Tribute to JP on birth anniversary
Bhubaneswar: The Samajwadi Party celebrated the birth anniversary of eminent freedom fighter Jayaprakash Narayan paying floral tributes at his statue at Master Canteen Square here on Thursday. The party also observed the death anniversary of freedom fighter Baji Rout at the party office here and demanded that the State Government set up a statue of Rout and construct a children park in the city in his name. Among others, party State president Rabi Behera, secretary Sudarsan Pradhan, youth leader Sambit Das, Sushil Hota, Subrat Lenka and Sanjay Nayak were present.
MCL staffs to get salary via SBI digital payment
Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and the State Bank of India (SBI) joined hands on Wednesday for making payment of the latter’s staff salary and other administrative expenses digitally through the SBI Cash Management Product (CMP) platform. The process was launched in the presence of SBI Finance Director KR Basudevan and GM Gautam Bhattacharya. The SBI CMP would easy the process by reducing human interface by use of bulk file upload facility using the NEFT/ RTGS or SBI transfer. It would ensure more transparency and monitoring of funds in a digitised manner through customised MIS.
Dr Panigrahi joins KIMS
Bhubaneswar: Dr Bishnu Panigrahi, a pioneering medical practitioner, has joined the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Earlier, he served as Group Head, Medical Strategy and Operations, Fortis Healthcare, for over six years, He was part of India’s three major healthcare service providers, Indraprastha Apollo, Fortis and Max.
Red Cross forms response team for Titli
Bhubaneswar: Under the guidance of Odisha Red Cross Secretary Dr Binayak Prusty and Joint Secretary Major Dr Kalpana Dash, a response team was formed to provide timely service to the victims of Cyclone Title. ITI Bhubaneswar Youth Red Cross Counsellor and social worker Laxman Swain and Red Cross Advisor Chandan Kumar Mohanty led a team of 25 Youth Red Cross Volunteers to serve the needy.
Envirotech Centre opened at Trident
Bhubaneswar: A pollution testing lab, Envirotech Centre, was inaugurated at the Trident Academy of Technology here by State Pollution Control Board Member-Secretary Debidutta Biswal on Thursday. The lab is equipped for testing of ambient air, water, soil and heavy toxic metals. Trident group ED Dr Rabi Narayan Satpathy gave the welcome address. A seminar on "Waste to Wealth" was held on the occasion. IMMT Bhubaneswar Principal Scientist Dr Bankim Chandra Tripathy spoke on the topic. Institute Principal Dr MN Dwibedi felicitated the guests. Green Club chairman Dr Manas Ranjan Senapati proposed a vote of thanks.
Pan Vilas ‘Shauk’ offer unveiled
Bhubaneswar: The Pan Vilas unveiled its special Durga Puja offer ‘Shauk Se Duniya Ghumo’ focusing on heightened celebrations across Bhubaneswar. The company in its Rs 5 premium segment of pan masala would be rewarding consumers a chance to win trips to Paris, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The locals can buy a pack of the pan masala and would have to send the code by a SMS. Along with Odisha, Pan Vilas would also be simultaneously unveiling the campaign in various States of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi.
VLCC wellness expert panel visit today
Bhubaneswar: The VLCC would organise an expert panel visit at Hotel Sandy’s Tower here on Friday which would focus on different areas of wellness including weight management, pain management, dermatology, nutrition, preventive health care and advanced body contouring technologies. The session would also include introduction of Ericson Laboratoire’s five facial treatments. The session can be attended by anyone with an entry fee of Rs 1,500 from 11am onwards.