Prez to attend IIT convocation on Sept 7
Bhubaneswar: President Pranab Mukherjee will grace the IIT-Bhubaneswar’s second annual convocation-2013 as the chief guest on September 7 and deliver the convocation address. IIT Bhubaneswar had held its first annual convocation on August 31, 2012 with former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India Dr Anil Kakodkar as the chief guest.
Railway engineer’s death mourned
Bhubaneswar: An eminent member of the East Coast Railway Engineers Association, PK Sahoo, died at the railway hospital here on Monday night. He was 45 and suffering from cancer. He had joined the railways in 1995 as a Junior Engineer (P-way). A condolence meeting was held by the association here on Tuesday. Officers, members and other staff observed a two-minute silence in his memory. Sahoo is survived by his wife and two minor daughters.
Bank of India opens new branch
Bhubaneswar: The Bank of India (BoI) recently opened its 105th branch in its Bhubaneswar Region and the 190th branch in the State at Kandarpur in Cuttack district. BoI ED Bimal Prasad Sharma inaugurated the new branch.