Ambedkar Jayanti held by PPT
Paradip:The Paradip Port Trust (PPT) on Wednesday celebrated the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar organising meetings and paying floral tributes at his statute in the port township. PPT Deputy Chairman AK Bose, HODs of various departments, senior officers, employees and representatives of PPPT, SC and ST Employees’ Welfare Association offered floral tributes at the Ambedkar statue
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Hotelier Das donates Rs 1L to Biswanath Bidyapith
Athagarh: Social activist and hotelier Ranjan Kumar Das on Tuesday donated Rs 1 lakh for development of the Biswanath Bidyapith under the ‘Mo School Abhiyan’. Das donated the amount to the Headmaster of Government-run High School. Athagarh Press Club president Dinesh Das, Athagarh civil society secretary Sailendra Pattnaik and several other organisations and individuals lauded the gesture of Das, who was a 1984-batch student of the school.
Fire Service Week commences at PPT
Paradip: The National Fire Service Week with the theme "Maintenance of fire safety equipment is key to mitigate fire hazards" kicked off at the PPT’s Main Fire Station premises on Wednesday. The programme commenced by paying homage to the firemen, who sacrificed their lives in the Victoria Dock Yard explosion occurred years back in 1944, by PPT Deputy Chairman AK Bose. The PPT will undertake weeklong programmes to create awareness about fire hazards in the locality.
Vaidika Sangham celebrates Telugu New Year
Brahmapur: The Telugu community here celebrated their New Year on Tuesday with much fanfare under the auspices of the Vaidika Sangham with strict Covid protocols. The main function was held at the Sri Satyanarayan Swamy temple Mandap. While T Satyanarayana Sastry performed the puja rituals, Veda pandits B Balakrishna Sharma,V Varudev Sastry, J Kameswaro Sharma and B Ravi Sharma chanted the Vedic Swasti during the panchanga shravanam. Sangham president Bh Narayana Murty wished the members a Happy Telugu New Year.
Rout joins as OPGC Director (Operations)
Bhubaneswar: Manasa Ranjan Rout has joined as Director (Operations) of the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) Limited. He has an illustrious career over a period of 33 years in power plant operations and maintenance. Earlier, he was Joint President at the Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd.