Tathya.in, Jan 17, 2010
Bhawanipatna:18/January/2010
Anil Agarwal has the last laugh.
Chairman of the Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) was happy to see Bhakta Charan Das on his side.
Member of Parliament (MP) of Kalahandi on 17 January distributed prizes to six meritorious students of Kalahandi with the “Vedanta Gyanashree Award-2010”.
With Field Marshals like Dr.Mukesh Kumar at the helm, Mr.Agarwal need not bother, said a senior officer of the District Administration.
Giridhar Gamang, Former Chief Minister also graced the occasion.
R S Gopalan, Collector Kalahandi chaired the annual cultural ceremony –Ghumura-2010
Among others present were Dushmanta Nayak, MLA, Bhawanipatna, Sarat Nayak, Chairman of Zillaparishad, Kalahandi, Chudamani Seth, ADM, Bhawanipatna.
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Chief Operating Officer of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) also graced the occasion.
Each of the selected students was given a desktop computer and certificate of merit for their scholastic achievements.
Meritorious students get Vedanta Award
The Pioneer, Jan 19, 2010
Pioneer News Service | Bhawanipatna
Six meritorious students of Kalahandi district were awarded the Vedanta Gyanashree Award-2010 on January 17 during the last day of the district level festival of Kalahandi, Ghumura-2010 at Bhawanipatna.
The scholarship award was presented by Kalahandi MP Bhakta Charan Das, former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang and Collector RS Gopalan. Among others present were Bhawanipatna MLA Dushmanta Nayak, ZP president Sarat Nayak, ADM Chudamani Seth and Chief Operating officer of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) Mukesh Kumar. Each of the selected students was given a desktop computer and certificate of merit for their scholastic achievements.
Chief operating officer (COO) of VAL, Mukesh Kumar said, “Vedanta Gyanashree Award is an initiative by Vedanta Aluminium Limited to encourage and support the meritorious students of Kalahandi district to achieve more heights in their study.”
Selection of the students was made as per their performance in the last Class X and XII examinations.
Among the selected students, two of them were in the top ten list of All Odisha +2 Commerce Examination. Four of them were district toppers in HSC, CBSE and ICSE examinations. Rahul Jain and Preksha Agrawal of Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna had secured the First and Ninth Position respectively in +2 Commerce Examination conducted by Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha. Ghungura Mishra and Anupam Acharya of DM High School, M Rampur secured the highest mark in Kalahandi district in HSC Examination last year. Abhinash Agrawal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bhawanipatna and Preeti Jain of Vimla Convent School were the district toppers in CBSE and ICSE examinations respectively.
In order to inspire students of Kalahandi, VAL had also awarded Vedanta Scholarship to four students in 2009. The company also supports meritorious students from economically backward families in the local area through various short-term and long-term financial assistances.
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