Social Activist Federation of Odisha formed
Bhubaneswar: A body of social activists, named ‘Social Activist Federation of Odisha’ was formed under leadership of Narayan Chandra Ojha here on Sunday. Noted freedom fighter Bhabani Charan Patnaik, senior journalist Pradosh Patnaik, Utkal Journalists’ Association president Bibhuti Bhushan Kar, Indian Democratic Human Rights Association central secretary Lingaraj Sahoo, Manashwini Jena, Dhiren Routray, Dr Asit Das, Sushant Nayak, Chinmayi Patnaik discussed about social activism at a meeting held on the day.
Plantation drive held at IDC Colony
Bhubaneswar: A sanitation and plantation drive was launched in the IDC Colony of Unit -9 Bhubaneswar. Badachana MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy launched it by planting a banyan sapling. Among others Additional Chief Principal Conservator of Forest Dr AK Pathak, president, OFS Association Nihar Ranjan Swain, Anil Kumar
Mohanty, representative of TREE (Voluntary Plantation Organisation for Kitchen Garden / Mesiv Plantation), Ashok Kumar Das representative of Unit -9 Basti, Chitta Ranjan Mandal of IDC were present.
IIT BBS holds ‘Unity Run’
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar organised a ‘Unity Run’ on Sunday to mark the birth anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel. Director Prof RV Raja Kumar flagged off the run and reminded students about Patel’s contributions in the freedom struggle and in unifying the nation. The Unity Run started from the IIT Administrative Building went up to Haribhaina Square Jatni and returned to the institute’s main gate, covering a distance of 8 km. Around 550 students, faculty and other staffa took part in the event.