State-level Odia lingo conclave tomorrow
Bhubaneswar: To intensify its stir for use of Odia as official language, the Bhasa Suraksha Sammilani will organise a State-level conclave at the Jaydev Bhavan here on Sunday. Discussions will be held on the Sammilani’s upcoming activities. The Sammilani has been carrying out various programmes besides forming 23 district Sammilanis to spread awareness for use of Odia. It has begun a drive to send one lakh post cards from across the State to the Chief Minister demanding implementation of the Orissa Official languages Act, 1954, said Sammilani convenor and MP Baisnab Parida.
Kalinga TV to be launched today
Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Media and Entertainment Pvt ltd’s 24x7 news channel Kalinga TV founded by Dr Achyuta Samanta will be launched formally at a city hotel on Saturday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to inaugurate the channel.
SOA scientist to get Young Scientist Award
Bhubaneswar: Dr Alok Prasad Das, Assistant Professor at the Centre of Biotechnology under the SOA University here, has been selected for the Odisha Young Scientist Award for 2013 by the Odisha Bigyan Academy in the category of life Sciences. The award, which carries a citation and cash prize of Rs. 10,000, will be given to Dr Das at a special State-level ceremony to be held soon.
Dr Mishra gets Rajdhani Gourav Samman
Bhubaneswar: Noted surgeon Dr Ajay Mishra, who worked as a visiting surgeon at the Mountzion Hospital in San Francisco, US and at Hammersmith Hospital in london in 1992, received the Rajdhani Gaurav Samman on the occasion of the 67th foundation day of Bhubaneswar. Dr Mishra, the first laparoscopic surgeon of the State, got this honour for his outstanding social services. He has so far done over 75,000 major and minor surgeries during his career spanning over more than 45 years.