Nalco CMD honours young singers
Bhubaneswar: Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, along with wife Preeti Roy and others, felicitated young singers at a ‘Jewels of Odisha’ programme at the Rabindra Mandap here on Saturday. Organised by the Prafull Kar Foundation and the Sanskar, the singing sensations, led by Ananya Sritam Nanda (winner of Indian Idol Junior), Pragya Patra (of The Voice India fame) and Mahaprasad (son of legendary singer Prafull Kar), regaled the capacity crowd with some mesmerising songs.
National-level children fest held in city
Bhubaneswar: Swagatika, a cultural association upholding Odishi culture and heritage, held its 36th annual function and a national level children festival hereon Friday. A total of 150 children were given prizes for winning various competitions held earlier. Besides, seven young achievers, including Odia cine artists Sushri Suramayee and Sushri Mohanty and Yoga instructor Susmitarani Rout, were felicitated. MP Prasanna Patsani and eminent singer Prafulla Kar attended the event as guests. Among others, association secretary Asit Mohanty and organiser Ramachandra Mohanty conducted the programme.
Free dental camp held in city slum
Bhubaneswar: A free dental camp was organised at Tuighoot slum under Ward-10 of the BMC on Sunday. A total of 30 children, elderly persons, women and youths got their teeth examined by dentists Dr Rubens Das and Dr Krishna Reddy. Besides, umbrellas and water bottles were distributed among women and children in the slum. The programme was conducted by the Centre for Child and Women Development (CCWD), the Ripling DMS-86 Group and the ActionAid.