IPS body contributes to U’khand relief fund
Cuttack: The members of the Indian Police Service Association, Odisha Branch has resolved to contribute one day’s salary to the Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s Relief Fund following the large-scale loss of life and property due to the worst-ever natural disaster hitting the State recently. In the first phase, an amount of Rs 1, 51,000 was deposited directly in the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund on Thursday. The contributions received from members after July 11 would be remitted to the relief fund in the second phase, said IPS Association secretary Satyajit Mohanty.
Book unveiled at Central Varsity
Koraput: A scholarly book Indian Sociology: Engagement with Values was released by Central University of Odisha Vice-Chancellor Prof Surabhi Banerjee here recently. The book is written by the university’s Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr Kapila Khemundu. Prof Banerjee said, “This book is like a living organism, which will definitely travel across the country.” The book critically examines the complex and many layered multidimensional approaches to understand sociology of values through Western and Indian sociological traditions. This piece of work is the author’s PhD thesis submitted at the Jawaharlal Neheru University, New Delhi in 2007.
Rath Yatra celebrated at KISS Shrivani Kshetra
Bhubaneswar: The Rath Yatra was celebrated at the Shrivani Kshetra of KISS here on Wednesday amid religious fervour and gaiety. More than 20,000 devotees participated in the pulling of the three decorated chariots of lords Jagannath and Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. The Pahandi and other rituals were performed as per the ethics and rituals of the Shree Jagganath Temple of Puri. The chariots were pulled in the afternoon after Founder of KIIT and KISS Achyuta Samanta performed the Cherapahanra, the ceremonial sweeping of the chariots. A special feature of the Yatra here is that Goddess Subhadra’s chariot is pulled only by females.