Das takes charge as OSACS PD
Bhubaneswar: State Food Safety Commissioner Babaji Charan Das has taken additional charge as the Project Director of the Odisha State Aids Control Society (OSACS). After taking charge, Das said the aim of the society is to make Odisha an AIDS-free State through large-scale awareness and formulating special programmes. Besides, he also sought cooperation from all citizens, besides the State Health and Family Welfare Department, to make this endeavour a success.
Arun Panda gets Narad Samman
Bhubaneswar: Senior journalist and columnist Arun Kumar Panda was conferred with the Narada Samman-2015 by the Viswa Sambad Kendra on the occasion of the Narad Jayanti here on Wednesday. Writer Haraprasad Das attended the event as chief guest while Rastriya Mantri of the Bharatiya Kishan Sangha, New Delhi Mohini Mohan Mishra joined it as chief speaker. Sambad Kendra president Raghunath Pati and Secretary Niranjan Nayak were present.
Kinnars open Jalchhatra in city
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Kinnar Mahasangha on Thursday opened a Jalchhatra, a stall for distribution of drinking water to passersby, at Studio Square in Bharatpur area in the city. The stall was inaugurated by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor AN Jena and Odia film actress Bidusmita in the presence of Mahasangha convener Meghna Sahu, chief coordinator Madhuri and coordinator Menaka.
Summer camp at SKIS concludes
Bhubaneswar: The Shree Krishna International School (SKIS) at Malipada here organised summer camp beginning from May 1 t o 7. Over a hundred of children from the school and nearby areas participated in the camp. Training on martial art, swimming, self-defense, etc., were given to the participants during the camp. School chairman Pabitra Routray preached the students on discipline, sacrifice, concentration and spiritual consciousness, etc. Besides studying, the camp aimed at honing inherent skills of the students, said school principal Smrutirekha Sarangi.