ECoR observes Sadbhavana Diwas
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway on Thursday observed Sadbhavana Diwas at the Rail Sadan here by organising a pledge ceremony. ECoR Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer Prem Chandra administered the oath of the day to all the employees that they would work for the emotional oneness and harmony of all the people of India regardless of caste, region, religion or language and to resolve all differences through dialogue and constitutional means without resorting to violence. Chief Personnel Officer Manju Ray conducted the ceremony.
DGP administers Sadbhavana Diwas pledge
Cuttack: An oath-taking ceremony was held at the State Police Headquarters here on the occasion of the Sadbhavana Diwas on Thursday. DGP Sanjeev Marik administered the Sadbhavana Diwas pledge to senior police officers and staffs. They all pledged to maintain national integrity, communal harmony and peace irrespective of caste, region, religion and language. Among others, ADG Satyajit Mohanty, Binyananda Jha and IG Dr Debashis Panigrahy were present.
Swami Chinmayananda birth centenary observed
Bhubaneswar: Devotees offered prayer to the Chinmaya Jyoti Yatra amidst Vedic chanting at the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here in commemoration of the birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati. A discourse was held on ‘Vedanta, life & living’ by Swami Nijanandaji. Among others, MlA Priyadarshi Mishra, Vedic scholar Er Priyabrata Das and Swami Sadananda Saraswati of Chinmaya Mission, Bhubaneswar were present. DAV School Regional Chairman MM Panda and Principal- cum-Regional Director Dr KC Satapathy offered floral tributes to Swami Chinmayananda.
OPTA, Khordha observes Photography Day
Bhubaneswar: To commemorate the World Photography Day, the Odisha Photo-Videographic Traders’ Association (OPTA), Khordha district unit has decided to celebrate its annual function on the day. This was announced by OPTA Khordha president Santosh Nayak on the Photography Day on Wednesday. Eminent cinematographer Jugal Debata joined the event as chief guest. The programme began with showcasing of products and materials by reputed companies. OPTA, Khordha general secretary Sanjay Mohanty was present, among others.