Gangadhar Meher death anniv observed
Bhubaneswar: The Gangadhar Meher Jayanti Committee, Utkal Sammilani, Paschima Odisha Agrani Sangathan, Bhulia Samaj and Punya Utkal jointly observed the 94th death anniversary of Swabhaba Kabi Gangadhar Meher here on Saturday. Chief guest Bhubaneswar North MlA Priyadarshi Mishra paid floral tributes to the legendary writer at his statue at Kalinga Hospital Square here. Committee secretary Dillip Dashsharma, convenor Mihir Meher, Manidra Kumar Meher, Gita Meher and other also paid tributes to Meher.
K’mal Bar Assn new office-bearers selected
Phulbani: The Khandhamal district Bar Association selected its new office-bearers here on Saturday. Debabrata Pradhan was selected as president, Satyanarayan Behera vice-president, Ajit Patnaik general secretary, Ashok Mahapatra joint secretary and Manoj Patnaik as treasurer. Ajay Singh, Ramesh Mahanty, Biswajit Patnaik, Bhagaban Mahanty, Bijaya Mahanty and Niharika Patra were selected as executive body members. The selection procedure was conducted by Suresh Mahapatra, Bijaya Patnaik and Gauri Shankar Behera.
PPT Hosp gynaecologist passes away
Paradip: The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) Hospital’s gynaecologist Dr Pratima Behera (56) passed away recently. She was suffering from cancer for the last eight years. Her husband Dr Rajkishor Mallick, son and daughter were present at her death bed. Hospital CMO Dr Prahllad Panda, PPT Deputy Chairman N Vaiyapuri, Paradip ladies Club president Suvalaxmi Roy and many dignitaries paid tributes to Behera at her Bhubaneswar house.
Baleswar boy rescued from WB after 22 days
Baleswar: A 15-year-old boy, who was missing since 22 days from the Jaleswar area in the district, was rescued by Childline members from Kalaikunda in Kharagpur in West Bengal. later, he was handed over to his parents after recording his statement.
IFFCO Paradeep observes Safety Week
Paradip: The IFFCO Paradeep unit observed the 47th National Safety Week for inculcating Safety awareness amongst the employees, contractors and workers here recently. On concluding day a function was organised in which unit head AK Panda attended as guest. He said employees to be vigilant and take utmost care while on job to avoid any untoward incidence which may results in an accident. Among others, manager (F and S) SK Kamble, GM (Maintenance) KJ Patel and JGM (E and S) JP Srivastava were present. On the occasion prizes were distributed to winners in different safety competitions.
TiE holds meet on women entrepreneurs
Bhubaneswar: The TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) in association with the US Embassy, New Delhi organised a four-day mentoring and skill development workshop for early stage women entrepreneurs here recently. On the concluding day Bhubaneswar North MlA Priyadarshi Mishra and Embassy counselor for cultural affairs Dr Craig l Dicker attended as guests. As many as 30 women entrepreneurs of Odisha and neighboring States participated. The meet is part of project the All India Roadshow on Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship 2.0-Scaling Women’s Entrepreneurship in India (AIRSWEEE 2.0).
Tata Steel OMQ div gets CII Environment Award
Champua: The Tata Steel’s OMQ division won the prestigious 13th CII State-level Environment, Safety and Health Award, 2017 at the CII Odisha annual meeting held in Bhubaneswar recently. On behalf of the Tata Steel, the award was received by Joda East Iron Mine Equipment Maintenance head MR Rath, Environment manager Priyanka Upadhyay and Katamati Iron Mine Operation senior manager Vivek Kumar Agarwal.