MLA visits Balangir micro composting centre
Balangir: Balangir MLA Narasingha Mishra on Friday visited the Micro Composting Centre of Balangir Municipality at Bijakhaman along with Municipality Executive Officer Bipin Deep and other municipal staffs. Deep explained briefly how garbage is being used to prepare organic manure/compost. Mishra asked the municipality officials to engage more local people in this project and work collectively to make Balangir free from garbage.
Rape accused nabbed in Khariar
Nuapada: The Khariar police on Thursday arrested rape accused Chakradhar Das (29), a resident of Kotamal Village who was absconding for quite some time. Das was apprehended from his hideout in the Bangamunda area and forwarded to court. He was wanted in connection with a case registered in the year 2015 at the Khariar police station for raping a married woman. Police acted on an NBW issued against him by a trial court. Though earlier he was arrested and forwarded to court in the year 2016, he was released on bail in the following year. Since then, he had been absconding to skip trial of the court.
Phulbani Vig Court sentences teacher to 4-yr jail term
Phulbani: Phulbani Vigilance Judge Satyapira Mishra has sentenced the headmaster of a school, Simanchal Nayak, to four years’ jail term and a fine of Rs 6 lakh on the charge of misappropriating Government money. Nayak had swindled the money sanctioned for construction of a building at the Gumakia New UP School where he was posted as the HM and also acting as the secretary of school management committee. The court convicted Nayak based on the complainant Inspector HK Behera’s case. Nayak misappropriated Rs 8, 96,400.
Joda Truck Owners’ Assn election on March 14
Champua: Election for the Joda Truck Owners ‘Association (JATOA) is scheduled to be held on March 14. Thursday was the last day of filing nomination papers. The election officer has confirmed that 22 candidates have filed their nomination papers. The election will be held for five posts, president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer.
Biju JayantI observed in HAL, Sunabeda
Koraput: The birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was observed on Friday in the premises of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Sunabeda organised by the Biju Aeronautics Employees’ Union (BAEU). Over a thousand employees participated in the event. The guests in the meeting spoke on various aspects of Biju Patnaik’s life and time. Pominent among the guests were Koraput MLA Raghuram Padal, Koraput BJD president Iswar Chandra Panigrahy, HAL Executive Director JM Sahu and a host of senior officials and employees’ leaders. BAEU president Ashok Dash and secretary Srinivash Mallick coordinated the event.