra and members Raj Kumar Sharma, Mehboob Mehtab, Subash Pradhan, Sanjay lodha, Amzad Badshah, Bhuban Kishore Tiwary and Sudam Sahu expressed their grief over Pani’s demise.
Six robbers arrested in Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur: Police arrested six members of a robbers’ gang and seized three swords, an ATM card, about 100 gm of gold and cash of Rs 10,000 from them. The accused were identified as Debendra Majhi, Ghanashyam Muduli and Ramesh Muduli of Badiguda village under the Tentulikhunti police limits and Hari Harijan of Koiguda under the Nabarangpur police limits. The other two were yet to be identified. SP Vivekananda Sharma told media that four of the accused persons were directly involved in 10 robbery cases under various police limits of undivided Koraput district.
MCl Director gets best HR Excellence Award
Sambalpur: Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) Director (Personnel) lN Mishra was conferred with the Best Corporate leadership HR Management Excellence Award by the GeoMineTech, Bhubaneswar.
The award was presented to Mishra for his outstanding contribution in MCl’s Industrial Relation and CSR fields during 2017-18.
MCl Jagannath Area holds Ol workshop
Sambalpur: The MCl Jagannath Area organised an Ol workshop on Wednesday. Ol Implementation Committee Jagannath Area president inaugurated the workshop. Hindi Teaching Scheme Workshop spokesperson Dr Harish Chandra Sharma also spoke. Senior manager (Personnel) Shishir Kumar Sahu spoke on the importance of language. Among others, Ol Officer Asha Jyoti, Sujata Pradhan and Vishwakarma were present. More than 50 officers and employees participated in the meeting.
Coal India Chairman prays at Jagannath tmple
Smbalpur: Newly-appointed Coal India limited Chairman AK Jha on Wednesday offered prayers at the Jagannath Temple in Puri on his arrival in Odisha after assuming his charge. He was accompanied by his wife Dr Nisha Thakur and MCl Directors.
NTPC Tanvi Sangam extends help to old age home
Talcher: The NTPC Talcher Kaniha ladies Welfare Wing, Tanvi Sangam in association with NTPC Talcher Kaniha distributed a water cooler-cum-purifier, books and utensils to old age home Sivanand Sevashram under its CSR on Tuesday. NTPC Kaniha ED Ram Kuber and Tanvi Sangam president Deepti Kuber handed over the articles to representatives of the old age home. DGM (HR) PK Sahu, senior Manager (HR) AK Das, representatives of Tanvi Sangam and other officials were present.
OPGC celebrates AES Safety Day
Jharsuguda: The OPGC celebrated the AES Safety Day with this year’s theme “leading with Safety” at its power station here on Wednesday. OPGC 3 and 4 Deputy ED (Construction) Roddy Elder and Assistant HSES Manager Deba Prasad Mishra administered safety oath to employees, contractor and workers to follow safety guidelines in their workplace and homes. OPGC Director (Operation) Alok Mukherjee and OPGC 3 and 4 (Executive D-Construction) Ron Mc Parland, OPGC 1 and 2 EHS Head Umakanta Pahi, OPGC 2 HSES Manager Richard Stephen, O and M GM Sukanta Kumar Mohapatra and OCPl CEO Khirod Brahma were present.