Kalpataru made RS ethics panel member
Bhubaneswar: Two BJD leaders were appointed as members of Rajya Sabha committees on Monday. While Kalpataru Das was made a member of the Ethics Committee, AU Singh Deo was appointed as a member of the Natural Disaster Mitigation Committee.
Abhay named IG, Central police research
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer of Odisha cadre Abhay has been appointed as Inspector General in the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) of the Union Government. Prior to his new posting, Abhay was Director of the State Printing, Stationery and Publication, Cuttack.
Odia youth in America senate race
Bhubaneswar: Odia youth Bikram Kumar Mohanty has been named for the second time as President Barak Obama’s Democratic Party candidate for Georgia State’s Senate elections. Earlier, Mohanty had been defeated with lesser vote margins in November 2012. He is son of social activist Batakrushna Mohanty and of Chandbali in Bhadrak district. He had moved to the USA after completing his graduation from the Kolkata-based National Institute of Orthopedic.
BJP Mahila Morcha holds Swachchh Bharat drive
Bhubaneswar: The BJP Mahila Morcha on Monday conducted Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan at Baramunda Housing Board under Ward 24 in the city. The members cleaned premises of Shivamandir and its surroundings with the help of local people. This Abhiyan would continue every Sunday morning, said Morcha general secretary laxmipriya Mishra. Among others, Mina Sethy, Pushpalata Muni Kulu Patnaik, Prafulla Kumar Das, Mohan Madhuri Sahu and Rameswar Panigrahy participated in the cleanliness drive.
OmmSanti launches new Sai Bhajan album
Bhubaneswar: The Ommsanti Production launched its new Bhajan album Sradhanjali-Sai Tuma Pade here on Sunday. President of the Sai Temple, Tankapani Purna Chandra Panda released the audio CD at the temple premises here in the presence of DCP of SSB Battalion Nirmal Satapathy, cine artists Muna Khan, Debu Brahma, Sabyasachi, Chinmaya Kumar. OmmSanti Production MD Sanjay Mohanty said the album has many Bhajan songs of both professional and amateur singers hoped that these songs will touch the hearts of the listeners.