VRCH Rehab Officer selected for nat’l award
Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has selected Rehabilitation Officer Ram Kishor Sharma of the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped (VRCH) here for national award as the Best Placement Officer for the year 2015. Sharma will receive the award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on December 3. The award will be given for his outstanding contribution in the field of skill development and rehabilitation of PWDs. Skill development and rehabilitation activities of the VRCH have been scaled with active support of the State Government, PSUs, NGOs and DPDs under dynamic leadership of Sharma.
Omfed celebrates Milkman Kurien’s birthday
Bhubaneswar: The National Milk Day was observed at the Omfed Corporate Office, in all its units and District Milk Unions on Thursday to pay homage to the father of white revolution Dr Verghese Kurien on his birth anniversary. Various programmes were held to pay respect to the Milkman. Omfed has made posters and leaflets of Kurien for celebration of the Day and for greater awareness of the public. Omfed employees remembered Kurien for his valuable contribution to the dairy community’s socioeconomic development.
Ashok Das gets Best Director award
Bhubaneswar: Odia film Director Ashok Kumar Das received the Best Director award at the 8th Global Film Festival held at the Asian Academy of Film and Television campus in Noida from November 17 to 19. He was awarded for his feature film Healu that reflects the rich art and culture, language and tribal life of Western Odisha. Films of 35 countries were placed for the festival. Famous directors Ketan Meheta, Mukesh Bhatt, Pankaj Parashar, Vivek Agnihotry, Ketan Deshai, Fauzia Arsi and festival chairman Sandeep Marwa were present, among others.