Gajapati joins religious talks in Andaman
Bhubaneswar: A religious discourse was organised by the Utkal Samaj at the Port Blair Jagannath temple, Andaman on Monday. Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb attended as chief guest and spoke on the history of Shree Jagannath. Utkal Samaj’s Dr RN Rath was felicitated. Gajapati Maharaja also went to the Wiper Island and offered water to the Sun God. A discourse was also held on ‘Glory of Jagannath’ by the Utkal Samaj and the Chinmay Mission. Among others, Sudhanand Saraswati, Utkal Samaj president Bijay Kumar Jena and secretary Alok Kumar Swain, Dr SK Verma and Andaman Express chief Rotarian Gadadhar Das were present. Many Odias participated in the meeting.
Mother of Tapan Chand passes away
Bhubaneswar: Swaha Devi (93) passed away at a hospital here on Sunday night. A resident of Kantapada village under Gop block of Puri district, she had been kind to all and this endeared one and all to her. Her son Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD of Nalco, and daughter-in-law Preeti Roy were by her bedside when she breathed her last. Her last rites were held at the Swargadwar in Puri on Monday morning.
BBS Rajdhani Express to leave late today
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Monday informed that the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi (BBS-NDlS) Rajdhani Express (22823) has been re-scheduled due to late running of incoming train in view of fog in Northern parts of India. The train was scheduled to leave from Bhubaneswar on January 16 (Tuesday) at 09:30 hrs (9.30 am) but has been re-scheduled to leave at 13:45 hrs (1.45 pm) on the same day, an ECoR release said.