Bikash Kar passes away

CUTTACK: Noted journalist and editor-in-chief of ‘Matrubhasa’ daily newspaper Bikash Kar passed away following a protracted illness here on Tuesday. He was suffering from cancer and admitted to a private hospital here. Kar was 57 and survived by mother, wife, a son and a daughter.  He was the son of eminent journalist Bichitrananda Kar and grandson of Balakrushna Kar, who founded ‘Matrubhumi’ Odia daily newspaper. He was closely associated with Odia literary organisations like Utkal Sahitya Samaj. He also was the editor of the monthly literary magazine ‘Sahakar’. Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik have mourned the death of Kar. His last rites were conducted at Satichoura cremation ground here in the day.