Film actress Runu Parija dead
Cuttack: Popular Odia film comedy actress Runu (Sadhana Parija) died of heart attack on Friday. She suffered a stroke at her Cuttack house and died on the way to hospital. Wife of noted film director Chabdi Parija, Runu had begun her career as a stage artist. Her film career began with Para Jhia Ghara Bhangena in the early 1980s.
SJTA staff now to retire at 60
Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday increased superannuation age limit of the employees of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) employees from 58 years to 60 years. law Minister Arun Kumara Sahu approved a proposal of the Shree Mandir Management Committee to this effect, an official said.
City airport to hold health camp today
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport here in association with the AMRI Hospitals will organide a free health check-up camp at its Recreation Club at AAI Residential Colony on Saturday. Consultations on medicine and diabetes, O&G, orthopedics and check-up of eye, BP, ECG and RBS will be held at the camp. All AAI employees, CISF, airlines operators and other concessioners at airports and their family members have been requested to avail the benefit.
Madhu Mohanty bail plea rejected
Bhubaneswar: The Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court here on Wednesday rejected bail plea of Odia daily Odisha Bhaskar owner Madhu Mohanty. Mohanty was arrested by the CBI on September 14 on the charge of having link with chit fund company Artha Tatwa (AT) Group chief Pradeep Sethy. Earlier, the CBI Special Court had also rejected Mohanty’s bail plea.
Barada Das is new Bhubaneswar DIPRO
Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha Information Service (OIS) Officer Barada Prasanna Das has joined as the District Information and Public Relation Officer (DIPRO) of Bhubaneswar. Das, who is also known as a eminent speaker and writer, has already worked as Information Officer (IO) in Tourism and Culture, Planning and Coordination, labour and ESI ad Forests and Environment Departments here. Earlier, he had also discharged his duties successfully as DIPRO in Nayagarh, Angul and Deogarh districts. Apart from his new posting, Das has also been entrusted with addition charge of IO of Industries and School & Mass Education Departments.
IMFA VP gets Kalinga Bharati award
Bhubaneswar: Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys limited (IMFA) vice-president Sanjeev Das was felicitated with the Kalinga Bharati award during the Bhanja Mahotsav held at the Jayadev Bhawan here on Tuesday. Culture and Tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda presented the award to Das in the presence of Prof Hrudananda Ray, Dr Rajat Kar and Sarat Kar.
Humara Bachpan celebrates Diwali with slum kids
Bhubaneswar: On the eve of the Diwali festival, the Humara Bachpan Campaign celebrated the festival of lights with 300 children living at Kargil Basti here on Wednesday. A programme ‘Safe Diwali Safe Bachpan’ was held on the occasion. Mayor AN Jena, ACP (Traffic) JK Panda and ACP (Security) Nirmal Satpathy attended the event as guests. With a theme ‘Burn your ego, not crackers’, the event aimed at creating a symbol of solidarity and spread the message of a pollution-free and safe environment among the children.