Materials worth crores looted from Alloys premises
Baleswar: After the Balasore Alloys has remained closed since September last year, miscreants have become active in its premises. Some scrap dealers in connivance with unscrupulous local elements and company officials have looted materials and machineries worth several crores. They entered the premises with trucks, JCB and other heavy vehicles and looted the materials with trained manpower who uninstalled the machineries. Following a report from the staffs, seven people were apprehended by police and forwarded to court. Police are now deployed to protect the company assets. A group of workers have vowed to guard the premises till the plant it becomes operational.
J’suguda BJD block election panel meet held
Jharsuguda: A Jharsuguda BJD block-level election working committee meeting was held on Sunday at Lakhanpur. Health Minister and Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kisore Das, Rajya Sabha member and party district observer Subash Singh, Brajrajnagar MLA Kisore Mohanty and Lakhanpur block Chairperson Santi Padhan were present. Minister Das and MLA Mohanty urged members to work with the people at grassroots level under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and strengthen the party organisation.
Former teacher Panigrahy felicitated
Brahmapur: To mark the 134th Teacher’s Day, a felicitation ceremony was organised to honour teachers at the Gosani Nuagaon Saraswati Shishu Mandir. Retired Headmaster Krushna Charan Panigrahy was felicitated. Panigrahy had rendered almost 31 years of service at the Brindaban Nayak Smruti Vidyapeeth in Sasanambagaon under Hinjil block and was retired in April 2019.