U Sammilani celebrates Bhanjdeo birth anniv
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani Central Committee celebrated the 148th birth anniversary of its first president and the then Mayurbhanj Maharaja Shreeram Chandra Bhanjdeo here on Tuesday. Sammilani members garlanded the statue of Bhanjdeo at Power House Chhak. A meeting was held under the chairmanship of committee president Basant Kumar Tripathy. General secretary Dr Radhanath Praharaj coordinated the event. Among others, Reader Duryodhan Parida, Prof Kashinath Rath, Dr Banambar Parida, Trinath Samantray, Bhubaneswar branch president Tapas Ranjan Mishra, Er Satyajit Nayak, Pathani Jena, Sarada Kumar Sahoo, Chinmal Bode, Dr Subhranshu Sekhar Das, Surendra Pail, Bijay Jena, Biranchi Jena and Bairagi Sethi were present. Vice-president Dr Gourant Prasad Behera proposed a vote of thanks.
OMC South Kaliapani Mines gets Safety Award
Bhubaneswar: For its committed and sustained efforts to ensure safety and employees' welfare at workplace, the Odisha Mining Corporation’s (OMC) South Kaliapani Mines has received the National Safety Award from Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu at a function at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The OMC has witnessed tremendous growth in the last three years achieving Rs 4,052-crore annual turnover in the last financial year. It had made a turnover of Rs 2,853 crore in the 2017-18 fiscal.
Khariar College athletic meet ends
Nuapada: The two-day Annual Athletic Meet of Khariar Autonomous College concluded on Tuesday with a prize-distribution ceremony. While Nirakar Baghel and Manoj Sabar were declared as champions in men's senior and junior groups respectively, the senior and junior champions in women's groups were Annapurna Patel and Dhanmati Majhi, respectively. Retired Physical Education Teacher Amulya Pattnaik, Dr Himanshu Sadangi, Dr Fanindam Deo, Shrikant Joshi and Dr Supriya Chatterjee attended as guests. Among others, college Principal Harendra Panda and Dr Tarun Kumar Pradhan were present.
Girls’ self-defence training meet held
Bhapur (Nayagarh): The Prahallad Higher Secondary School, Padmabati in Nayagarh district organised a self-defence training meet for girls recently. As many as 90 girls in three categories were trained in the programme. Chinmayee Mallick and Sukhanakma Devi, students of Nayagarh Autonomous College, were the trainers. On the concluding day, college Principal Dr Kishore Chandra Samantray attended as guest and spoke about the importance of self-defence. Teacher Purnima Sadangi coordinated the programme.