Sainik School holds Founder’s Day
Bhubaneswar: The Sainik School Bhubaneswar celebrated its 57th Founder’s Day at its Biju Patnaik Park on Thursday with lt Gen JK Mohanty as chief guest. In his address, lt Gen Mohanty said Sainik School cadets are known for their uniqueness; and they can make impossible possible by hard work, determination and dedication. He garlanded the statue of Biju Patnaik, the founder of the Sainik School. Senior staff member MR Rath spoke on the contribution of Bijubabu and his association with Sainik School cadets.
Femina apologises for misspelling Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Following an outcry over misspelling Odisha in its half-page advertisement calling participants for a Femina Miss India Beauty pageant, the Femina has now apologised for the error taking ‘onus for the mishap’ while issuing a fresh ad on its official Twitter handle. The new advertisement has the word Odisha, written in English and Odia, replacing the mysterious word the earlier one featured. Though this content has been released on the Femina Twitter handle, it remains to be seen when it will find place in newspapers. The earlier advertisement printed in the Odisha edition of a national daily ruffled a lot of feathers.
SUM Hospital observes leprosy Day
Bhubaneswar: On the World leprosy Day, the SUM Hospital organised a programme with a theme ‘Zero Disability in Girls’ and Boys’’ at the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) here. The medical professionals vowed to fight for elimination of the disease. The day is observed on the death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. An awareness campaign was also conducted on the occasion. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and leprosy (DVl) head Prof Bikash Ranjan Kar, SUM Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Pushparaj Samantasinhar and Dr Ajay Kumar Jena spoke on the occasion.