lok Dal chief seeks security from Govt
Bhubaneswar: Odisha lok Dal (OlD) president Dipti Ranjan Mohanty on Wednesday alleged that the supporters of Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM) chief Pyarimohan Mohapatra have been harassing him from the day he protested Mohapatra for his alleged connection with Maoists and involvement in the mining scam. The OJM chief had threatened to kill him and his supporters torched his car, he further alleged. Again on April 4, Amiya Pandab of the OJM and his friends attacked his younger son Dipankar Mohanty, he said. OlD supporters staged a demonstration in front of the Naveen Nivas demanding security for Mohanty and his family and action against Pandab and his associates.
SBH MD to visit State on Friday
Bhubaneswar: Managing Director of State Bank of Hyderabad M Bhagavantha Rao will visit Odisha on Friday. He is scheduled to inaugurate the bank’s newly-set up Region Office at Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar. He will be accompanied by the bank’s Chief General Manager Jyoti Ghosh.
CESCO engineers’ body annual function held
Bhubaneswar: The CESCO Engineers’ Service Association (CESA) observed its 13th annual function here on Sunday. Chief guest Energy Minister Arun Kumar Sahu released the association’s souvenir. Among others, association president PK Patnaik and secretary BP Paital and OERC Member BK Misra, CESU CEO Sudarsan Nayak and CESU COO Utpal Sinha were present.
Anukul Chandra birthday held in Cuttack
Cuttack: The 125th birth anniversary of Thakur Anukul Chandra was celebrated at Bilahat area on Tuesday. On the occasion, a Satsang programme was orgainised. Attending the event as chief guest, Dr Nagendranath Swain highlighted the philosophy of Thakur, while Prof Saroj Kumar Mohanty delivered the very essence of the Thakur's philosophy and advised the devotees to follow Thakur. Kirtan, Matru Samilani and Prasad Sevan were organised. Fire crackers were exploded. Among others, Govinda Chandra Bhuyan, Baishanaba Charan Nayak, Dambarudhar Das and Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra were present.
City school holds Silver Jubilee
Bhubaneswar: The Silver Jubilee of the Guidance English Medium (GEM) School was held with much gusto here on Monday. Attending as the chief guest, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena said the future generation of India is moulded by the teachers. Other guests advised the students to develop their inner potentiality. Among others, Ward-60 Corporater Kartik Kumar Sundaray and former Minister Suresh Kumar Routray attended the event. The students put up a scintillating cultural show.