N’rangpur DCC remembers Indira Gandhi
Nabarangpur: District Congress leaders paid tributes to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 35th death anniversary on Thursday and remembered her contributions to national security, economy and foreign policy. A rally and a remembrance meeting were held at Dongerbhaja being presided over by DCC president Muna Tripathy. OPCC working president Pradeep Majhi, Mohana MLA Dasaratjo Gamango and former MLAs Sadana Nayak and Bhujabala Majhi paid tributes the late Prime minister. A large numbers of party workers participated in the meeting.
10 hurt in bus-truck collision in Ganjam
Brahmapur: As many as 10 persons were injured when a bus hit a truck from the rear near Nuagaon in Ganjam district on Thursday afternoon. Of the injured, one person is in critical condition and was shifted to the Chhatrapur hospital whereas other injured passengers were administered preliminary treatment at a Primary Health Centre. The bus ‘Silk City’ was on its way to Bhubaneswar from Brahamapur. While overtaking a truck near the Tata Showroom in Nuagaon, the bus hit it from the rear. Locals rescue the bus passengers and immediately rushed them to the hospital.
Governor Award winner Headmaster dies
Paralakhemundi: Undivided Ganjam district’s first Governor Award winning Headmaster Simanchal Padhi passed away at his residence here on Wednesday. He was 85. He was ailing for the last three months. Padhi had got Governor Award in 1980. His wife, sons, daughters and grandchildren were present at his deathbed. After retirement, he was serving as priest at the Shree Jagannath Temple here.
Vigilance Awareness Week observed in Bargarh
Bargarh: Vigilance Awareness Week observance began here from October 28. A meeting was organised here on Thursday presided over by DIPRO Kalyani Dash. Bargarh Collector Jyoti Ranjan Pradhan, SP Padmini Sahu and senior lawyer Shankarsan Mishra attended as guests. They called upon people to promise to eradicate corruption. A seminar was also held on this year’s theme ‘Integrity- A way of life’ in which about 100 people and government officials took part. Among others, ADM Mirdha Tappo, Bargarh Vigilance DSP Birendra Kumar Nayak and DPEP PD Sushanta Kumar Chopadar were present.
Hindalco gets National CSR Award
Bhubaneswar: The Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Ltd was honoured with the National CSR Award by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the highest recognition in the domain of CSR by the Government of India. The award recognizes Hindalco’s contribution to India’s national priority areas-skill development and livelihoods. Hindalco CSR Committee of Directors Chairperson Rajashree Birla received the award from Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said, “We are constantly motivated by the fact that most of the villages where we work have moved towards a better quality of life. We are proud and honoured to receive the prestigious award.”
JSpur scribe’s mother passes away
Jagatsinghpur: Sarojini Nanda, a pious woman of Rambhadeipur in Jagatsinghpur district, passed away at a private hospital in Cuttack following a cardiac arrest on Thursday. She was 75. She was mother of English daily ‘The Pioneer’s district correspondent Kahnu Nanda. The body was cremated in the village graveyard. The Jagatsinghspur District Association of Journalists expressed deep grief over her demise.
Acharya new RS Petitions Committee Chairman
Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha BJD member Prasanna Acharya has been appointed as the Chairman of the Petitions Committee of the Upper House of Parliament. He succeeded BJP member Prabhat Jha. Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu reconstituted eight House Committees on Thursday.
CM mourns Gurudas Dasgupta demise
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled the demise of veteran CPI leader and trade unionist Gurudas Dasgupta, who passed away in Kolkata on Thursday following prolonged illness. Patnaik took to Twitter to express his deep grief and said Dasgupta was a popular trade union leader and a feisty parliamentarian.