Ex-Deputy CM Basant Biswal’s wife passes away
Bhubaneswar: Meera Biswal, wife of former Deputy Chief Minister Basant Kumar Biswal, passed away at a hospital in Delhi during wee hours on Monday. She was 74 and undergoing treatment at the hospital for burn injuries. Earlier, she had been admitted to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack with the injuries which she had sustained while doing puja at home. She is survived by two sons, Congress MP and cricket administrator Ranjib Biswal and Congress Jagatsinghpur MlA Chiranjib Biswal.
Vani Vihar alumni get-together on Dec 27
Bhubaneswar: A get together for the Vani Vihar 1984-86 batch would be held at the KiiT International School here on December 27. Vani Vihar Old Students’ Union vice-president Dr Prabhakar Nanda has urged all students of the batch to attend the event and make it successful. A preparatory meeting was held under the chairmanship of union president IAS officer Pradeep Jena. Among others, secretary Rabi Behera, treasurer Dr DN Dwibedi, women wing secretary Dr Pranati Das, KIIT founder Dr Achyuta Samanta and teacher Subhendu Mohanty were present.
SOA University alumni meet held
Bhubaneswar: Alumni of the SOA University here came together for a reunion at their alma mater on Sunday to thank their teachers and mentors and evinced their interest to contribute to the growth of the institution. Prasant Tiwari, who passed out of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2010, urged the university to institute SOA Ratna award for an alumni excelling in any field every year. University Vice-Chancellor Prof Amit Banerjee urged all the alumni to rope in other past students of the university to strengthen the association. University Deputy Chairman Prof BK Sarap also spoke.
Doon Intl School holds math, dance competitions
Bhubaneswar: City-based the Doon International School (DIS) organised a Mathematics Model Making competition in its premises. The competition gave impetus to the students to improve their technical and analytical thinking to apply mathematics in their daily life. Around 80 students from grade VI to VIII participated in the competition. The DIS also encouraged the students to express their talents through different dance forms. Around 60 students presented an outstanding dance show on December 15.
Tanya gets Pradipta Pattnaik running trophy
Bhubaneswar: Sainik School Principal Capt (IN) Kanchan Mukherjee awarded the late Dr Pradipta Pattnaik running trophy, instituted by Prodyot and Prodosh Patnaik, to Col Ajay Gupta, father of Cadet Tanya Gupta for standing first in Class-XII of the Sainik School in the CBSE examination this year.