Envoy to Hungary meets State Tourism Min
Bhubaneswar: Indian Ambassador to Hungary Malaya Mishra met Tourism & Culture Minister Ashok Panda here on Thursday and discussed with him measures to promote tourism and culture of Odisha in Hungary. Mishra also invited Panda to Hungary to promote the State’s culture and tourism in that country. Mishra hails from Odisha.
Ex-Odisha HC judge sworn in as Manipur CJ
Cuttack: Former judge of Odisha High Court Justice laxmikanta Mohapatra was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court on Thursday. Earlier, he was working as the Acting Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.
NYCA head gets Patia Gada Samman
Bhubaneswar: President of Niladrivihar Youth and Cultural Association (NYCA) Dr Prakash Chandra Panigrahi was felicitated with the Patia Gada Samman for his untiring service to the society at a function organised by the Patia Yuva Committee here on Tuesday. Through the NYCA, Dr Prakash has mobilised local youths and people from all walks of life to work in the field of social service by helping the victims of various natural calamities and other hazards. The felicitation ceremony, chaired by National Freedom Fighter Awardee Bapi Ray and social activist Banamali Jena, was attended by Corporator Jayanti Jena, committee President Santosh Mohanty, Secretary Santosh Parida and Chief Organiser Subash Parida.
Van Mahotsov observed at Jayadev Batika
Bhubaneswar: The 65th Van Mahotsov was celebrated at the Jayadev Batika at Khandagiri here. The programme was organised under the joint auspices of the Orissa Environmental Society (OES) and the ISCA Bhubaneswar Chapter in cooperation with the Bhubaneswar City Forest Division, State Forest Development Corporation and local welfare organisations including the Khandagiri Anchalik Bikash Parishad, Jayadeb Walkers Club and Jayadeb Batika Yog Sadhan Kendra. Besides, a book entitled Jaiba Bibidhata published by the OES with the support of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests was released.
Road safety awareness camp held at Puri
Puri: The Odisha Road Safety Society and the Sankha Dhwani Rasta Surakhya Samiti organised a two-day awareness camp at Talabania in Puri. The volunteers tied safety promise bands on the hands of the visiting drivers. Besides, a safety sticker was inaugurated and later pasted on various buses parked at Talabania. A quiz programme was also held among the drivers and auto-wheeler manual books were given to the participants, said Samiti secretary Prakash Mohapatra.