leadership orientation for Dalit women held
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Dalit Adhikaar Manch organiesed a leadership development orientation programme for Dalit women for two days here on April 26 and 27. The women were taught about their constitutional rights. Manch president Manas Jena, former MP Dr Radhakanta Nayak, Manch advisors Madhusudan Yadav, Sumitra Pere, Pramod Pattayat, Mamata Sethi, Prasant Mallick and Kamakshya Prasad Nayak attended as narrators. Various problems faced by Dalit women were discussed. They were too informed about various Government programmes. Women social workers from 10 blocks attended. Rita Mallick and Banita Nayak coordinated the programme.
U Sammilani celebrates Madhubabu birthday
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani observed the birthday of its founder and the foremost architect of Odisha Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das here on Friday. Sammilani members and guests garlanded Das’statue at the Raj Bhavan. Sammilani’s Mancheswar Branch president Dillip Dashsharma, Padmshree Debi Prasanna Pattanayak, Bhasha Pratisthan Director Tamasa Dasmahapatra, Sammilani VP Anant Jena, general secretary Adwaita Kumar Patra, Bhubaneswar Branch president Bibhuti Mishra, VPs Sheetal Chandra Mohanty and Er Nirakar Mahalik, secretaries Gobinda Subudhi and Akuli Sangram Sethi, joint secretaries Ashok Palatasingh and Arun Nayak, senior members Jagdish Patra, Dr Gopal Krushna Srichandan, council members Dr Shiba Prasad Mishra, Shantilata Sahoo, Akhaya Jethy and Mihir Meher attended, among others. On the occasion, Bande Utkal Janani was recited.
CSPur DAVians celebrate Madhubaby Jayanti
Bhubaneswar: DAVians of Chandrasekharpur here offered floral tributes to Utkal Gaurav Madhusudan Das and held various activities at the school premises on his 169th birth anniversary which is observed across the State as Swabhiman Divas on Friday.
SBI felicitates brave hearts
Bhubaneswar: Six-year-old Tiki (Mamata) of Bankula village of Kendrapada district saved the life of her elder sister Asanti from a crocodile while they were taking bath in a pond. Tiki picked up a bamboo stick and hit the animal’s head. The crocodile left the girl. The State Bank of India felicitated both the brave hearts. The bank opened Sukanya Samridhi Accounts in their names with initial deposits of Rs 11,000 and Rs 5000, respectively. The pass books, notebooks and schoolbags were handed over to them through the Kendrapada district Collector.