Nalco to patronise folk artists
Bhubaneswar: To promote art and culture, it is essential to encourage artists and patronise art, said Nalco CMD Tapan Kumar Chand while addressing the 15th Nimapara Mohotsav, which concluded on Sunday. Reiterating the Nalco’s commitment for promotion of art and culture in the State, Chand also announced to felicitate the best folk artists with cash awards at the company’s upcoming foundation day celebration. Chand was felicitated on the occasion by MP Tathagata Satpathy and MlA Samir Ranjan Das.
Vani Vihar alumni get-together held
Bhubaneswar: Vani Vihar 1984-86 batch students’ get-together was held at the KiiT International School premises here on Sunday. Water Resources Department Commissioner and union president Pradeep Kumar Jena chaired the meeting. KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta was felicitated by publisher of Rock Pebbles magazine Udaya Nath Majhi on the occasion. Vani Vihar Old Students’ Union vice-president Dr Prabhakar Nanda, Rabi Behera, Saroj Samal and Dr Abhinna Hota were present. lecturer Subhendu Mohanty and Dr Dharmananda Dwibedi coordinated the programme.
City youths donate blankets to homeless
Bhubaneswar: To provide relief to homeless and hapless people from the chilling cold, some city-based youths donated blankets to people who spend the winter nights under the sky here on Sunday night. The youths under the banner of the Jeevan Anand Mission put the blankets purchased by their own on the underprivileged people while they were sleeping on the roadsides. led by social activist Sushant Sahu, the youths distributed the blankets at lingaraj temple, lingaraj Market Square, Rajmahal, railway station, etc. Among others, Jyotirmayee Biswal, Swagatranjan Nayak, Rashmiranjan Jena, Sadhucharan Moharana, Sanjay Nayak and Sunarkar Prusty joined the drive.
CM’s decision to implement language Act hailed
Bhubaneswar: Members of the Odisha Bhasha Sangram Samiti have congratulated the people of Odisha as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for implementing the Odisha Official language Act, 1954 to get the administrative works done in Odia languaAge. “We are requesting the people to strengthen the steps towards using Odia language at official and nonofficial levels,” said Samiti convener Shankarshan Parida.
Senapati honoured at Environment Congress
Bhubaneswar: Dr Manas Ranjan Senapati was honoured for presenting a technical paper on the occasion of the Odisha Environment Congress-2015 held at the Regional Museum of Natural History here recently. He has received many awards as a noted environmentalist and is presently working as Professor and HOD Chemistry at the Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar.