Jharsuguda DMF meeting held
Jharsuguda: The 8th meeting of the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) was held on Wednesday being chaired by the Collector. Minister and Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kisore Das, Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari and Brajrajnagar MLA Kishore Mohanty were present. While reviewing the projects’ implementation, stress was given to expedite those projects lagging behind due to Covid restrictions. Requirements of new projects also figured in the discussion. Stress was given for advancements in the fields of education and health. Collector Saroj Kumar Samal presented reports on the progress of different projects. DRDA Project Director Tapiram Majhi and SP Bikash Chandra Dash were also present.
Customs Dept holds Swachhta Pakhwada at Paradip
Paradip: To mark the Swachhta Pakhwada from August 16 to 31, being observed by the Customs House of Paradip, the officers and the staffs of Customs department participated in a beach cleaning programme here on Monday. On the occasion, a campaign was initiated to create awareness on Swachhta among the public in and around the beach to save nature and fight the menace of plastics. Officials said similar cleanup drives and campaigns would be organised in future. The programme was conducted under the guidance of Deputy Commissioners Tarun Kumar Panda and Sridhar Das.
ICL FIncorp debuts in Odisha with 10 branches
Bhubaneswar: South India’s prominent NBFC, ICL Fincorp has made its entry into Odisha by launching 10 new branches in the State’s major cities. The branches were inaugurated on Wednesday at Chandrasekharpur, Samantarapur, Rasulgarh, Khandagiri, Balighat, Atharanala, Grand Road, Puri, Nayabazar, Jagatpur and Phulnakhara.