Therapy centre for disabled opened at Gop-Puri road
Puri: A therapy centre for disabled people established by a local NGO the Vikash in association with Japan Government was inaugurated by Consul General of Japan and Nimapada MlA Samir Ranjan Das at the Gop-Puri road at Ganeswarpur village on Tuesday. The centre would have residential facilities along with services for the disabled persons. It would be the first in the State with residential facilities. It would have services for therapy for orthopedically-impaired, hearing and speech-impaired, etc. Vikash chairman Hussain Rabi Gandhi and founder secretary Ashok Nanda were present.
Maharaja Ramachandra birthda observed
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammiani observed the birth anniversary of its first president and Mayurbhanj Maharaja Shree Ramachandra Bhanja Deo here on Thursday. At a garlanding function, chaired by Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate branch head Dillip Dashsharma, the body members offered floral tributes to a statue of Bhanja Deo at Power House Square here. Among others, Sammilani State president Dr Guru Prasad Mohanty and Bhubaneswar branch president Bibhuti Mishra and vice-president Nirakar Mahalik were present.
Sharmila Mukherjee to dance at Int’l Odishi Fest
Bhubaneswar: Sharmila Mukherjee, a direct disciple of Odishi legend Kelucharan Mohapatra and a leading Odishi exponent in South India, will present her original choreographies at the International Odishi Festival to be held at the Rabindra Mandap here on December 28. Through her performances, she would present a tribute to the river Ganga and a Pallavi in Yaman Raag. Notably, Mukherjee and her dance ensemble Sanjali have toured the country presenting several choreographies of late Guruji as well as original pieces in the last decade.
FIITJEE to hold talent reward exam on Dec 27
Bhubaneswar: The FIITJEE would conduct its FIITJEE Talent Reward Exam (FTRE) on December 27 for the students from Classs-V to XI in five cities of the State like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Angul and Paradip. It has been designed to help IIT-JEE engineering aspirants to qualify in India’s top engineering colleges. Based on their performances, students would get to know their Rank Potential Index (RPI) for JEE (Advanced) and Success Potential Index (SPI) for various competitive examinations. The top 500 meritorious students would receive cash scholarships, tuition fee and hostel fee waiver for FIITJEE Programme.
Beti Zindabad observes Nirbhaya Day
Bhubaneswar: Beti Zindabad, a campaign by NGO ActionAid observed the Nirbhaya Day on Wednesday by organising various events across the country simultaneously. In Bhubaneswar, a street play by a women group was organised followed by a candle march participated by around 250 participants from different parts of the State. ActionAid senior programme officer Sudeshna Mishra spoke on the declining child sex ratio. “This is definitely an alarming issue and this can be attributed to severe occurring against them,” Mishra said.