2 brothers drown in pond on city outskirts
Bhubaneswar: Two brothers drowned in a pond at Jenasahi in Kakarudrapur under the Balianta police limits on the outskirts of the city on Monday morning. Soumya Ranjan and Smruti Ranjan, sons of laxmidhar Parida of Jenasahi and Class-VI and Class-IV students, respectively, had gone to the pond to take bath. The younger brother slipped into water, following which the elder one attempted to rescue him but he also drowned. On being informed, fire personnel from Balipatana rushed to the spot and fished out the bodies from the pond.
KBRC lecturer awarded PhD
Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Bharati Residential College (KBRC) lecturer Gobardhan Nayak was awarded PhD from the Utkal University for his thesis "Solute solvent interaction of amino acids in mixed solvent". He did his research under the guidance of Trident Academy of Technology Professor and HoD of Chemistry Dr Manas Ranjan Senapati and former Utkal University Professor GC Pradhan.