Padhee first woman CMD of Pawan Hans
Bhubaneswar: Odisha-cadre IAS officer Usha Padhee has been given an additional charge as CMD of the Pawan Hans Ltd. She is the first woman CMD of the Mini Ratna-I category PSU. She is also the Additional Director at Delhi International Airport Limited.
Lions Club District 322 C4 taskforce meet held
Bhubaneswar: The Lions Club International District 322 C4 organised a taskforce meeting here on Saturday. Lions International and Lions Multiple District’s (MD 322) Sudipta Mukharjee attended as guest and spoke about the registration of new members of the District 322 C4. District governor Biswanath Mohanty presiding over the programme said 500 more members from different walks of life would join the club. The Odisha region chairman (RC and ZC), zone chairman, club presidents, secretaries and treasurers joined the meeting.
RSS celebrates Hindu New Year
Bhubaneswar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Khandagiri celebrated the Hindu New Year here on Sunday. Chief guest Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Utkal Region Prabhari Brahmachari Bisesh Chaitanya spoke about the scientific reason of the Indian Standard Time IST). He regretted that Ram Temple has not been built yet due to lack of a strong resolve of the Hindu society. Bibhu Prasad Jena spoke on the dedication of RSS founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. Among others, RSS Utkal region coordinator Samir Mohanty and Khandagiri regions’s Sarat Chandra Sahu were present.
Lingaraj Sahoo gets Brahmananda Samman
Bhubaneswar: The 70th birthday of eminent lawyer and former MP late Brahmananda Panda was organised here on Sunday. Lawyers Group convenor Lingaraj Sahoo, who is leading a signature drive in various States for conferment of the Bharat Ratna to Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das, was awarded with the Brahmananda Panda Smruti Samman. Besides, senior lawyer Nirmal Patnaik and litterateur Durga Charan Sarangi were felicitated. Odisha High Court Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, Advocate General Surya Prasad Mishra and Prof Babaji Charan Patnaik graced as guests. Memorial committee president Sourachandra Mohapatra presided over the meeting.
J'suguda JCI holds blood sugar checkup camp
Jharsuguda: JCI Jharsuguda and JCI Sanskriti conducted a mega blood sugar checkup camp on the World Health Day on Sunday with a mission of diabetes-free India in association with Anuyash Arogya Pratisthan, Pune. A heath seminar led by JC Dr SK Lath was also hedld for awareness and preventive measures for diabetics. Vikash Sultania and Rekha Sarawgi along with project chairman Manoj Banshal and project director Rakesh Saraf, Premlata Sahu and past president Manish Shah were present,