NB DHAL APPOINTED AS NEW SRC
Bhubaneswar: Energy Secretary Nikunja Bihari Dhal has been additionally given the charge of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC). Previous SRC Pradeep Jena has been appointed as the Chief Secretary.
HINDOL, ATTABIRA NAC POLLS ON APRIL 3
Bhubaneswar: Elections to the Hindol NAC in Dhenkanal district and Attabira NAC in Bargarh district would be held on April 3, official sources said on Tuesday. Counting of votes would take place on April 5 and elections of chairpersons of the two civic bodies would be conducted on April 19.
‘UPGRADE GAJAPATI COLLEGE TO VARSITY’ (Pix)
Paralakhemundi: Two MLAs of Gajapati district on Tuesday met Higher Education Minister Rohit Pujari in Bhubaneswar and submitted a memorandum to upgrade the Krushna Chandra Gajapati Autonomous College into a university. Paralakhemundi MLA K Narayan Rao , Mohana MLA Dasharathi Gamang met the Minister and made the request. Earlier, an all-party meeting had been held and the two MLAs were given responsibility to meet the Minister and hold discussions in connection with the matter.
SURENDRA SAI DEATH ANNIV HELD IN BBSR (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of the death anniversary of iconic hero of Indian freedom movement Veer Surendra Sai, floral tributes were offered at his statue at Veer Surendra Sai Nagar on Tuesday. At a function, Veer Surendra Sai Nagar Unnayan Parishad general secretary and Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar branch president Dillip Dashsharma presided. Culture Department Under Secretary Laxmidhar Behera, Utkal Sammilani vice-president Surendra Mishra, Durga Puja Committee general secretary Sital Chandra Mohanty, Senior Citizens’ Commitee general secretary Suresh Chandra Kar, Sansktuti Sammukhya coordinator Prabir Mohanty and Parishad treasurer Maheswar Biswal recalled the contributions of the freedom fighter.
FARMER ELECTROCUTED IN DHENKANAL
Dhenkanal: A farmer was electrocuted after coming in contact with a live 11-KV electric wire at his agriculture field at Biradia village under the Sadar police station in Dhenkanal district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Banshidhar Sahoo of Biradia village. Banshidhar had gone to work in his mustard field where an 11-KV wire had snapped. Following the incident, tension prevailed in the area as locals blocked the Dhenkanal-Kapilas road blaming the Energy Department for the farmer’s death and demanded adequate compensation for his family.
RI HELD TAKING RS 20K BRIBE
Cuttack: The Vigilance police on Monday caught Dambarudhar Seth, Revenue Inspector (RI), Jamseth, Paikmal in Bargarh district, and Bibekananda Majhi, a private person, while accepting a bribe of Rs.20,000. Seth had demanded the bribe from a person for submission of an inquiry report to Tehsildar, Paikmal in favour of the latter and his father in a land matter. In another case, the Special Vigilance Judge, Phulbani sentenced Gouarahari Sahoo, former VLW and Executive Officer and Soumitry Mishra, former Sarapanch, both of Khuntabandha GP in Boudh district to undergo four years’ RI for misappropriation of Government funds under the MGNREG Scheme.