Panda promoted to PCCF rank
Bhubaneswar: The State Government has promoted 1987-batch IFS officer Dr Sudarshan Panda to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) rank. Dr Panda, who was Special Secretary in the Forest and Environment Department, has been posted as Project Director, Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP). During his 32 years of service, he has served the Union Government from 1995 to 1999 in the Wildlife Wing of Ministry of Environment and Forest. He has specialisation in wildlife.
Buddhist Society observes Ambedkar death anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Buddhist Society of India Odisha State Branch observed the 64th death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar paying floral tributes at his statue at AG Square here on Friday. A procession was taken out from the Buddha Mandir that culminated at AG Square in which many followers of Dr Ambedkar, students and intellectuals joined. Among others, Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, former Minister Bhajban Behera, former MLA Surendra Pramanik, social activists Manas Jena, Pratima Mallick, Amiya Pandey, RPI Odisha president Sheik Abdul Wali, Ashok Malick, Sunakar Behera and Bandhu Sethi were present.
BBSR-bound bus overturns in Boudh; 10 hurt
Boudh: At least 10 persons were injured, including four critically, as a bus by which they were travelling turned turtle near Janhapanga Chhak on NH-57 late on Friday night. The private bus named “Chakadola” was en route to Bhubaneswar from Jeypore when it hit a roadside tree and overturned at around 3 am. Being informed, police reached the spot and rushed the injured to the Boudh District Headquarters Hospital in an ambulance.
Odisha sprinter bags silver at SA Games
Bhubaneswar: Odisha sprinter Amiya Kumar Mallick brought laurels for the State and the country by clinching silver at Men’s 4X100 meters relay in the South Asian Games 2019 held in Nepal on Friday. Team India comprising Mallick, Harjit Singh, Gurindervir Singh and Pranav Kalappur clocked 0:39.97 to win the silver. While Sri Lanka bagged gold medal, Pakistan finished with bronze. India continues to dominate medal tally at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games 2019 with impressive performances. It tops the table with total 165 medals including 81 golds and 59 silvers so far.
DAV CSpur excels in INTACH quiz
Bhubaneswar: Quiz wizards Amritanshu Rath and Rohit Raaj Mishra of Class-IX of the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have won the prestigious The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) national quiz held at New Delhi. Over 2000 schools of all categories participated in the city, State and national levels. The DAV Chandrasekharpur, the lone winner of this quiz from Odisha so far, previously won the CBSE Heritage Quiz three times and other dignified national quizzes. The school authorities congratulated the winners and mentor teacher Dr S D Singh for the achievement.