Ex-IAS officer Tripathy joins BJP
Bhubaneswar: Retired IAS officer Ashok Kumar Tripathy along with a large number of supporters from Badamba joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan here on Saturday. Ever since he retired as the Member, Board of Revenue, Tripathy, a 1981-batch IAS officer, was busy in social and cultural activities for quite some time. He is also an active Rotarian. Pradhan said that joining of Tripathy would strengthen the BJP in the State. “He will guide the BJP in Odisha on administrative matters as he has deep insight to the State administration,” said Pradhan.
Nalco bags Kalinga CSR Award
Bhubaneswar: The National Aluminium Company limited (Nalco) was awarded with the Kalinga CSR Award-2017 for its best CSR activities for sustainable development at a national seminar on “Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives-2018 (Evaluating Sustainable Development)” held here on Saturday. Nalco AGM (Administration and CSR) SK Behera and Senior Manager (CSR) CR Bisoi received the award from MSME, SSEPD and Women and Child Development Minister Prafulla Samal in the presence of Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand.