Odia students protest question paper leak
Bhubaneswar: Demanding resignation of Higher Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra for the +2 question papers leak, Odia students in New Delhi submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during his stay in the national capital on Saturday.
In the memorandum, they said the education system has collapsed in Odisha. Contractual lecturers are teaching in most of the organisations. led by National Training Coordinator of NSUI Manoranjan Mohaptra, around 60 students submitted the memorandum to Patnaik at the Odisha Bhavan. As the police wanted the students to leave the place, there was a scuffle between the police and the students. The Joint Residential Commissioner received the memorandum.
VlCC opens beauty salon in city
Bhubaneshwar: VlCC Health Care on Sunday opened its first standalone beauty salon here. Odia cine artist Bidusmita inaugurated the salon, which was opened at plot 357/3473 at Biju Patnaik College Road, Jaydev Vihar. VlCC founder and mentor Vandana luthra, said, “As leaders in the wellness sector, it has been VlCC’s constant endeavour to exceed our customers’ expectations. This new standalone beauty salon format is another step in that direction.”
Free health camp held at Puri
Puri: A mega free health camp was organised under the aegis of the E-24 Hospital here on Saturday. Noted cardiologist Sanjay Kumar Pradhan and ENT specialist Santosh Kumar Swain examined and treated over 300 patients and distributed medicines. Hospital MD Rajesh Kumar Mishra conducted the camp proceedings.
Youth camp organised at city slum
Bhubaneswar: City-based voluntary organisation Centre for Child and Women Development (CCWD) with support of the National Foundation for India organised a youth camp for positive attitude development among youth to make them good citizens and promote leadership quality among them. The camp was held at Tuighoot Slum under ward No-6 of the BMC here. The main objective of the programme was to create awareness on water and sanitation of slums. YFC president Tuighoot Jagadis Champia, secretary Kuni Tiria and member Gitika Keria and project coordinator Bhaskar Chandra Pradhan focused on slum sanitation problems.