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OHPCL donates one crore towards CMRF

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Ltd. (OHPCL) contributed one crore rupees towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to help the people affected by the recent Cyclone “Phailin” followed by flood. The Cheque was handed over to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday by Sahadev Khatua, MD, OHPCL and senior officials of the company at the State Secretariat here in the presence of Arun Kumar Sahoo, Minister of Energy and PK Jena, Commisioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Energy. In addition to this, to further provide a helping hand, OHPCL have also sent four teams consisting of skilled workmen from BHEP, Balimela, UKHEP, Bariniput, UIHEP, Mukhiguda and RHEP, Rengali to the heavily affected Ganjam District for electricity restoration work who are working there since October 15.

Crime Branch arrests Flourish India director for duping investors across state

Bhubaneswar: City-based non-banking financial company Flourish India director Aditya Kumar Bisoi was arrested by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the State Crime Branch here on Monday night for allegedly duping investors across the state. Crime Branch DIG Rajesh Kumar informed that the EOW personnel arrested Bisoi on the basis of several complaints lodged by the investors against the company at Barapali police station of Bargarh district. He would be produced before a local court in Barapali on Tuesday, the DIG added. Kumar further said the company duped investors more than Rs 100 crore in the State. The EOW is investigating about the collection and transaction of money and other details of their investments, he added. The company had been allegedly collecting money illegally through its 132 branches across the State during last eight years, said the sources. Earlier, the probing agency had arrested two officials of the company CMD Ballav Prasad Nayak and former CMD

US National William gets conditional bail

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Bhubaneswar: US national William Michel Hurtubise (27) whose bail plea was rejected on September 27 this year by a local court here got a sigh of relief on Monday after the Sessions Court granted conditional bail on a surety deposit of Rs 50,000 after a month of his arrest. William was arrested on September 18 by the commissionerate police on the charge of possessing illegal ammunition of eight live bullets in his luggage during a routine check at the Biju Patnaik Airport here. William was released on conditional bail on Monday evening from Jharpada Special Jail here. However, he would not be able to leave the country or the state till he is acquitted by the court or found not guilty during investigation by the Commissionerate Police. “The Session court hearing the bail application of William granted him conditional bail on Rs 50,000 surety deposit. The court directed him to surrender his pass port and Visa with the sub divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) court here. T

Commissionerate Police observes 54th Police Commemoration Day

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Bhubaneswar: Paying respect to policemen who died in line of duty, the Commissionerate Police (Bhubaneswar-Cuttack) observed 54th Police Commemoration Day at Reserve Police ground here on Monday. The top most officials of the Commissionerate were present in the ceremony. The day is observed in honour of 10 CRPF jawans who died in India-China war in 1959. Additional Police Commissioner Dr Santosh Bala who was the chief guest of the ceremony said that October 21 is observed as police martyr’s day to commemorate and pay tribute to those dedicated brave souls who made sacrifices in laying down their lives in the service of the nation. Dr Bala recollecting the history said, “We commemorate the day for those brave jawans who gave life to guarantee our security.” Unfortunately six brave jawans lost their lives in Odisha but this number is less than previous year and step need to be taken to decrease this number, she added.  The name of the deceased police personnel was read

Talk Bhubaneswar conducts relief and sanitation work in Madhuban

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Bhubaneswar: Talk Bhubaneswar, a city-based voluntary organization and ‘Ek Chesta’ another NGO jointly took an initiative on Sunday to distribute relief material and carried out sanitation work in ward number-7 in Madhuban in Baripada as severe damage occurred after Phailin and flood hit these areas. Eight members of Talk Bhubaneswar team led by Prateek and Vinay Wilson Tiria went to the affected place along with relief material of 1500 clothes for men, women and children. They also distributed 100kg flattened rice (chuda), biscuits and water pouch to the ward people. All relief material was collected before the occasion of ‘Joy of Giving Week’, a donation week that held in between October 2 to October 8 from different colleges and individuals, informed Prateek. “Except the relief work after Phailin, our team had done restoration work of whole Saheed Nagar Durgapuja Mandap here within five hours by 10 member team,” added Prateek.

