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63rd Republic day celebrated in the district>>

              The 63rd Republic Day was celebrated in the district with much enthusiasm. Sri Sarada Prasad Nayak, Hon'ble Minister of State, Housing & Urban Development unfurled the National Flag at Angul Stadium and took salute in the combined march past. The Republic Day was also celebrated at Talcher, Pallahara, Athamallik, NALCO Nagar and many other parts of the district.

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National Voters Day - 2012>>

              National Voters Day was celebrated at Sabhaghar, Angul on 25/01/2012. A meeting was held for this purpose which was presided by Sri Siba P. Misra, IAS, Collector & DM, Angul. The certificates & prizes were given to the winning participants of various competitions on this occasion.

Bravery award for Angul girl >>

            Prasannata Shandilya, a Class VI student of O.P.Jindal School from the village Nisha, Angul, will be handed over the National Bravery Award. The little brave heart had shown great courage, which led to the arrest of dacoits in April last year. Prasannata had displayed strong presence of mind when dacoits had entered their house and attacked her parents. “The dacoits hit us and demanded to be given all the valuables in the house. We were worried about Prasannata since she was alone in her room,” said mother Mrs. Kalpana Shandilya. But the 10-year-old showed immense courage. She came up with an instant plan of action. “I was in my room which is close to the kitchen. I could see that the dacoits were hurting my parents. So I tip-toed into the kitchen, prepared a mix of turmeric and chilli powder in a big utensil, climbed the bed of the room where the dacoits were present and threw it into their eyes,” said Prasannata, who was in New Delhi for Indian Council for Child Welfare for a felicitation ceremony. By the time the dacoits could recover, Prasannata had called the police. The proud parents of the little girl said that they were surprised by their daughter actions. “She has always been a smart kid. We were amazed by her courage and are proud of her,” said Prasannata’s father. Prasannata, along with 26 other children from the country, will receive the award from Hon'ble Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the Republic Day. The National Bravery Award Scheme is an endeavour by the Indian Council for Child Welfare to give due recognition to the children who show exceptional courage and perform meritorious service to inspire others to emulate their example. Children will get a medal, certificate and cash under the scheme and the awardees will be granted financial assistance until they complete their schooling. The Government has reserved some seats for the awardees in medical and engineering colleges and polytechnics.

Bird Flu in Angul District>>

   The presence of the Bird Flu virus has been confirmed in Angul District where presence of H5N1 was confirmed. All the field functionaries have been intimated to report in case of any eventuality and instructed to collect samples for pathological examination and send the samples directly to ADRI, Phulanakhara, Cuttack for pathological test. RRT has been formed and the Team is ready to face any untoward situation in face of the outbreak of Bird flu. Bird flu was confirmed in two samples of dead crow from Keranga in Khurda District and Angul after test at High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) in Bhopal, a nodal officer in Fisheries and Animal Resource Development department said. As many as ten rapid response teams along with the district officials have been engaged in the operation, sources said.

Panchyat Election-2012>>

            Govt of Odisha declared that Panchayat election in Odisha will be held in February 2012. In this panchayat election of Odisha, totally 2 crores 44 lacs 82 thousand 765 voters will choose 1 lac 841 leaders in the position of Sarpanchs, Ward members, Nominees and Zilla parisad members. From February 11, three (3) tiers Panchayat election will be held in Odisha. This Panchayat election will be held in 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th and 19th February 2012 in five phases. After election, calculation of votes will be done in the voting counters. But the results will not be published immediately. In March 3, voting for Naib Sarpanch, In 11th Voting for Secretary of Panchayat Samiti, In 13th voting for secretary of Zilla parisad will be done. From 24th December 2011, Odisha State Election Commission has published authorized notifications for this panchayat election in Odisha. With this Ideal Election Behavior rules also came into action from this day. This rule will be valid till February 19th means it will be valid for 59 days. 

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