CM’S SPECIAL SECY ROOPA ROSHAN GETS ADDL CHARGE (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Roopa Roshan Sahoo, Special Secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has been given additional charge in the State Government. According to a notification released by the General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) Department, the 2006-batch IAS officer with additional charge of Director of TE & SCERT is allowed to remain in additional charge of Director of English Language Training Institute, Bhubaneswar. She had recently been appointed as the Director of Teacher Education & State Council of Educational Research & Training (TE & SCERT).
4 ODISHA COPS GET MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
Bhubaneswar: Four police officers from Odisha have been conferred with the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation for 2021 for their excellence in investigation.
MOHAPATRA CUTTACK CITY CONG COMMITTEE PRESIDENT (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: PCC president Sarat Patnaik on Friday appointed PCC vice-president Suresh Kumar Mohapatra as interim president of the Cuttack City Congress Committee.
AIIMS ED BISWAS CALLS ON GOVERNOR (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Prof (Dr) Ashutosh Biswas called on Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal at the Raj Bhavan on Friday. He apprised the Governor about the developmental issues pertaining to patient care at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The Governor appreciated the comprehensive approach of the AIIMS Bhubaneswar towards the society. “It was an enlightening meeting with the Governor, an eminent educationist of the country over several issues,” said Dr Biswas. AIIMS Bhubaneswar Registrar BB Mishra, DDA and SAO Rashmiranjan Sethy were present.
SOA-JU MoU FOR PHARMA SCIENCES RESEARCH
Bhubaneswar: An MoU was signed between the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) University here and the Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata, on Friday for jointly pursuing academics and research in various contemporary subjects of pharmaceutical sciences and translational medicines. The MoU was signed by SOA Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Registrar Prof Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan and JU’s Prof Pallab Kanti Haldar.
AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV AT CSPUR DAV (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: DAVians of Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar made a human chain with the National Flag depicting India as a part of commemorating the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in the school premises on Friday. The civil defence departments of the school coordinated the programme. Besides, a painting competition was also organised to mark the occasion where more than 500 students participated.
B’PUR AMIN HELD FOR ISSUING FALSE CERTIFICATE (Pix)
Brahmapur: The police have arrested an Amin for issue of false legal heir certificate in connection with a land grabbing case. The arrestee was identified as Shakti Priya Bisoi (32), a resident of Gujurali under the Bhanjanagar police circle and is currently working as Amin under Kokolaba RI Circle under Jagannath Prasad block in Ganjam district. He had reportedly issued the false legal heir certificate along with the then RI of Kukudakhandi Circle.
B’PUR SARASWATI SISHU MANDIR CELEBRATES RAKSHA BANDHAN (Pix)
Brahmapur: The Maa Saraswati Sishu Mandir celebrated Raksha Bandhan in its premises at Basudevnagar here on Friday. Mahanta Kamalakant Das Maharaja was chief guest and Basant Kumar Padhy and Er Brundaban Mishra were guests of honour. The school also celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahostav on Thursday in which School Management Committee president and noted surgeon Dr Subash Chandra Sahu spoke on the significance of the occasion. School Committee secretary Usharani Tripathy delivered the welcome address. A rally was held by NCC cadets with the National Flag. Students spoke on India’s independence struggle. The Pradhan Acharya offered a vote of thanks.
2 DACOITS HELD IN KALAHANDI; GUN SEIZED
Bhawanipatna: The Kalahandi police on Friday arrested two members of an inter-district dacoit gang. The arrested duo was identified as Santosh Badaseth of Kandhmal district and Sunil Nag of Balangir district. Earlier, police had arrested 10 members of the gang from Kalahandi, Nabarangpur and Koraput districts. Kalahandi SP Abilash G said the duo arrested were involved in five dacoity cases under the Madanpur Rampur police station, two each under the Narla and Saintala PS and one case under the Tusra PS.