SBI branch opened at IIT BBS
Bhubaneswar: The State Bank of Indi (SBI0 opened a full-fledged branch in the IIT Bhubaneswar campus at Arugul in the presence of IIT BBS Director Prof RV Raja Kumar and SBI, Bhubaneswar Circle CGM Praveena Kala. The branch would cater all types of businesses like account opening, providing loans/advances and offering products of SBI life, SBI General Insurance, SBI Mutual Fund, SBI Credit Card and Dmat Account.
ECoR holds plantation drive on Environ Day
Bhubaneswar: Staffs and officers of the East Coast Railway (ECoR), led by GM Umesh Singh, planted saplings near the railway auditorium here on the World Environment Day. Additional GM Rajiv Sharma also participated in the event. Plantation programmes were also organised in Khurda Road, Waltair and Sambalpur divisions to make railway premises environment-friendly. A seminar was also organised on environment issues in trains and railway premises on the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”.
Sahu joins as SOA Environment and Climate Centre
Bhubaneswar: Eminent meteorological scientist and former Director of the Regional Meteorological Science Centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu on Monday joined as Director of the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of the SOA University. Dr Sahu had closely monitored two severe cyclonic storms, Phailin in 2013 and Hudhud in 2014. With rapid upgradation of technology, Dr Sahu provided leadership in revolutionising the weather prediction system in Odisha.
3 OUAT students present Best Startup Idea
Bhubaneswar: Three students of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) have bagged the Best Startup Idea award at the National Startup Summit held at the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar on June 1-2. The students are Gaurav Dutta, Jyotiranjan Nayak and Manoj Kumar Majhi, who presented the idea on “Waste is the best”. This summit was attended by students from 22 Agricultural Universities of the country.
Nrityaja holds dance, music fest
Bhubaneswar: The Nrityaja Trust held a festival of classical dance and music entitled ‘Nabanuraaga at the Rabindra Mandap here on Monday evening. Nrityaja managing trustee Puja Jena led the show. On the occasion, artists presented Odishi music and dance. Eminent singer Sangita Panda and dancers Arupa Gayatri Panda, Shaswati Garai Ghosh and Rahul Acharya weaved magic through their performances. Among the notable persons, PCC president Niranjan Pattnaik, Odia film producer Akshaya Parija, Guru Ratikant Mohapatra, and singer Mitali Chinnara were present.
CJI Misra visits native place Banpur
Banpur: Chief Justice of India Deepak Mishra visited his native place Banpur and prayed Goddess Bhagabati on Sunday. He also visited the Pandit Raghunath-Chanchala Devi library, which is established by Justice Misra in memory of his father and mother. He also visited the Godavarish Vidyapith, where he had his early education, and interacted with children. On his arrival, he was warmly received by Orissa High Court Register General Akhaya Mishra, Khordha ADJ lalit Kumar Dash, Sub-Judge Shiva Mishra, local Bar Association president Gouri Sankar Sarangi and secretary Jagannath Bhole and NAC Chairperson Puspanjali Jena, among other prominent persons.