Wedding bells for Anubhav, Barsha soon
Bhubaneswar: The most prominent reel life couple in Ollywood Anubhav and Barsha will soon become real life partners. Their pre-marriage ritual Nirbandh (engagement) was performed at the Khannagar Sai Temple in Cuttack in the presence of Anubhav’s parents and other family members and Barsha’s mother Deepa Sahu and her two sisters on Wednesday. The marriage is expected to be held in February next.
PPT holds Hindi Day valedictory function
Paradip: The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) held the valedictory function of the Hindi Day at the Jayadev Sadan here on Tuesday. Chief guest PPT Chairman SS Mishra said several steps have been taken by the PPT for better implementation of the language. “We have achieved the third position during last year, and with sincere efforts and devotion towards work we can achieve the first position in the field of implementation of the official language in future,” Mishra added. PPT Secretary SC Mohapatra presented a brief report on the progress made in implementation of Hindi at the PPT. Paradip ladies’ Club president Binita Mishra distributed prizes to the winners of various competitions organised on the occasion. Children of various schools participated in cultural programmes.
Month-long Coffee Fest launched in city
Bhubaneswar: Coffee Festival, a consumer connects initiative, from Café Coffee Day (CCD) was launched here on Thursday to share the art of coffee making with consumers. Four cafes in the city will be hosting the festival for a month till January 4, 2014. Consumers can walk into any of these outlets and learn how to make a cuppa using simple coffee making tools. Kick-starting the festival, coffee evangelist Arif Anwar said the coffee festivals are an attempt to help consumers indulge in this fine beverage making.
ASUS opens retail store in State
Bhubaneswar: The ASUS India launched its first exclusive store in the State at Saheed Nagar here on Thursday. The new outlet will have entire range of ultrabooks, notebooks, netbooks, tablets and phablets. Customers can access to all the latest and forthcoming technologies. Sales and Distribution Director of System Business Group, ASUS India Unaez Quraishi said, “Bhubaneswar is one of the country's fastest developing cities and emerging as an IT and education hub. We will serve our existing and prospective customers.”
Aircel launches FTT starting at Rs10
Bhubaneswar: The Aircel on Thursday launched a full talk time offer starting from Rs 10 for its prepaid customers in the State. The customers can get the service by recharging a low denomination of Rs 9. The offer is valid up to 60 days. Aircel Odisha circle business head Dhiraj Irani said the product would allow the company to take giant strides in the voice market.