Bidya Mandir student shines in entrance tests
Brahmapur: Students of Nilakantha Nagar Shishu Bidya Mandir achieved success in NISER and AIIMS entrance tests. Among 30, 57,000 students who had applied for AIIMS entrance test, Subham Mahalik of this Shishu Bidya Mandir was ranked 115 on all-India basis. Similarly in NEST-2018, a combined entrance for Mumbai University’s Centre for Excellence in Basic Science under the department of Atomic Energy and Bhubaneswar’s NISER, in which twelve students of this Bidya Mandir got selected for NISER, Subham got 39th rank.
Green Mahanadi meet held in Balangir
Balangir: A meeting on the Green Mahanadi Mission was held at Bhahmanipali village located near river Tel in the Balangir Forest Range, 25 km from here, on Monday. The villagers were sensitised about the plantation programme going to be undertaken there in 16 hectares of land beside the Mahanadi. Among others, ACF BC Roul and journalist Sudhir Mishra spoke in detail about the plantation drive and sought people's cooperation to make it successful.
Nimapara girl wins Rajo Queen contest
Nimapara: Chandrasnata Mohanty of Nimapara has won the Rajo Queen contest 2018 of Odia entertainment channel Zee Sarthak. She is the daughter of Satyendramohan Mohanty, Odisha Cricket Association umpire and granddaughter of renowned geologist Dr Manmohan Mohanty. Chandrasnata won the winner trophy with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and gold ornaments. Many people congratulated the Mohanty family for Chandrasnata’s achievement.
MCl to set up Community Centre in Deogarh
Sambalpur: The Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) on Tuesday took up a project under CSR for establishing a Community Centre at Salapaghati village in Deogarh district. The project’s cost would be Rs 8.67 lakh and it would benefit about 25,000 people of Tarang panchayat in Reamal block of the district.