Former Minister Saharai Oram passes away
Bhubaneswar: Former Minister and five-time Champua MLA Saharai Oram passed away at his Barbil residence on Friday. He was 78. He was suffering from paralysis and bedridden for the last five years. Political leaders cutting across party lines mourned his demise. Oram was elected to the Assembly from Champua in 1971 as a Utkal Congress candidate, in 1977 as a Janata Party nominee, in 1980 as a Janata-S candidate, in 1990 as a Janata Dal candidate and in 2000 as an Independent candidate.
5T Secy visits under-construction COVID Hospital
Paradip: 5T Secretary VK Pandian visited the under-construction 70-bed COVID-19 Hospital here on Friday. Jagatsinghpur Collector SK Mohapatra and ADM KC Mishra informed him about the progress of hospital construction.
Sarda Mines employees contribute to CMRF
Champua: Employees of the Sarda Mines under the Joda Mining Circle have contributed Rs 2,65,219 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for fight against the corona pandemic. Sarda Mines head Arjjun Saraswat handed over a cheque of the amount to Barbil Tehsildar Khirod Kumar Behera on Friday.
HAMS, HAL donates Rs 71K for corona fight
Koraput: The Hindustan Aeronautics Mazdoor Sangh (HAMS), Sunabeda donated Rs 28,450 to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) and Rs 42,674 to the PM Cares Fund for utilisation in curbing the coronavirus outbreak. All 260 members of the HAMS collected a total of Rs 71,124 and made the donations, informed a HAMS release.
BYJD felicitates Sunabeda sanitation workers
Koraput: The Biju Yuba Janata Dal (BYJD), Koraput on Thursday felicitated sanitation workers of the Sunabeda Municipality for their relentless efforts in keeping city clean during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The workers were also given food, mask, gloves and cold drinks on the occasion. Among others, BYJD Koraput district president Amit Agarwal, VP Bharat Mallick, general secretary Sanjeev Mohanty, Pravat Sutar, Khirod Bhol, Santosh Mohapatra, Sibashis Patnaik, Amu Panda, Pintu Dash and municipality Supervisor Suna Malik were present.