Prez confers Jnanpith Award on Pratibha
Bhubaneswar: President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 47th Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 on Odia litterateur Dr Pratibha Ray at a function at the Rastrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday. Ray is the fourth Odia to get the country’s highest literary award. She dedicated the award to the Odia language. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 7 lakh with a citation.
KIIT bags prestigious award
Bhubaneswar: Adding yet another feather to its cap, the KIIT University has bagged two Consortium of Co-Chairpersons-Industry (CCI) Technology Education Excellency Awards 2013. Vice-Chancellor Prof PP Mathur received the award from High Commissioner of Nigeria Ndubulsi Vitus Amaku at a ceremony in Ahmedabad on May 18. The CCI Technology Education Excellency Award is instituted by the Gujarat Technological University. The KIIT University bagged the awards under the categories of Best University in Promoting Research & Development, Relevant to the Needs of the Society and Best University in learned Publication in High Impact Journals in Top Tier Conferences.
Pratap to get Narad Samman
Bhubaneswar: Noted journalist Pratap Mohanty has been selected for the Narad Samman-2013 for his selfless service to the media world. The Viswa Sambad Kendra has selected him for the honour to be conferred here on May 26. Mohanty has been reporting human interest stories for the international news agency AFP.