Noted cardiologist BK Patnaik dies
Cuttack: Noted cardiologist and former Cardiothoracic Surgery department head, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Professor Bijay Kumar Patnaik passed away at a private hospital here on Thursday morning. He was 86 and is survived by two sons and a daughter. He had successfully performed the first open heart surgery in Odisha. His last rites were performed at the Khan Nagar crematorium here.
Philanthropist Jl Gugnani passes away
Bhubaneswar: Jagdish lal Gugnani, in-charge of the Eastern Zone of the Sant Nirankari Mission, passed away in a private nursing home here on Wednesday evening. He was 72 and is survived by his wife and two sons. He was ailing for few months. Gugnani, a noted philanthropist and social worker, had spread the Nirankari Mission work in Odisha. The mission has 550 centres across the State. He was also the president of the Bhubaneswar Stock Exchange. Members of all communities condoled his death.
Preparatory meet for Madrasa exam held
Bhubaneswar: A preparatory meeting for the ensuing Odisha State Board of Madrasa Examination-2015 was held here under the chairmanship Odisha State Education Council president Akila Bihari Ota. Council secretary Mamtaz Khan and many other members participated in the meeting and shared their views for the smooth conduct of examination.
U Sammilani holds Nilakanth death anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani observed the 47th death anniversary of noted writer and politician Pandit Nilakantha Das here on Thursday. Sammilani members led by its Mancheswar Industrial branch head Dillip Dashsharma garlanded the statue of the former speaker of State legislative Assembly at the PMG Square here. Sammilani members, including Ashok Palatasingh, Siba Prasad Mishra, Nirakar Mahalik, Basanti Tripathy, Sitala Chandra Mohanty, Nalini Mohanty, AkuliSangram Sethy and Nagen Kumar Nayak paid floral tribute. later, Dashsharma attended a garlanding function organized by the Assembly in the presence of Speaker Niranjan Pujari.
Panda Travel Mart opens new showroom
Bhubaneswar: The Panda Travel Mart opened a new showroom at Chandrasekharpur here on Thursday. The new store offers a wide range of collections like ladies handbags, luggage, backpacks, laptop bags and business cases of all reputed national and international brands. State Bank of India, General Manager Pulak Kumar Sinha inaugurated it in the presence of FabIndia COO Subrat Dutta, chief of markets Rammu Iyar and franchising head N Venkatraman. Panda Travel Mart director Shiba Prasad Panda said, The opening of the new outlet has brought us closer to our customers.
Fabindia opens retail store at CSpur
Bhubaneswar: The Fabindia launched a retail store at Chandrasekharpur in the city on Thursday. The store located on the first floor of the Panda Travel Mart District Centre has extensive collection of hand-woven and handcrafted ethnic garments for men and women, home linen, giftware, personal care products and organic foods. Fabindia CEO Subrata Dutta, Markets chief Ramu Iyer, franchising head N Venkatraman and Panda Travel Mart Director Shiba Prasad Panda were present on the occasion.
TSD motor rally in city from tomorrow
Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Motors Sports Club would organise a two-day national TSD (time/speed/distance) rally, titled Spirit of Kalinga III, for four-wheelers and two-wheelers here on November 8 and 9. Any person above 18 years of age having a valid driving and FMSCI (Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India) competition license can participate in this event. While the pre-event scrutiny and drivers’ briefing would be held on November 8 at the Kalinga Stadium, the motor rally would be held on November 9. The rally would cover 200 to 300 distance of tarmac, broken tarmac and sandy roads in Bhubaneswar and adjacent areas. The winners would be given prizes at a programme to be held at Hotel The New Marion on Sunday evening.