Utkal Sammilani delegation meets Speaker
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Utkal Sammilani led by Mancheswar Chapter president Dillip Dashsharma met and presented Sammilani memento and citation to Speaker of State Assembly Surjya Narayan Patro at his Assembly office. During the course of discussion, the Speaker recalled his association with former president of Utkal Sammilani Basanta Kumar Panigrahy and sthe ignificant contributions Panigrahy had made for strengthening the organisation and raising the voices of Odia-speaking people living in other States. Sammilani Mancheswar branch advisor Nimai Charan Das also joined the meeting.
Pallahara Bandh held against TTPS closure
Pallahara: Under the leadership of local BJD MLA Mukesh Pal, Pallahara block observed a total Bandh on Thursday against TTPS closure. NHs- 149 and 49 were blocked at College Chhak and Bypass Chhak by BJD workers from 6 am to 6 pm. Government and private institutions and all markets were closed for 12 hours. MLA Pal blamed the Central Government, especially Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for the TTPS closure. If the Centre fails to restart the old plant immediately, the agitation would continue, said Pal.
BJP foundation day held in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The 41st foundation day of the BJP was celebrated here on Tuesday at the district party office. The meeting was chaired by Ganjam district party president Bibhuti Bhusan Jena. Members attended the flag hoisting ceremony and participated in two minutes’ silence observed in memory of Jawans martyred in Chhattisgarh naxal attack. Party district vice-presidents Manoj Patnaik and Ram Patra, former district president Kanhu Charan Pati, Niranjan Panigrahi, Namita Rani Panda, Pravat Kiran Sarangi, Gangadhar Satpathy, Pradip Satpathy and Balkrushna Samantray were present.
3 held for burglary; Rs 2.08L seized in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: A special police team constituted to apprehend criminals involved in increasing number of burglary cases under Brahmapur police district trapped three persons recently, arrested them and seized Rs 2.08 lakh from their possession. Police also seized an Apple I-phone, a Lenovo laptop along with the house breaking implements stolen from an electrical godown near Fire market. The team consisting of Gosaninuagaon PS IIC Mahendra Sahu and Badabazar PS Additional IIC apprehended SK Asif (19), G Santosh Kumar (20) and Babula Nayak (19). They were found involved in two other cases in Gosaninuagaon and a case under the BN Pur police stations.