Ultramodern laser eye clinic opened in city
Bhubaneswar: An ultramodern laser eye clinic, Sri Netra laser Eye Clinic, was inaugurated at the Gandhi Market, Nayapalli here by leading educationalist and social worker Dr Achyuta Samanta. Dr SK Pradhan, after finishing his Masters in Ophthalmology and fellowship in Cornea & Microsurgery at the reputed Aravind Eye Institute in Madurai, has established this clinic, which is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
Veteran journalist Vijay Dixit passes away
Bhubaneswar: Veteran journalist and former bureau chief of the Indian Express in Bhubaneswar Vijay Kumar Dixit passed away at the Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur on Wednesday early morning following prolonged illness. He was 79. His last rites will be performed at his native village at Chhapra in Bihar. After playing his innings in journalism, he had a brief stint in the corporate world during which he was associated with the FACOR. He is survived by two sons and three daughters
IMI-B holds Sparx-2013
Bhubaneswar: The International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar (IMI-B) organised an inter-college event ‘Sparx-2013’, which was inaugurated by its director Prof Ramesh Behl. The programme had brainstorming events on quiz and creative advertisement. Over 200 youths from institutes like the Utkal University, OUAT, KIIT, SoS, NIT-R, XIMB, IIIT, BIMTECH and participated in the programme. The winners of the events were awarded prizes by the sponsors. In the concluding session, chief guests AKP Singh, AGM of Allahabad Bank, and Maheswar Biswal, Manager-Operation of Panda Retail ltd handed over prizes to the winner teams.
Sishu Niketan building inaugurated
Bhubaneswar: A new building of the Sishu Niketan at Mancheswar Railway Colony was inaugurated by president of East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO) Ratna Ghosh recently. The Sishu Niketan is managed by the ECoRWWO Mancheswar wing to provide basic educational facilities to the wards of railway employees up to the nursery level and promote cultural activities among them. President of ECoRWWO of Mancheswar Workshop Tanuja Pankaj was also present.
lions Club holds health camp in slum
Bhubaneswar: The lions Club of Bhubaneswar Youth held a free health checkup camp for the slum dwellers at Tuighoot slum under the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. As many as 55 children, old age people and women got their health checked by lion Dr Bishnu Charan Panda. Free medicines were also provided to them. The camp was coordinated by club president Banaja Bihari Mohapatra.