RS 175 CR MORE AID FOR SPECIAL DEV COUNCIL
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday sanctioned additional aid of Rs 175.50 crore for the Special Development Council. The funds would be spent for preservation of tribal, language, arts, culture and heritage. The additional aid would be given along with the current year’s normal aid of Rs 175.50 crore. By this, the Special Development Council would get an aid of Rs 351 crore this year, said 5T Secretary VK Pandian. Notably, the State Government has formed the Special Development Council for Koraput, Malknagiri, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj , Rayagada, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Sundargarh and Nabarangpur districts.
SUNDARGARH BJD, CPM WORKERS JOIN CONG
Bhubaneswar: A large number of BJD and CPI(M) members of Talsara block, Nuagaon block, Biramitrapur Municipality in Sundargarh district joined the Congress on Saturday. At a ‘Mishran Parb’, Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak welcomed them with flower bouquets and scarves and said their joining would strengthen the Congress in Sundargarh district. The newly joined leaders said they would sincerely perform any responsibility they are assigned. PCC general secretary Tarunkant Mishra, Mihir Acharya, Sundargarh district Congress president Janardan Dehury, district Mahila Congress chairperson Sarojini Bankra, Pradeep Minj district Congress secretary Rajan Das were present.
CREDAI BBSR TEAM AT INDIA-EGYPT BUSINESS MEET
Bhubaneswar: A team of delegates from CREDAI Bhubaneswar Foundation attended the India-Egypt Business Meet held at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The meet organised jointly by CREDAI and CII was held on October 5. The CREDAI Bhubaneswar’s delegation was headed by its secretary Er Umesh Patnaik along with Suryakanta Nanda, vice-president; Satya Jyoti Mohanty, joint secretary; Siddharth Sekhar Mohapatra. Treasurer and Chandra Sekhar Singh, advisory member.
NEW PRINCIPAL OF SAVITRI WOMEN'S COLLEGE
Brahmapur: The Savitri Women's College warmly welcomed its new Principal Dr Susanta Kumar Mallick on Saturday. Dr Mallick assumed his charge after being appointed by the government on Tuesday, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of former Principal Dr Jayaram Senapati.
GANJAM'S MANASWINI CLINCHES GOLD IN SAILING C’SHIP
Brahmapur: Manaswini Maharana, a native of Panibandha village, Ganjam block, once again achieved a remarkable feat by clinching gold medal in yachting at the Yachting Association of India's (YAI) Senior National Sailing Championship, competing in the RX women's category. The event unfolded in Mumbai from September 20 to 26. Currently, she is serving as a facilitator for the nutrition project of the Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) in Ganjam. Manaswini proudly holds the title of being the first woman in Odisha to excel in this sport category. Sabir Bux, Limca record holder and international scuba diver, is Manaswini's coach.
1ST INTRA REGION POWER QUIZ HELD IN BBSR
NTPC Limited, Eastern Region-II Headquarters, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: The 1st Intra Region Power Quiz-2023 of NTPC Limited, Eastern Region-II was conducted here on October 4. A total of 11 teams from Talcher-Kaniha, Talcher Thermal, Bongaigaon, Darlipalli and North Karanpura participated in the competition. The objective of the quiz was to assess the awareness and knowledge level of executives in the changing the power scenario as well as to make power professionals aware of the emerging business scenario, energy transition and changing global scenario and also provide a platform for executives to showcase their knowledge and skills.
VIG TO PROBE GAJAPATI SOIL CONSERVATION SCAM
Paralakhemundi : The Lokayukta has asked the Vigilance police to probe the alleged scam in the Soil Conservation Department in Gajapati district. It was alleged that Rs 11.90 lakh sanctioned for departmental activities was siphoned off during the tenure of PD Suresh Kumar Patnaik and APD Satyendra Kumar Raika. But no action was taken. Later, a reporter moved the Lokayukta seeking a probe into the scam. Following this, the anti-graft agency was asked to investigate it.
2 STUDENTS HURT IN CAR-BIKE COLLISION IN GAJAPATI
Paralakhemundi : Two students were critically injured when their motorbike collided with a car near Ladupanka under Adaba police station in Gajapati district. The injured were identified as Sharmistha Sahu of Muniguda and Rudranarayan Das of Khordha, Both are students of GIET in Gunupur. Later, following the mishap another biker Sanjay, who was on the way to his village, collided with the duo’s bike and was injured. All the injured were initially admitted to the Mohana CHC. But later Sharmista and Rudranaryan were referred to the MKCG Hospital in Brahmapur. Police seized the three vehicles and began a probe.