City

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Donates One Year’s Salary To Utkal University In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has donated his one year’s salary to chancellor of universities and Governor of Odisha Prof Ganeshi Lal.

The minister made the donation for development of infrastructure and welfare of the students and faculty of the Utkal University.

Himself a former student of the prestigious university, Pradhan had mooted a proposal for setting up an alumni donation fund to be used for the development of the university while attending an alumni meet in 2019.

In a tweet, the Governor congratulated the Union Minister for his gesture of benevolence towards his alma mater by donating a year’s salary.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

PM Modi’s 2nd Visit To Odisha This Month On Jan 28; Know His Itinerary

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to travel to Odisha, his second visit to…

9 minutes ago

Odisha Announces 68% Hike In Special Risk Allowance For SOG Jawans

Bhubaneswar: Soon after the successful anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh in which Odisha’s SOG played an…

21 minutes ago

157 Men Found Among Applicants For Women-Centric Subhadra Yojana In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A total of 157 men, including transgenders, had applied under Subhadra Yojana, the fund…

47 minutes ago

Know The Traffic Restrictions In Bhubaneswar For Republic Day Rehearsals & Parade

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police have issued traffic advisory in view of the state-level Republic Day…

2 hours ago

Odisha Govt To Pay Rs 5 Lakh As Seed Money To Each PACS & LAMPCS

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to provide Rs 5 lakh as seed money to…

13 hours ago

Odisha Govt Hikes Foodgrain Transport Charges Of New Agents

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has increased the charges of the transport agents engaged in supply…

14 hours ago