SBI opens new branch in city
Bhubaneswar: The State Bank of India (SBI), Bhubaneswar Circle opened its 837thbranch at Madhusudan Nagar here on Tuesday. Chief Secretary AP Padhi inaugurated the facility in the presence of SBI Circle CGM BVG Reddy, GM (NW-I) Anil Johari and DGM AK Das Gupta . He also opened the SBI’s 66th e-Corner in the State and 15th in Bhubaneswar. The e-Corner offers 24x7 services for cash deposit, withdrawal, passbook update and cheque deposit. A total of 108 sanction letters for Mudra loan were handed over to the beneficiaries and 20 micro ATMs were distributed to the customer service points.
Blind association celebrates Women’s Day
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa Association for the Blind (OAB), Bhubaneswar observed the Women’s Day here on Tuesday with OAB vice-president Jugal Kishore Pradhan chairing the event. State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (SCPD) Dr Minati Behera joined the function as chief guest while Juvenile Justice Board member Jayshree Mohapatra, Blind Women’s Association president Rajalaxmi Dash, IGNOU Bhubaneswar assistant director Dr Santosh Panigrahi and TCTVH lecturer Muralidhar Das joined as other guests. OAB general secretary Bihari Naik spoke on the significance of the day. Besides, members of the body focused on various difficulties faced by blind women and suggested thereof for their alleviation.
Free service camp held lingaraj Temple
Bhubaneswar: A free service camp was held at the lingaraj Temple here a day after the most auspicious occasion of Mahashivaratri. Volunteers cleared the used flowers, mud lamps, etc. from the temple premises. The first such camp was held 14 years ago under the leadership of social worker Sushanta Sahu. Voluntary organisations like Sri Satyasai Seva Samiti, Surendranath Jena Trust, Madhurmayee Adarsha Siksha Niketan, Association for Social Service and Rehabilitation of the Aged (ASSRA) and Missing Foundation partipate in the camp.
ASBM holds Womenprenuership Startup Fest
Bhubaneswar: The Asian School of Business Management (ASBM), Bhubaneswar celebrated the Women’s Day by organising a Womenpreneurship Startup Festival Workshop at its campus in collaboration with the IT Association of Orissa. It was initiated by coordinator of EDC cell Prof Saikat Gochhait.