Official language body meet held at Nalco
Bhubaneswar: The first meeting of the Town Official language Implementation Committee (TOlIC) (Undertakings), Bhubaneswar, under the Department of Official language of the Government of India, was held under the aegis of the Nalco here on Monday. Nalco CMD Ansuman Das presided over the meeting. As many as 32 representatives from various organisations like the Bharat Sanchar Nigam, Airport Authority, National Cooperative Development Corporation, RITES, RINl and insurance and oil companies participated in the programme. TOlIC Member-Secretary Sudarsan Tarai highlighted the aims and objectives of the committee. The meeting emphasised on popularisation of Hindi as the Official language.
Shisu Prativa Mahotsav concludes
Bhubaneswar: The 16th State-level Shisu Prativa Mahotsav organised by the Centre for Child Welfare and Social Development (CCWSD) concluded here on Monday. The weeklong progremme was held with an aim to provide children a platform to showcase their hidden talents. As many as 1,500 students participated in different competitions including general knowledge, quiz, drawing and song, out of which 84 successful students were awarded with medals and certificates. The winners of the children welfare scholarship examinations were also given prizes. Priyanshu Mohanty was adjudged as the best child artist and the Cuttack Saraswati Shisu Mandir as the best school.
New mobile phone models launched
Bhubaneswar: Nokia India’s Regional General Manager Kislay Kumar unveiled Nokia Asha 502 here last week. He said the model is an improvement on the highly-accepted model 501 launched in May this year. The new Asha smartphones combine affordability, a unique layered design and a more social and personalised fastlane. It comes with a five megapixel camera with lED flash and is loaded with features that target all sections of mobile phone users.