SOA gets QS IGAUGE certification on E-Learning
Bhubaneswar: Amidst the Covid-19 crisis in the education sector, the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) University here has emerged as the only one in eastern India to receive the E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation (E-LEAD) certification from QS IGAUGE for excellence in online education. The SOA featured in the list of 12 chosen institutions of higher education at a virtual event which was held on Thursday in which Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ presented the E-LEAD certificates.
2 youths die in truck-scooter clash
Sonepur: Two youths were killed when a scooter by which they were travelling and a truck had a head-on collision on NH-57 in Subarnapur district on Thursday morning. The mishap took place near Sialjholi-Kukudajhor killing the duo on the spot. The driver of the truck fled from the site after the accident. Police recovered the bodies and sent them for postmortem.
Charchit Mishra new dir of OSL, Paradip
Paradip: Charchit Mishra, younger son of industrialist Mahimananda Mishra, has been appointed as new director and unit head of Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL), Paradip. Executive Director (HR & IR) PK Panda informed that director (operation & logistics) and unit head Basanta Kumar Bala has retired from the company after a long tenure of 35 years owing to his deteriorating health condition. Charchit Mishra would manage all the activities of Paradeep branch in addition to his present assignment.
No wedding bash, couple gives money to CMRF
Jagatsinghpur: Abandoning the plans of a grand wedding, a couple in Jagatsinghpur district’s Erasama block has tied the knot in a simple ceremony and donated a part of the funds set aside for the occasion to support the fight against Covid-19. Groom Jyoti Ranjan Swain said the two families had made elaborate plans for the wedding, but the couple decided against it and donated Rs 10,000 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Erasama Block Development Officer (BDO) and police station Inspector attended the wedding, which was held maintaining social distancing.
OPGC supplies water to periphery villages
Jharsuguda: The OPGC has commenced a project, “Summer season drinking water supply through tankers” under its CSR initiative to provide water to people in 48 periphery villages coming under eight gram panchayats under Lakhanpur Block in Jharsuguda district. The water supply started on May 12, 2020 would continue for two months. The service caters to around 2,400 households comprising a population of above 12,000. As many as 10 tractor tankers with 5,000 litres capacity each are making at least three trips to provide 1,60,000 litres of drinking water every day to needy people.