CM presents cash prize to bravery award winners
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presented Rs 1-lakh cash award each to this year’s three bravery award winners at the Lok Seva Bhawan here on Wednesday. The awardees were Srimati Badra, Purnima Giri and Sabita Giri.
IIPA State annual conference held
Bhubaneswar: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal felicitated several eminent persons at the annual conference of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Odisha Regional Branch here on Wednesday.
Scribe Basanta Das’ 81st birthday celebrated
Bhubaneswar: A book titled "Asire Basanta” was released on the 81st birthday eminent journalist Basanta Das celebrated at a hotel here on Wednesday. ‘Sambad’ editor Soumya Ranjan Patnaik presided over the event, in which Leader of Congress Legislature Party Narasingha Mishra was chief guest. Many other prominent persons, including Dr Bimalendu Mohanty and Dr Debiprasanna Pattnaik, were present.
Two ‘illegal’ clinics sealed at Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur: The district administration on Wednesday sealed two clinics running illegally in Nabarangpur town. Officials raided Saisudha Digital X-Ray, Physiotherapy Centre and Doctor Plaza and Om Sainath Pathology. They examined the licence and environmental clearance and fire safety certificates of the two establishments. After both the clinics failed to provide requisite documents, the officials sealed them. Inquiry revealed that the clinics had not even applied for registration. On the other hand, Physiotherapy Centre and Doctor and Doctor Plaza has sought one month’s time to get their documents ready.
Blood donation camp held at Phulbani PS
Phulbani: A blood donation camp was organised at the Town police station here on Wednesday. It was inaugurated by Kandhamal SP Pratik Singh. Team Humanity members, ITI students, general public and police personnel donated blood.
Maniabandha College NSS camp held
Athagarh: The Maniabandha Degree College concluded the NSS winter special camp of its boys’ and girls’ units recently. The boys’ unit held its camp at its adopted village Sabarsahi and the girls’ unit at Mundiasahi. During the camp period, they held several awareness programmes and cleanliness drives. At the valedictory ceremony, former NSS Programme Coordinator of Utkal University Dr Manoranjan Mohanty was chief guest. He praised Programme Officers Dr Bibhu Prasad Mishra, Dr Sumadhur Bhasini Patra and Principal Ajaya Kumar Satpathy for holding the successful camp.
Paradip Model PS IIC gets Presidential Medal
Paradip: Paradip Model PS IIC Rajanikanta Samal was awarded with Presidential Police Service Medal on the Republic Day by Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal. Samal joined in Odisha police on 1993. He has worked in Maoist-infested at Malkangiri, Balimela, Kalimela, Chitrakonda successfully. Then, he was promoted as IIC at Angul, Dhenkanal and Sambalpur districts. He was instrumental in arresting western Odisha’s hardcore criminal Ajay Kumar Moharana.
Paradip IFFCO, DAV School hold R-Day
Paradip: The 71st Republic Day was celebrated at IFFCO, Paradip. Unit GM KJ Patel hoisted the National Flag and addressed the gathering. He spoke about safe working environment in the plant as well as at houses. Patel further informed that the IFFCO has been conferred with “Excellence in Environmental Management” by Fertiliser Association of India, Delhi besides other achievements of the plant. IFFCO security personnel and SIS security guards held aparade. The celebration was also held in the IFFCO DAV Public School. DGM (P&A) AK Mall gave a vote of thanks.
AAEU Jharsuguda unit inaugurated (Pix)
Jharsuguda: An Airport Authority Employees’ Union (AAEU) Jharsuguda unit was inaugurated by VSS Airport Director SK Chouhan on Wednesday. AAEU all-India vice-president, eastern region secretary and metro regional secretary were present.