SWAPNA BIJAYINI FPI BMC MAYOR CANDIDATE (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The Freethought Party of India (FPI) in order to project its ideas of socio-political life of the Indian Nation has fielded Swapna Bijayini, cofounder of AMOFOI, as its Mayoral candidate for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Swapna Bijayini, 65, MA in Education, wants to see a complete secularisation of public offices.
VARSHA LAUNCHES MUSIC VIDEO (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Well-known Odia actress and social worker Varsha Priyadarshini on Tuesday launched a new music video entitled “Kie Tame” produced by the Odibaba Studios to mark the International Women's Day. The video penned by advocate Sujata Jena with music composed by Premanand was released on YouTube. Actors Naina Dash and Rakesh Dhal have portrayed intense characters in the video. Singer Antara Chakrabarty has lent her voice to the composition.
WOMEN’S DAY AT GC, CRPF (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: Head of Odisha Sector, CRPF Wives’ Welfare Association Sharmistha Mohanty graced as chief guest and Managing Director, NIFD as guest of honour in the International Women’s Day celebration by GC, CRPF here. Head RCWA GC CRPF Bhubaneswar Manashi Behura coordinated the function. IG CRPF Odisha Sector SK Mohanty and other senior officers, Jawans and their family members of the CRPF campus/offices attended the event. Various cultural programmes were organised. Sujata Parth (Veer Nari of late SK Parth, DIG, CRPF who passed away due to Covid - 19) was felicitated by the chief guest. Further, a Children Park was inaugurated at the GC campus.
AM/NS INDIA CELEBRATES WOMEN’S DAY (Pix)
Bhubaneswar: The ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) celebrated the International Women’s Day at its Paradeep Pellet Plant. Earlier, several activities were organised in its operating locations in Odisha as a run-up to the main event. AM/NS India, Odisha Asset ED G Suresha said, “We at AM/NS India aim to employ more and more women employees at our workplace in the coming days, thus giving them more opportunity to hold important positions in different departments.” The day was also celebrated in the periphery villages of the AMNS plant at Handia and Baldia villages. Women from the nearby areas participated in the programme.
WOMEN'S DAY: PARADIP NCC CADETS HOLD RALLY (Pix)
Paradip: The NCC Naval Wing of Paradip College and Port Trust High School jointly celebrated the International Women's Day. The cadets celebrated the event with the lady faculty members of Paradip College, where Principal Dr Sasmita Satpathy spoke about the importance of women empowerment. Later, the cadets undertook an awareness rally from the college campus covering various residential and slum areas of the town and shouting slogans on upliftment of women and various issues of women. The events were coordinated by NCC Officer, Paradip College Lt Cdr Akshaya Chandra Mishra and Chief Officer, NCC wing of Port Trust High School PK Dash.
TRL KROSAKI PLANT COMMISSIONED (Pix)
Jharsuguda: The TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited commissioned a state-of-the-art 100-MT-per-month new alumina graphite plant in its Belpahar Works on Monday. The plant is set up with an investment of Rs 65 crores. It was inaugurated by Tata Steel CMD TV Narendran in the presence of Krosaki Harima Corporation, Japan representative Hisatake Okumura.