lions Club observes Van Mahotsav in city
Bhubaneswar: The lions Club International District 322C4 in collaboration with the Go Green Consortium observed Van Mahotsav at the Mamtaj Ali High School campus here on Saturday. Various medicinal, fruit-bearing and flowering plants were planted. Fertiliser, ant termite medicine, site cleaning and pitting were also done before plantation. Among others, Club District Governor Dr Geeta Rani Padhi, BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and Go Green Consortium director Gadadhar Mohapatra were present. Prizes were distributed to the students who excelled in art, essay, sports and placard competitions.
VSS Nagar Durgapuja Samiti holds election
Bhubaneswar: The VSS Nagar Durgapuja Samiti held 39th annual general meeting and functionaries’ election here on Sunday. Samiti president Rangadhar Mishra presided over the function wherein general secretary Girija Prasad Mohanty and treasurer Pratap Kumar Nanda read out annual and financial reports of 2016-17, respectively. Dr Jayant Kumar Parida was the election officer. While Arttatran Dalai elected as president, Harihar Tripathy and Nimain Das elected as vice-presidents, Sheetal Chandra Mohanty as general secretary, Pratap Kumar Nanda as treasurer and Nabin Kishore Bhukta, Maheswar Bishwal, Ram Chandra Samal, Gourang Charan Palai and Niranjan Patra as joint secretaries for a two-year term. Dillip Dashsharma proposed a vote of thanks.
UJA meets injured visually-impaired youth
Bhubaneswar: Utkal Journalists’ Association (UJA) State president Bibhuti Bhushan Kar met visually-impaired Dillip Sahoo, who was injured in a train accident at Baleswar recently, at the KIMS here and inquired about his health. Kar gave Rs 5,000 to Sahoo on behalf of the association. He requested the State Government to rehabilitate Sahoo properly in view of his talent and present plight. The association’s Jagatsinghpur district president Ram Chandra Mohanty and other functionaries were present.
Plantation drive held in city
Bhubaneswar: Members of the Geetanjali Charitable Trust in collaboration with the Bandita Charitable Trust jointly organised a plantation drive here on Sunday for promotion of green city. More than 50 saplings were planted on the occasion. Bapi Nayak, Nitindra patra, Ansuman Dash and Bina Samal conducted the drive.
INEET celebrates foundation day
Bhubaneswar: The INEET celebrated its 6th foundation day here on Saturday with all enthusiasm and felicitated 72 students who were the record breakers for cracking medical entrances in the years 2015-16 and 2016-17. The teachers of the institute imparting best of knowledge were also felicitated. The institute announced to bestow 20 to 25 students with scholarship in the upcoming sessions. INEET founder Manoj Singh said, “I always had a vision of having an institution like INEET that would impart quality education for medical aspirants and help guide them in their journey.”