Ex-MLA Jagabandhu Majhi, remembered on his death anniversary

Nabarangpur:

People from all walks of life today paid glowing tributes to the former MLA Jagabandhu Majhi on the seventh death anniversary here at Raighar on Sunday. 

In a meeting organised at the stadium ST and SC development minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi, DPC Chairperson and Nabarangpur MLA Manohar Randhari,Assembly Estimate Committee Chairperson Sanjaya Das Burma,Umerkote MLA Subas Gond, Zilla Parisad Chairperson Bhagabati Bhatra, district BJD president Prahalad Tripathy, General Secretary Asis Ranjan Patnaik, and several party members paid rich tributes to former MLA. 

Umerkote MLS Subash Gond, thanked the people for sharing their grief to Majhi, The MLA said that he was following Majhi’s footstep to serve the people of Umerkote assembly segment with the same zeal and dedication.

The wheel chair bound MLA Majhi from Umerkote assembly seat of the district, and his PSO Prasant Patro were shot at point blank range by three assailants when he was distributing land pattas  to landless tribals at Gona village under Raighar block. In 2004 Majhi was shot in the waist by assailants, which paralysed his legs making him wheel chair bound since then.

Senior congress leader and former district congress president Narayana Patro, joined BJD at the meeting. Tributes also paid martyr PSO Prasant Patro, at Kodinga.

Journalists stage dharana in Nabarangpur.

Nabarangpur:
The scribes working in various media houses in Nabarangpur district staged dharana in front of collectorate demanding fulfillment of a 8-point charter of demands here on Friday.

 
The scribes took a bike rally from Sadasiva Park to collectorate and staged four hour dharana later meeting they submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister through district collector Rashmita Panda.

 
The demands include enactment of Journalist Protection Act, completion of identification of scribe within a stipulated time, insurance cover for scribe, medi claim,residential facility, decentralisation of accreditation process, and travel facility for journalist.

The Scribes Susant Behera, Basant Rath, Purna Chandra Mohankuda, Banka Bihari Bissoyi, Sankar Beberta, Prasant Sahu,  Kishor Patnaik, Social worker Jagannath Mohapatra, and other reporters of the district were present at the dharana.

Nabarangpur Journalists stage dharana on 22nd Sept.

Nabarangpur:

Members of the district Journalists of Nabarangpur holds a preparatory meeting at Trupti Conference hall here on Sunday to stage dharana in front of collectorate on September 22^nd

It was decided that a rally of all journalists of the district will start from Sadasiva Tripathy park, to collectorate  submit memorandum to chief minister and stage dharana in front of collectorate.

The demands include enactment of Journalist Protection Act, completion of identification of scribe within a stipulated time, insurance cover for scribe, medi claim, pension facility after retirement, residential facility, decentralisation of accreditation process, and travel facility for journalist.

Senior Journalist Purna Chandra Mohankuda, presided the meeting while reporters Banka Bihari Bissoyi, Susant Behera, Sankar Beberta, Basant Rath, Kishor Patnaik, Social worker Jagannath Mohapatra, and other reporters were present at the meeting.

District BJD to stage demonstration against fuel price hike on Monday.

Nabarangpur: 

The district BJD to stage demonstration at Majhiguda junction near Biju Patnaik statue, against the repeated hike in petrol and diesel prices on September 18.

Addressing a media conference at Trupti Conference hall here on Sunday District BJD President Prahalad Tripathy, said that the  party and its wings  Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD), Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) and  Biju Mahila Janta Dal (BMJD) will stage demonstration and protest meeting as the frequent hike in fuel prices had largely affected the general public, he added.

Among others district BJD vice-presidents, Rabi Patnaik, Jogendra Swain, Minister representative Pramod Padhy, Biju yuva Janata Dal President Siva Bissoiy, Biju Chatra Janata Dal president Dillu Panda, Chairperson Municipality Basanti Soura, present at the meeting.