Awards conferred to Athokpam Right Kumari, Dr Thaodem Tomcha
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29 2019:
Athokpam Right Kumari, Principal of Saina Institute of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing, Chinikon, Senapati district, has been conferred Asia Award 2019 by Amir Satya Foundation and Iconic Personality of India 2019 by Indraprastha Educational Research & Charitable Trust.
The award distribution ceremony was held at Lajpat Bhavan, New Delhi yesterday.
The award was handed over by Dr Jata Shankar Choudhary, Deputy Commissioner Jamtara, Jharkhan.
The awards were conferred to her to acknowledge her contributions as a social activist, an educationist and volunteering at different National Programme.
She was nominated for the Asia Award 2019 among 105 personalities, under category 10 and she was chosen among 86 personalities for the Iconic Personality of India 2019.On the other hand, Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, a grant-in-aid institute of Atomic Energy, GoI and a unit of Tata Memorial Centre Mumbai, has conferred "Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Oncology (Cancer treatment)" to Dr Thaodem Tomcha Singh, a former Professor and HoD of Radiotherapy & Regional Cancer Centre, RIMS.
He was the former Dean, School of Medical Sciences, MU.
The award was given in recognition of exemplary contribution by him in Cancer care services.
The award was handed over during a conference organised by the institute on July 27 .