Madrasa Board exam results on May 19
Bhubaneswar: The results of the annual examinations of Matriculation to Post Graduate (PG) conducted by the Odisha State Board of Madrasa Education will be declared at the premises of the Urdu Bhavan here on May 19. The students can get their results from the website www.odishamadaeasaboard.org after 12 noon on the day, informed Madrasa Education Board Secretary Mumtaz Khan here on Thursday.
Indecency prevention body holds Buddha Jayanti
Bhubaneswar: The International Indecency Prevention Movement in association with the Capital Sovaniya Sikshashram observed the Buddha Jayanti here on Wednesday. FM University’s former Vice-Chancellor Prof Sukadeba Nanda attended the event as the chief guest and BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena as the guest of honour. The speakers viewed that Buddha’s kindness towards animals and philosophy of nonviolence should be practised in the present day world. The students of Udaygiri, Cuttack Sikshashram and the Capital Sovaniya Sikshashram staged a cultural programme based on the policy and ideals of lord Buddha. Among others, Corporator Debi Prasad Mallick, educationalist Dr Jugal Kishore Ray and Priyadarshi Mishra were present.
Jagabandhu Mishra gets Narad Samman
Bhubaneswar: Senior journalist and editor of Odia weekly Rastradeep, Jagabandhu Mishra was conferred with the Narad Samman on the occasion of Narad Jayanti here on Thursday. Mishra was honoured with a cash award of `10,000, a memento and a shawl. The award is given every year to an eminent personality for his or her significant contribution in the field of positive journalism. The function, held under the chairmanship of Viswa Sambad Kendra State president Raghunath Patti, was attended by former DGP Gopal Nanda and RSS Pranta Sanghachalak Bipin Bihari Nanda.
New UBI Regional head appointed
Bhubaneswar: United Bank of India (UBI) DGM Partha Pratim Pal has been appointed as the new Chief Regional Manager of the bank’s Bhubaneswar region. Prior to this, Pal was working as the AGM of Small and Medium Enterprise Department at the UBI’s Kolkata head office. Pal, who started his career with UBI as a PO in 1987, has worked in Tripura, Assam, Manipur, West Bengal and Mizoram in various capacities.
New Puri priest inducted into lord’s service
Puri: Ramachandra Badapanda was on Thursday inducted into the Holy Service of lord Jagannath Temple after observance of the Mahanayaka Sadhibandha rituals conducted in the presence of Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingh Deb and the Rajguru and others in the Maharaja’s palace.
Gitanjali School observes Nurses Day
Bhubaneswar: The Gitanjali School of Nursing observed the International Nurses Day along with its annual function here. Health Minister Dr Damodar Rout attended the function as the chief guest. The message of this year’s Nurses Day was Nurse: A Force for Change, a Vital Resource for Health. The school observed the day to reach the message to all the nurses, who have devoted their lives in the service of mankind.
Susama gets Basudha Mata Samman
Bhubaneswar: Susama Mohapatra was conferred with the Basudha Mata Samman at a function held by the Women Organisation for Social Welfare (WOSW) on the occasion of the Mother’s Day here. Mohapatra was honoured for her lifetime social service besides playing the role of an ideal mother. Chief guest retired Commissioner-cum-Secretary Hrisikesh Tripathy presented the award to her. Tripathy also inaugurated a website of the WOSW on the occasion. Among others, Odisha Nagarika Samaj chief Prof Jantrana Parikhit, scientist Dr Sabita Mishra and Dr Sarita Supakar were present. The programme was presided over by WOSW secretary Jyotsna Das.