Entries invited for Nalco Green Awards
Bhubaneswar: The Nalco has instituted State-level awards for meritorious engineers, who have introduced and adopted green technology in the industrialisation of Odisha. The award titled ‘Nalco Green Awards for Engineering Excellence’ shall be given annually on the Engineers’ Day and carry a 1st prize with cash award of Rs 2 lakh, a 2nd prize with cash award of Rs 1 lakh and two 3rd prizes with cash award of Rs 50,000 each, along with citations. For this, the company has sought online applications through its website till June 30. Interested engineers may apply online at www.nalcoindia.com with supporting documents.
UCO Bank retirees hold health awareness drive
Bhubaneswar: A health awareness programme was organised by the UCO Bank retirees’ association, Bhubaneswar, for its members and senior citizens residing in the city at the Sunshine Hospital here. The function was inaugurated by Help Age India State head Bharati Chakra. The interaction programme was assisted by noted doctors. More than 60 UCO retirees and senior citizens actively interacted with doctors.
Social worker’s b’day: Prisoners’ children get Bhagvad Gita
Bhubaneswar: For every individual, birthday is an unforgettable event. People nowadays adopt Western culture to celebrate birthday parties. But there was an exception when social worker Dhirendra Kar celebrated his birthday with children of life imprisonment inmates’ at the, Madhurmayee Adarsha Shiksha Niketan near the Jharpada jail here. He distributed copies of the Bhagvad Gita to the children. Social worker Susanta Sahoo advised students to read Gita daily as it would play an important role in shaping their lives. Madhurmayee superintendent Niroja lakhsmi Mohapatra and social workers Priyabrata Panda and Saroj Das appreciated the initiatives.