Kisan Samiti submits memo on pest attack to CM
Bhubaneswar: The All India Kisan Sangharsh Sammanwaya Samiti, Odisha Chapter on Monday submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urging for early assistance for farmers who have lost crops due to pest attack. A delegation had recently visited the pest-affected areas of Bargarh and mentioned findings in the memorandum.
U Sammilani observes Nilakantha Das death anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani observed the 50th death anniversary of Pandit Nilakantha Das paying floral tributes at his statue at PMG Square here on Monday under the leadership of Sammilani Mancheswar branch president Dillip Dashsharma. Sammilani Bhubaneswar branch VP Sital Chandra Mohanty, secretary Govind Chandra Subudhi, joint secretary Basanti Tripathy, executive members Shiv Prasad Mishra, Parishad member Ashok Paltasingh and Akhaya Kumar Jethi also paid tributes to Das.
Old Boys’ Assn donates bus to Sainik School
Bhubaneswar: The Alumni Association of 1980 and 1987 batches of the Sainik School Bhubaneswar recently donated a 41-seat school bus to their alma mater. Old Boys’ Association (OBA president Pritish Basa said the bus would be of great use for educational purposes of the students. OBA vice-president Madhusudan Padhi, IAS, handed over the bus-key to school Principal Capt (IN) Kanchan Mukherjee.