Bakshi Jagabandhu death anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani, Central branch observed Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara Mohapatra’s 190th death anniversary and paid floral tributes at his statue in front of the State Museum here on Thursday. Sammilani Central branch president Basant Kumar Tripathy presided over the programme. Tapas Ranjan Mishra, Satyajit Nayak, Dr Banambar Parida, Prof Kashinath Rath, Jugal Kishore Nayak, Bairagi Sethi, Pradip Jena, Madan Mohan Jena, Kalandi Swain and others also paid tributes to the legendary freedom fighter.
Old lion seriously ill at Nandankanan
Bhubaneswar: A sick lion is undergoing treatment after its condition deteriorated at the Nandankanan Zoological Park. The lion ‘Pichhan’ (21) has been kept at the food cell of the lion safari in the zoo. Neither the lion is able to move nor can it take food or water properly. The zoo’s veterinary doctors are treating the lion with liquid food and vitamins. The animal is suffering from age-related illness. Pichhan had been trans-located from Junagarh in Gujarat to Nandankanan. Presently, there are five lions and an equal number of lionesses at the zoo.
Krish LED gets World Signature Award
Bhubaneswar: The Krish Indigenous Technical Equipment Private Limited received the World Signature Award 2019 for the category of brand of the year in quality LED manufacturing. Krish LED founder and director Prasanta Kumar Mohanty received the award from Bollywood superstar Gobinda in a special programme organised in Goa.