State asked to promote cashless transitions in PDS
Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has asked the State Food and Civil Supplies department to promote cashless/digital transactions in public distribution system (PDS). The Ministry also asked the department to cooperate with banks in integrating banking system with the ePoS devices in PDSs. The Union Government has also asked the State Government to share difficulties, if any, so that they can be taken up with banks during the weekly review meetings.
BCJD donates Rs 8l for Kerala flood victims
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) on Tuesday donated Rs 8 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for the Kerala flood victims. BCJD president Rana Pratap Patra and many BCJD members handed over a demand draft of the said amount to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Naveen Niwas here. The BCJD had collected the fund from all 30 districts.
lions Eye Hosp holds office-bearers’ election
Bhubaneswar: The lions Club, Bhubaneswar elected its new office-bearers here on Tuesday. Er Bipin Bihari Nayak was elected as chairman of the lions Trust Board. Similarly, Dr Bijay Kumar Trpathy as treasurer, Sudhanshu Kumar Mohanty as president of the lions Eye Hospital and Dhiren Dhal as its cashier were elected unopposed. Club chairman lion Ramakant Sahoo, secretary Ashok Kumar Agrawalla, Treasurer Ashok Kumar Mohantu and Prabhat Kumar Mohanty conducted the elections.
Blossoms School observes Sports Day
Bhubaneswar: The Blossoms School here observed the National Sports Day in tribute to legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand on Wednesday. Speeches were delivered by students defining the importance of sports and the relevance of the day. Students also actively involved in the various sports activities with great enthusiasm and zeal. All of them learnt about true sportsmanship and the value of playing games.
Chai Break opens 4th outlet in city
Bhubaneswar: The Kolkata-based diner café chain, Chai Break, launched its fourth outlet here recently and its 18th overall in the country to provide mouthwatering dishes with the best of experience to its customers. It specialises in variants of teas, offering some unique choices like Kesar Chai along with Indian, Chinese and Italian cuisines. Its most popular food delicacies are pizzas, pastas, Indian curries. Chai Break founder Anirudh Poddar said it has been a rage with the youths of Bhubaneswar and in the next phase of expansion would be in Cuttack, Rourkela and Puri.