Bhubaneswar, Nov. 4 -- The last rites of eminent neurosurgeon and Padma Shri awardee Dr Ashok Mahapatra will be performed at Puri's Swargadwar crematorium on Wednesday with state honours. His mortal remains reached Bhubaneswar on Tuesday following a tribute ceremony at AIIMS Delhi.

Several dignitaries, including the Health Minister and Police Commissioner, paid their last respects to the veteran doctor at the Bhubaneswar airport. His mortal remains were later taken to the Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University campus, where people gathered to pay their final tributes.

Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari was among those who paid floral tributes to Dr Mahapatra at the university campus. Several other dignitaries also visited the campus to pay ...