AOBEF protests PSB privatisation move
Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Bank Employees’ Federation (AOBEF) staged a demonstration in front of the RBI here on Monday protesting against statements by RBI Governor Urjit Patel and Deputy Governor Acharya in favour of privatisation of public-sector banks and reduction of employees’ strength. AOBEF general secretary Prakash Ray led the protest.
Bibhuti Kar nominated as IFWJ VP
Bhubaneswar: Utkal Journalists’ Association (OJA) president Bibhuti Bhshan Kar has been nominated as vice-president of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ). Federation national general secretary Paramananda Pandey has written to the OJA in this regard. OJA functionaries, including district unit presidents, have thanked IFWJ president BV Mallikarjunaiah and Pandey for nominating Kar as vice-president. The functionaries have hoped that Kar would present various problems of Odisha scribes at national forums and make efforts to resolve them. OJA general secretary Purna Chandra Nayak informed this in a release.
Blood donation camp at Odissi Research Centre
Bhubaneswar: The GKCM Odissi Research Centre and the Youth for Seva jointly organised a blood donation camp here on Sunday to pay tributes to Pandit Bhubaneswar Mishra on his 24th death anniversary on Sunday. A commemorative meeting held prior to the camp was attended by Research Centre Chief Executive Dr Sangeeta Gosain, youth leader and social worker Manoranjan Mohapatra, AIIMS Anatomy Department’s Prof Prabhas Ranjan Tripathy and Youth for Seva national council member Swayam Prakash Baral. About a hundred of blood units were collected from the camp coordinated by Subrat Kumar Patnaik and many youth volunteers.
Namitadevi College holds annual day
Bhubaneswar: The Namitadevi College, Uttarachhak observed its annual day on Monday. The programme presided over by Principal Dr Prafulla Kumar Mishra was graced by Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy and Pipili College’s senior lecturer Dr Pratibha Maharathy as guests. Minister Maharathy announced to provide 30 computers to the college. First visually-challenged OAS Sanyas Behera, first visually-challenged OES Bijaylaxmi Pal, first visually-challenged international cricketer SD Jafar Iqbal and JEE Main qualifier Debashish Mallick were felicitated. College director Soumya Ranjan Patnaik delivered welcome address and secretary Ugresena Dalei read out annual report.