IMFA institutes scholarship for artists
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust has decided to institute an annual talent scholarship to young artists from January 2014. The scholarship would enhance the financial capabilities of the young artists to imbibe encouragement and interest. A selection committee comprising trustee Paramita Mahapatra, Shiba Panigrahi, DN Rao and Manas Jena selected lokanath Pradhan (Kendrapada), Bibek Das (Puri) and Sangram Kumar Majhi (Bhubaneswar) as the recipients of the scholarship amounting to Rs 25,000 each for the year 2014.
Trainee IPS officers interact with CP
Bhubaneswar: The 65th regular recruitment batch (2012) trainee IPS officers who were in the State on study-cum-cultural tour on, Monday interacted with Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma and Additional Commissioner of Police Santosh Bala along with many senior police officials and the law Officer of the Commissionerate Police regarding different aspects of the functioning of the Commissionerate system. The trainee officers were explained about community-friendly policing approach adopted by the Commissionerate system. The trainees also visited the offices of the DCP, Bhubaneswar and the Modern Control Room where they were briefed about the functioning of the Dial 100 system and the role of the law Officer in this system.
Baliyatra extended by a day
Cuttack: Bowing to popular demand, the Government has decided to extend the ongoing Baliyatra here by a day. Agriculture minister Debi Prasad Mishra announced the extension after inaugurating the annual festival on Sunday. Instead of Saturday, the festival will now end on Sunday (November 24).
Youth body donates Rs17K for cancer patient
Bhubaneswar: Residents, including the youth community, of Niladiri Vihar here have extended help to cancer-affected Janmejaya Barik, a Class-IX student of the Vivekananda Shiksha Kendra. Members of the Sector-3 Trinath Mandap and Niladrivihar Youth and Cultural Association met him at his residence and donated an amount of Rs 17,000 for his treatment. Association president Dr Prakash Chandra Panigrahi and general secretary Biswajit Pattnaik have assured his father to arrange more funds in the coming days. Sukesh (litu) Mohanty played a major role in collecting the money. An amount of Rs 1 lakh has already been spent for Janmejata’s treatment at SCB Medical Hospital, Cuttack while an additional amount of Rs 3-4 lakh is required. His father is poor and working in a saloon.