Businessman killed in car-truck collision in Angul
Angul: A businessman was killed on the spot and his brother was critically injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a car on NH-55 near Pagabandha under the Handapa police limits in Angul district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Deepak Swain, an incense sticks trader of Bhadrak district. His brother Debabrata Swain was hospitalised. Both were heading towards Sambalpur from Bhadrak by a car when a truck dashed against their vehicle. Police reached the spot and admitted the injured person to hospital.
Jena wants Gandhi Smruti Bhawan renovated
Baleswar: Former Baleswar MP and BJD district president Rabindra Kumar Jena attended a review meeting in Bhubaneswar on Thursday with the Urban Development Minister Pratap Jena. He proposed for renovation of the Gandhi Smruti Bhawan (an assembly hall in the district headquarters) with centralised air-conditioning and construction of an integrated market complex at Nayabazar at an investment to the tune of Rs 25 crore.
Satya’s another feat: Jwala Mukhi Devi idol
Brahmapur: Sand artist Satya Moharana once again showcased his talent by making a beautiful 7.6-feet-hig and 4.8-feet-wide idol of Jwala Mukhi Maa Kandhuni Devi using newspapers in just three days’ time. He created the idol on the occasion of Maa Kandhuni Devi Yatra held at Sorada. A large number of people queued up to see the idol, inaugurated by MLA Purna Chandra Swain in the presence of Dr Subash Chandra Moharana, Pramod Adhikari, Satya, Raja and Dilu. The Yatra which began on September 10 would continue till September 22.
Seemanta College holds blood donation camp
Baripada: The Seemanta Mahavidyalaya, Jharpokharia, 30 km from here, has begun celebrating the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. The NSS unit of the college held a blood donation camp as part of the celebrations in the campus. While ex-MLA Bhadav Hansdah inaugurated the camp, college Principal Baidyanath Mohapatra presided over it. The camp was conducted by Dr Debesh Shankar Hota and Jayanti Singh. A total of 101 units of blood were collected.
Sundarakanda Trust felicitates Puri Cesu EE
Puri: The Sriram Sundarakanda Charitable Trust held Sundarakanda a recitation session here on Thursday under chairmanship of its secretary Biswa Charan Panda. On the occasion, the trust felicitated Puri Cesu Executive Engineer Siba Prasad Swain for his dedication towards restoring electricity in the city after Cyclone Fani.
Vedanta’s Subhalaxmi Coop body meet held
Jharsuguda: The 10th annual general body meeting of Subhalaxmi Cooperative, promoted by Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda, was held Vedanta Meadows here recently under chairmanship of Vedanta Ltd CEO CN Singh. As many as 150 women entrepreneurs, cooperative members, Board of Directors and staffs participated. On the occasion, three successful entrepreneurs namely Bisakha Dhurua, Sukanti Majhi and Rupashi Meher and one community mobilizer Anita Kujur were felicitated. Among ohers, Barista Nagarik Sangh, Jharsuguda president
Arjunlal Mor and Cooperative president Pushpanjali Seth were present.
TRL Krosaki gets CAPEXIL Top Export Award
Jharsuguda: The TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited received the CAPEXIL Top Export Award by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries for its excellent export performance in ceramics and allied products including Refractories category for 2018-19. TRL Krosaki MD Priyabrata Panda received the award from Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goel at a function organised in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi recently. The company has exported refractories worth Rs 212 crore in 2018-19 which is close to 35% of all refractories exported from India.
GKEL bags Pollution Control Appreciation Award
Bhubaneswar: The GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) has been awarded the Pollution Control Appreciation Award 2019 for excellence in pollution control management in industrial sector. The award was instituted by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB). GKEL COO Ramesh R Pai and EHS Head Susanta Sahoo received the award from Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha and Principal Secretary Dr Mona Sharma during the 36th Foundation Day function of the OSPCB. The award was given in recognition of effective pollution control measures and sound environment management practices.