BJD wins BMC Ward-17 by-poll
Bhubaneswar: BJD candidate Susmita Das won the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Ward-17 by-poll defeating her Congress rival by 1,661 votes. Notably, only 2,243 of the out of the total 7,667 voters had cast their votes in this by-election. The Congress candidate got only 383 votes. The BJP had not fielded any candidate. The counting of votes lasted only for half an hour.
KISS students join Banega Swachh India campaign
Bhubaneswar: Aiming to get students community and common people to join the clean-up drives across India throughout the year, the 25,000 students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) assembled to make the largest Human Sentence on Banega Swachh India at the KISS campus on Sunday. The students cleaned nearby slums, villages, medical and roads. Dr Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS said KISS students are engaged two hours every Sunday, which is a regular habit of the students since so many years. KISS students and staffs also involve themselves in cleaning campaign during Gandhi Jayanti and other important occasions.
Brahma Kumaris observe Peace Day
Bhubaneswar: The Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya observed the 47th death anniversary of Prajapita Brahma as Peace Day at the Omm Niwas here on Monday. Garlanding the photo of Prajapita Brahma, chief guest East Coast Railway Chief Administrative Officer Surendra Kumar Ninani and IIMT Scientist Dr Bhagyadhar Bhoi spoke about the ideal life and his achievements. Chief speaker Brahma Kumar Alekha encouraged the gathering to follow Prajapita Brahma’s lifestyle and principles. Brahma Kumari Geeta coordinated the programme
Zopo expands base to eastern India via Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Zopo, a hi-tech enterprise, which is engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of mobile intelligent terminal products, expanded further into the eastern Indian mobile device market through Odisha. It has built a network of 40 retailers to secure this market. It launched its popular handsets like Speed 7, Speed 7 Plus and Color series. Kevin Xu, founder Zopo brand, said, “Eastern India is an important market and we wish to establish a strong foothold for our products in this region going forward with our foray into Odisha.