CM, PNG Min condole Hanumanthappa death
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday condoled the death of lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was rescued alive after being buried under snow for six days in the Siachen glacier. “Deeply saddened by the passing away of braveheart #Hanumanthappa. May his soul find eternal peace. My deepest prayers for his family,” tweeted Patnaik. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan too expressed his condolence over the death.
SOA to host int’l meet on paediatric surgery
Bhubaneswar: Paediatric Endoscopic surgeons from different parts of the world would assemble at the SOA University here for three days from Friday at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS). President of the World Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons Dr Devendra K Gupta would attend the 11th national conference to discuss the latest techniques and innovations in paediatric minimal invasive surgery. “We would discuss and demonstrate the latest techniques and innovations in paediatric minimal invasive surgery, particularly in paediatric laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and cystoscopy, said IMS paediatric surgeon Dr Bikash Bihari Tripathy.
Odisha boy wins Junior World Quiz
Bhubaneswar: Gourav Jena of Odishs has won the first-ever Junior World Quizzing Championships held in New Delhi recently. The eighteen-year-old boy from Bhubaneswar is a first year student of the Sahid Sukhdev College of Business Studies under the Delhi University. He beat 154 youngsters belonging to India, Belgium, Malaysia and the US in the solo written quiz. The total marks in the competition were 105, out of which Gourav got 77 answers right. Earlier, Gourav had won the CBSE Heritage India Quiz. He is now preparing to participate in World Quizzing Championships this year.