Anti-plastic pollution marathon held in city
Bhubaneswar: Nalco CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand on Sunday flagged off a 3-km mini marathon from the Idco Exhibition Ground to the Kalinga Stadium here on the eve of the World Environment Day 2018, which focuses on the theme ‘beat plastic pollution’. Thousands of citizens, including school students, senior citizens, other city residents, employees of PSUs like Nalco, Indian Oil, MCl, NTPC and Power Grid Corporation of India participated in the event and pledged to beat the menace of plastic pollution. The World Environment Day is observed on June 5 every year.
Scribe Sarat Behera selected as PCI member
Bhubaneswar: Journalist Sarat Chandra Behera has been selected as a Member of the Press Council of India (PCI). He had started his career in ‘Odia News’ in Sambalpur and later joined the ‘Krantidhara’ at Bhubaneswar. Behera stated that he would support the journalists of Odisha in their difficulties and flight for their interest.
‘Woman of Substance’ drive launched
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Rajo Utsav, the Big Bazaar has launched a contest named Rupasree Raja to find and honour a “Woman of Substance” having brought a positive change in her sphere despite personal challenges and societal hurdles. Noted film actors Archita Sahu and Elina Samantray launched the campaign. People can nominate their mother, sister, sister-in-law, wife, daughter or neighbour or any other woman to any of the nine Big Bazaar stores at Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Puri, Keonjhar and Jharsuguda. The contest would end on June 6.