Prez to honour 4 Odisha freedom fighters
Bhubaneswar: Four freedom fighters from Odisha have received invitation from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to attend the ‘At Home’ function to be hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on August 9. They are Bhabani Charan Patnaik, Dolagovinda Pradhan, Rabindra Nath Ray and Nilamani Samal. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also felicitated the freedom fighters at the State Secretariat here on Saturday.
Workshop on marine policing held
Bhubaneswar: A workshop on ‘Marine Policing’ was held at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy here on Friday and Saturday. Director General of Police KB Singh, who was the chief guest on the closing day, advised all concerned to be sincere and serious in their duties and responsibilities. Discussions were held on subjects like coastal security, intelligence gathering and surveillance, community participation in coastal security, role of Navy and Coast Guard in coastal security, etc. Senior officers of Odisha Police, SPs of coastal districts and officers from Navy, Coast Guard, Fisheries Department and Marine police stations attended the workshop.
Odia masterpiece ‘Nua Bou’ to be screened
Bhubaneswar: The Film Journalists’ Forum (FJF) would organise Smruti Chhaya-11 by screening of the classic Odia masterpiece Nua Bou, a President Award-winning film released in year 1962, at the Jayadev Bhawan here on August 12 at 6 pm. On the occasion, eminent personalities associated with this movie would be honoured.