NR Mohanty given charge of Nalco CMD
Bhubaneswar: NR Mohanty, Director (Projects & Technical) of Nalco, has been given additional charge of the CMD of the company following the superannuation of Ansuman Das from May 1. Mohanty started his career from larsen & Toubro and worked in Balco before joining the Nalco in 1986. He has varied experiences of more than 33 years in the aluminium industry. He is a life member of the India Institute of Metals, a Fellow member of the Institution of Engineers and has been conferred with several awards.
Nanda Kishore Patnaik dead
Bhubaneswar: Former Tata Steel Chief Resident Executive Nanda Kishore Patnaik passed away at a private hospital here after prolonged illness on Saturday. He was 84. His body was consigned to flames at the Swrgadwar in Puri on Sunday.
Ekamra Vikash Manch prays for JB’s soul
Bhubaneswar: City-based Ekamra Vikash Manch conducted Tila Tarpan for the departed soul of former Chief Minister JB Patnaik at the Bindusagar here on Friday. Over a hundred of representatives from various women’s organisations, voluntary organisation and conscious citizens carried out the water ritual and prayed for eternal rest of JB’s soul. Manch Chairperson Rashmi Mohapatra, Prof Akshay Kra, social activist Sarat Panda were present, among others.
OSSTA mourns Sibaram Patnaik’s death
Cuttack: The Odisha Secondary School Teachers’ Association (OSSTA) mourned the death of noted educationist and former secretary of the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Sibaram Patnaik, who died at the age of 79 at his residence here on April 28. OSSTA president Binod Bihari Panigrahy, general secretary Prakash Mohanty, joint general secretary Akshay Mishra and treasurer Premanand Jena were present, among others.