Permanent airport at Sitalapalli demanded
Brahmapur: The Ganjam Zilla Bikash Manch on Thursday submitted a memorandum, addressed to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, to the RDC (SD) demanding a permanent airport in Brahmapur. Manch president Rajendra Panda, Prasant Das, Niranjan Dash, Sudhansu Sekhar Panda, Prasant Moharana and other member met the RDC and submitted the memorandum. The Manch demanded to step up an airport in Sitalapalli near Narendrapur instead of Rangeilunda.
Nirman Sramik Sangh meet held in Paradip
Paradip: A meeting of the Paradip Nirman Sramik Sangh and the Eastern India Oil Refinery Workers’ Union was held here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of EIORWU VP Manindra Guru. Sidheswar Swain was nominated as president of the Sangh. Hundreds of labours registered their names in the Biju Sramik Kalyan Scheme.
Unidentified youth’s body found in Mahanadi
Athagarh: A body of an unidentified youth was recovered from an island in the Mahanadi near Amangei tourist spot, about 5 km from Athagarh town on Thursday. Fishermen saw the body floating on the river water and intimated to the police. Athagarh police station IIC Padarbinda Tripathy said a probe was on.
3 houses, 50 qntl paddy gutted in N’para
Nimapara: In a late night fire on Wednesday at Manijang village of Alanda panchayat under Nimapara block, three houses of two families were gutted and four cattle heads were injured. The victim house owners are Siba Charan Swain and Taranisen Swain. Apart from household items and furniture, about 50 quintals of paddy were burnt. The cause of the fire is stated to be electric short circuit. Local Sarpanch Pratapsen Swain provided Rs 5,000 assistance money to the victim families.