Baby show held at Krishna Int’l School
Bhubaneswar: A baby show was organised by the Shree Krishna International School at its campus at Khandagiri here on Sunday. The event was open to children aged within three years. The school had invited a team of doctors from the AIIMS for health checkup of the kids. AIIMS Director Dr Ashok Mahapatra and Medical Superintendent Dr Ambika Prashad Mohanty headed the health camp. The school provided health insurance of Rs 50,000 each to the participants free of cost. Besides, various categories of awards were given to the children while awards like Most Aware Father and Aware Mother and Most Compatible Couple were given to parents.
Culture Varsity convocation on Apr 10
Bhubaneswar: Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University Padma Bhusan Dinesh Singh would be the chief guest at the convocation ceremony of the Utkal University of Culture to be held at the Rabindra Mandap here on April 10. Six eminent artists would be conferred with the honourary doctorate degree. They are Gobind Tej, Pranab Kishore Patnaik, Prafulla Mohanty, Utsav Charan Das, Jitendra Haripal and Krushna Patel. Besides, 81 students would be awarded gold medal and 11 others PhD.
ICCR presents Odishi dance recital
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in association with the State Culture Department, presented an Odishi dance recital programme at the Rabindra Mandap here on Saturday. The solo dance recital by Abhijit Deb, disciple of Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra, mesmerised the audience. Abhijit began with Mangala Charan ‘Manikya Vina’, following it up with ‘Bilahari Pallavi,’ ‘Ahe Nila Saila’ and ‘Sri Durga.’ The programme was inaugurated by renowned singer Arati Mishra, GC Mishra and Muktilata Pal.
Swine flu toll rises to eight in State
Bhubaneswar: The swine flu toll rose to eight in the State with the death of another patient in Bhubaneswar on late Thursday night. According to belated information from the Public Health Department, the deceased, a native of Rourkela, had been admitted to a private nursing home here on March 15 for cardiac problem. He was tested H1N1 positive and died following a brain stroke.