Tag: Gita Mehta

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Biju sheltered freedom fighters, says daughter Gita

Bhubaneswar: Though the people of Odisha know that the life of the legendary Biju Patnaik was like an open page, his daughter, eminent litterateur Gita Mehta has brought to the fore some startling and unknown facts about her father from the pre-Independence period. In her write-up in the Odia magazine Utkala Prasanga in its April […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Three from Odisha to get Padma awards; CM Naveen's sister Gita Mehta among awardees

Bhubaneswar: D Prakash Rao, popular as the ‘chai wala’ of Cuttack has been conferred with the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan. Apart from Rao, two others from Odisha—Daitari Nayak and Kamala Pujari have been chosen for the prestigious award. […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Odisha CM's sister in home isolation for coronavirus on return from abroad

Bhubaneswar: Hours after making an appeal to the people returning home from abroad to register themselves with the official COVID-19 portal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday registered his sister Gita Mehta’s name on the portal after her return from the US. Patnaik’s elder sister Gita Mehta (77) stays in the USA and usually visits […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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