JSpur employees’ body’s stir called off
Jagatsinghpur: The district employees’ association stir against police inaction in arresting a youth, who had assaulted a Revenue Inspector [RI] of Balikuda, was called off on Monday. District Collector SK Mohapatra held discussion with the agitating employees’ leaders and assured that the accused would be arrested soon and legal action would be initiated against him. Following which the five-day long strike was called oof, said Collectorate Staff Committee working president Prasanta Mohapatra.
3 deer run over by train in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: Three deer were mowed down by a goods train at Saliajanga near Raghunathpur on the Cuttack- Paradip railway line on Sunday. The mishap occurred when these animals were crossing the railway track. Usually deer from adjacent Dhartangagada forest stray into the local grazing fields. Forest Department personnel rushed to the spot and recovered these deer carcasses and sent them for postmortem. The incident has left the locals fuming as investigation has begun into the incident. They said that the Dhartanga Gada forest regions lack fencing as a consequence many animals are straying into human habitations in search of food but are killed after hit by trains.
Bargarh PACS secys stage demonstration
Bargarh: Protesting the termination of 10 PACS secretaries following report of irregularities in paddy procurement by them, the PACS seretaries of whole Bargarh district and other employees of the district on Monday staged a dharana in front of the DRCS office.
Ganjam Kalakara Sangh holds Gandhi Jayanti
BRAHMAPUR: The Ganjam Zilla Baristha Kalakara Sangh observed the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in the premises of Sangh office here on Saturday. Members of the Sangh paid their deep tribute to the great leader and father of the nation to mark the event.General secretary of the Sangh Durga Prasad Acharya presided over the meeting. The members recalled the contributions of Gandhi to the freedom struggle and urged upon the youths to follow his footprints.Among others, Nrutyguru Subash Chandra Sahu (Mamma), Natyaguru Pratap Mahapatra spoke.The speakers in their address shed light on the principles and preachings of Mahatma, especially of 'Non-violence.'Senior artist Kishore Kapoor delivered welcome address while the treasurer Baladev Sahu introduced the guests. Similarly, publisher of “Abhinaya Jagat” Rabindra Kumar Nayak offered vote of thanks. Earlier, the members of the Sangh went in a silent march to Gandhinagar Square where they garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, chanted ‘Ramadhun’ and paid their floral tributes to the great leader.