SNSMT holds Devendra Satpathy birth anniv Bhubaneswar
The Smt Nandini Satpathy Memorial Trust (SNSMT) observed the 88th birth anniversary of late Devendra Satpathy here on Saturday. Satpathy was two-time Dhenkanal MP and former editor of Odia daily Dharitri. SNSMT chairman Suparno Satpathy said, “Devendrababu to you and Bapa for me is my ideal as a sociopolitical activist. He loved to selflessly work for people without bothering if he was credited for the same or not”. Old write-ups on Satpathy written by Pradyumna Bal, Haramohan Patnaik, Mahapatra Nilamani Sahu and Manoj Das were discussed on the occasion.
lankesh killing: scribes hold candlelight march
Jagatsinghpur: District journalists took out a candlelight march here protesting against the recent killing of eminent journalist Gouri lankesh in Bengaluru. They protested the growing intolerance against dissenting voices in the country. They said the lankesh killing is undoubtedly a shocking phenomenon for the fellow journalist of the country. They demanded that the culprits be booked at the earliest. Among others, Ajay Jena, Rama Chandra Mohanty, Radha Kanta Mishra, Pradipta Kishor Choudhury and Manoj Das were present.
Aahwan Combines holds plantation drive
Paradip: The Aahwan Combines held a plantation drive in the town on Saturday with an objective of spreading awareness for protection of environment. About 250 saplings of neem, jackfruit and other trees were planted. Paradip ADM Biswajit Biswal, Municipality Chairman Basant Biswal, Port Senior Assistant Electrical Engineer BB Mishra and Ward-10 Councillor Shankar Prasad Rout were present. Aahwan Combines president Sanjay Pradhan, secretary Prabhat Chandra Swain, assistant secretary Nirjhar Kumar Jena and other members coordinated the drive.
Saraswati Sishu Mandir holds Teacher’s Day Narasinghpur
The Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Narasinghpur celebrated the Teacher’s Day. local Tehsildar Sesadeb Mishra, District Education Training Institute Vice-President Bindu Prabha Mishra and Dr Prafulla Kumar Sahu attended as guests and spoke on the importance of teachers in the society. Among others, Manoranjan Rout, Santosh Kumar, Rajnikant Mishra, Kupasindhu Pamigrahi, Premalata Swain, Jaldhar Sahu, Pradeep Kumar Maharana and Mamata Sahu were present. Teachers were also felicitated on the occasion.
Boy killed, another injured in lightning
Umarkote: An 11-year-old boy was killed and another was injured after they were struck by lightning on Friday afternoon at Tendkadongri village under the Jharigam PS in Nabarangpur district. The deceased was identified as Subri, son of Syam Santa. Subri and his cousin brother laiban Santa (11) had gone to fetch their cattle to shed when lightning struck them. Subri died on the spot. The critically injured laiban was shifted to the Jharigam hospital. later, he was referred to the Umarkote CHC.
ITER gets ABET accreditation
Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER) of the SOA University here has become the fourth institute in the country to get its programmes accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA. The Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET has accredited three departments, i.e, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics and communication engineering.