Report by OdishaDiary bureau, New Delhi: Four eminent personalities from Odisha today received Padma honours  from President Pranab Mukherjee. 

President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Padma Vibhushan award to Odisha's Raghunath Mohapatra and Padma Shree Award to Odisha's Kailash Chandra Meher, Dr. Taraprasad Dash and Apurba kishore Bir at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 05, 2013.

President Pranab Mukherjee presented two Padma Vibhushan, ten Padma Bhushan and forty-two Padma Shri today (April 5, 2013) at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were the Vice President, Prime Minister and Union Minister for Home Affairs, Union Minister for Finance, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences and Union Minister for Railways.