OSRU stages dharna in Balangir

OSRU stages dharna in Balangir

Balangir: Members of the Odisha Sales Representatives’ Union (OSRU) led by president of its Balangir unit Surulal Matari staged a dharna in front of the Collector office here on Thursday to press their demands. They submitted an 18-point charter of demands to Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad through the district Collector.

Farmers demand Rs300 bonus for quintal of paddy Tuesday, 04 December 2012 22:57 PNS | BALANGIR

Bhubaneswar Farmers demand Rs300 bonus for quintal of paddy

Farmers demand Rs300 bonus for quintal of paddy

Tuesday, 04 December 2012 22:57

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Members of the Balangir Zilla Krushak Sangathan (BKS) led by BKS president Arun Mishra took out a procession and staged a demonstration before the district Collectorate here on Tuesday.

“Both the State and Central Governments are neglecting farmers continuously, as a result of which cultivation is no more remunerative and farmers are facing a lot of hardships. Recently, there was a big farmers’ rally, and we submitted a memorandum to the Government, but the Government has not fulfilled our demands. We are holding this rally protesting against the irregularities in the Mandis and exploitation of farmers,” said BKS president Arun Mishra.

“Besides, we demand bonus of Rs300 per quintal of paddy,” he said, adding that in the forthcoming days the BKS would intensify its agitation further if the demands are not met.

“Farmers have deposited their insurance premium at the Central Bank’s Tamiaan branch. Although the Government has declared that there has been a crop loss of 90 per cent in that area in 2011, the affected farmers have not received compensation. We demand a thorough inquiry into the irregularities in payment of crop insurance compensation to farmers,” said a farmer, Gopal Das.

Later, BKS leaders submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister through the district administration.

Forum to resume stir in Balangir Monday, 03 December 2012 22:00 PNS | BALANGIR

Lower Suktel: Forum to resume stir in Balangir

Monday, 03 December 2012 22:00

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After a brief lull, the Lower Suktel Action Committee has decided to step up its agitation demanding execution of the Lower Suktel Irrigation Project here.

“We held meetings in all the major areas of the town involving youth, where we took a unanimous decision to intensify the agitation to pressurize the authorities to resume the construction works for the long pending Lower Suktel Irrigation Project.

The committee will hold a series of agitation demanding the execution of the project. On December 12.

The stir will begin with a hunger strike, while a Balangir Bandh is also in the schedule,” informed Girish Singh Deo of Lower Suktel Action Committee.

Teachers stage stir for better pay in Balangir

Bhubaneswar Teachers stage stir for better pay in Balangir

Teachers stage stir for better pay in Balangir

Monday, 03 December 2012 22:16

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The members of the Primary Teachers’ Association here led by president Sitosh Panigrahi on Saturday staged a dharna before the collectorate demanding scale of pay at part with system of other States and the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) teachers.

In other States like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, teachers are getting salary in the pay brand of Rs9,300 - Rs34,800 with grade pay of Rs4,200, where as in Odisha, the teachers are getting salary in the pay scale of Rs5,200 - Rs20, 200 with a grade pay of Rs2,200, they lamented.