ECoR GM unveils Vigilance Bulletin
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway General Manager Rajiv Vishnoi released a Vigilance Bulletin at the valedictory ceremony of the Vigilance Awareness Week on Saturday in the presence of ECoR Chief Vigilance Officer Sanjay Kumar Mohanty. Vishnoi also handed over prizes and merit certificates to the participants of different events organised during the week. Sshool and college students of different institutions had participated in the competitions organised by the ECoR to mark the celebration of the week. ECoR Chief Vigilance Officer Sanjay Kumar Mohanty presided over the function.
Cops take Rastriya Ekta pledge
Cuttack: An oath-taking ceremony was held on the occasion of the Rastriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) at the State Police Headquarters here on Saturday. As chief guest, DGP Sanjeev Marik administered the oath to senior police officials and staffs to maintain national unity, harmony and security. Among others, ADG Satyajit Mohanty, IG Dr Debashis Panigrahy, DIG Rajesh Kumar, Pranabindu Acharya, Binyanand Jha and Sushant Nath were present.
PPT observes National Unity Day
Paradip: The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) observed the Rastriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) on Saturday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. PPT officers and employees offered floral tribute at the photograph of Sardar Patel. PPT Secretary UR Mohan Raju administered the Rastriya Ekta Diwas pledge to the officers and employees at the PPT Administrative Building premises.
Rastriya Sankalp Diwas observed in city
Bhubaneswar: City-based Indira Gandhi Smruti Samiti observed Rastriya Sankalp Diwas, the death anniversary of former PM Indira Gandhi, at the Indira Gandhi Park here on Saturday. General secretary of the organisation Amiya Kumar Patnaik coordinated the programme. The meeting was followed by Bhajan and Pala. They also distributed fruits and bread to patients of the Capital Hospital. Congress leaders Suresh Routray, Kahnu Charan lenka, Sibananda Ray, Manoranjan Das and Sitakanta Mohapatra and students from different schools were present.
Nat’l Unity Day observed at DAV CSpur
Bhubaneswar: Students of the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here were administered the Rashtriya Ekta pledge on the occasion of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) here on Saturday.
They also offered floral tributes to a photograph of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birthday. Besides, various activities like slogan writing, painting and skit were performed by the students on the occasion.
Workshop on Environ Campaign held in city
Bhubaneswar: A workshop on the National Environment Awareness Campaign was organised by NGO Social Umbrella for the Needy (SUN) at the Saraswati Sisu Mandir here on Friday. The programme, sponsored by the Director of the Centre for Environment Studies (CES), Bhubaneswar, focused on the theme ‘Combating Desertification land Degradation and Drought’. School Headmaster Tapan Panda, SUN secretary Alakarani Das and Swapnarani Das and Damayanti Patnaik spoke on the occasion.
Iodine Deficiency Day held in Brahmapur
Brahmapur: The World Iodine Deficiency Day was observed at the hall of the Chief District Medical Office here on Thursday. ADMOs Dr Pitambar Das, Dr Sukant Mshra, District Malaria Officer Dr US Mishra, Dr Geetanjali Das, Dr Prasant Patro, Dr Suresh Chandra Samant and Food Safety Officer Tapaswini Behera discussed the need of iodine for mental and physical development of human beings. A healthy person requires 150 micrograms iodine daily, they informed. One can get iodine from the vegetables, but for the soil pollution it is not viable nowadays, they said. People should use iodised salt, they suggested. CDMO Mrutyunjaya Mishra presided over the meeting.