Assembly mourns ex-Min Karan’s demise
Bhubaneswar: The State Assembly on Tuesday mourned the death of former Minister Harihar Karan on Monday. Bringing an obituary reference, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Aruk said Karan’s death is an irreparable loss to the State. Opposition Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati, BJP Legislature Party Leader KV Singh Deo and Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat expressed deep grief over Karan’s death.
U Sammilani holds Madhubabu death anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani, Central Committee observed the 85th death anniversary of the Sammilani’s former president Utkalgaurav Madhusudan Das and paid floral tributes at his statue in Raj Bhawan Square here on Monday. A meeting was also organised being presided over by committee VP Dr Gouranga Charan Behera. Committee general secretary Dr Radhanath Praharaj. Tapas Ranjan Mishra, Dr Kashinath Rath, Dr Banambar Parida, Girija Sankar Mahapatra, Kalandi Charan Nayak and Rajesh Kumar Panda also paid tributes to Madhubabu.
Sovesh wins ‘YONO SBI 20 Under Twenty’
Bhubaneswar: Sovesh Mohapatra, a 17-year-old child scientist, author and philanthropist, won the State Bank of India’s ‘YONO SBI 20 Under Twenty’ Award here recently. He won the award in the Art and Literature male category. The winners were chosen through public voting that counted to more than 1.7 lakh in 10 diverse categories. The nominations were shortlisted by a jury panel of eight eminent personalities including Bollywood actress Dia Mirza, sports journalist Boria Majumdar, Microsoft India MD Sashi Sreedharan, NPCI MD and CEO Dilip Asbe and social media influencer Mallika Dua.
Carmel School holds annual day
Khordha: The Carmel English Medium School, Jatni celebrated its 12th annual day in the school premises on Tuesday. School Director Sanjeebito Pani delivered the welcome address. Chief guest CBSE Bhubaneswar Region Regional Officer-in-Charge Thongkholet Mate urged the students to respect their parents and eschew bad habits to become successful citizens. School Principal Korumelli Raju presented the annual report highlighting the achievements of the school. School magazine ‘Sanjeebita’ was unveiled and different cultural programmes were held. Meritorious students were also awarded.