Santragachhi-Puri special train from Oct
Bhubaneswar: The Railways have decided to run a special train between Santragachhi and Puri. The 02837 Santragachhi-Puri special train will leave Santragachhi at 7pm every Friday from October 4 to November 29 and arrive at Puri at 4.15 am the following day. In return direction, the 02838 Puri-Santragachhi special train will leave Puri at 6 pm every Saturday from October 5 and November 30 and arrive at Santragachhi at 3.10 am the next day. The train will have one AC-2 tier, three AC-3 tiers and 11 sleeper classes. It will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Baleswar Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road.
Dhauli Express to have more coaches
Bhubaneswar: The Railways have decided to add one AC chair car coach and one second class chair car coach permanently in the 12821/12822 Howrah-Puri-Howrah Dhauli Express with effect from September 9 from Howrah and from September 10 from Puri. Now, the train will run with 19 coaches.
DAV students observe Teachers’ Day
Bhubaneswar: The DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here observed the Teachers’ Day on Thursday with its students taking part in the programmes, including cultural performances. Both students and teachers paid tribute to Dr S Radhakrishnan and Mother Teresa on their birth and death anniversaries, respectively. Regional Institute of Education Principal Prof KB Rath spoke on role of teachers in changing environments.
Teachers’ Day celebrated at BJB College
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of the Teachers’ Day, the Journalism and Mass Communication Department of the BJB Autonomous College here held a Guru Pujan programme on Thursday. College Principal Dr Geetika Patnaik spoke on the significance of the day in the present-day context. Department head Nalin Patra also spoke on the occasion.