Bhadrak RKSY violation: NHRC seeks report from CS within 4 weeks

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Chief Secretary (CS) over the inaction of the State administration in ensuring basic human rights and not following the applicable laws so far while executing Reba-Kapali Sanskar Yojana (RKSY) in Bhadrak district and sought the report within four weeks. The NHRC passed this order while acting on a petition filed by two freedom fighters namely Bhadrak District Freedom Fighters’ Association president Ramahari Goswami and secretary Shyam Sunder Behera. They have raised the basic human rights issue involved in the RKSY project since it has been executed without following the provisions of Land Acquisition Act and the Orissa Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy. Besides lakhs of trees are being cut down and uprooted by the executing agencies flouting the environmental laws. Protesting the violations Radhakanta Tripathy, a social activist has been continuing his non-violent protest against the viol

XIMB celebrates National Entrepreneurship Summit, ‘Ignite-2013’

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Bhubaneswar: X-SEED, the Entrepreneurship Cell of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), hosted its first annual National Entrepreneurship Summit- ‘Ignite 2013’ on Sunday here. The summit witnessed enthusiastic participation from students of XIMB and other local Institutes as well as Local entrepreneurs. On the occasion Prof. Rajeev Roy, an Associate Professor of Indian Institute Management (IIM), Raipur talked about Country’s need for entrepreneurs and the numerous opportunities that are about to come in students’ way in the next two decades. “We are always hearing stories of entrepreneurs with no formal education who have made it big in the world”, Roy said adding one should acquire the basics of business education and skills to think and analyse situations in a business context better. Ms. Sanghamitra Jena, Founder of Eastern Treasure India Tours and a city-based entrepreneur spoke about confidence and idea are the keys for one in making him/her as a good

Man held for duping job aspirants

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old man on the charge of duping job aspirants in the state. The accused was identified as Subash Parida of Jamapada under Patkura police station in Kendrapada district now staying in Saheed Nagar, forwarded to court today. Parida working as a supervisor in a private mobile tower company in Saheed Nagar has duped crores of rupees from several job aspirants promising them to provide job in a shipping company. Parida has duped nearly 100 job aspirants including matriculate and engineers of Kendrapada, Cuttack and Khurda districts and duped with Rs 1.2 crore from them, collecting money ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh. One Bhakta Batsala Swain of Kendrapada on Sunday lodged a complaint at Nayapalli police station alleging that Parida duped Rs 6.2 lakh from him promising him to give a better salaried job in a private company. Acting on Swain’s complaint the police arrested Parida from Saheed Nagar

AAP decries atrocities against women

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Bhubaneswar: Activists of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) State unit on Wednesday took out an awareness rally here to sensitize people about the rising atrocities against women in the State and their safety to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. Holding banner with the theme ‘True Swaraj is dignity for women- Stop violence against women’ and placards, people from different walks of life participated in the rally which originated from Vani Vihar square and reached Master Canteen square. The activists demanded strict implementation of laws related to check the atrocities against women. “Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri were always fighting to eliminate discrimination against women in the country. They had dreamt a lot about the welfare of women. But unfortunately, our country so also our State is witnessing atrocities against women every day.  The rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Pipili and a paramedical student in Delhi last year narrate the rea

District administration, RSP celebrates Gandhi Jayanti

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Bhubaneswar: Gandhi Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, was celebrated at Rourkela on Wednesday amidst recitation of bhajans, rendition of the mantra of ‘Sarbadharma Samanwaya’ and reminiscence of the life of the Mahatma. A grand function was organized by the district administration, Rourkela and Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) at Civic Centre in Rourkela to mark the occasion. Many distinguished persons offered floral tributes to the statue of Gandhiji and paid their obeisance. They included GS Prasad, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), RSP, RN Mishra, ADM, Rourkela, RK Nehru, ED (MM), MK Das, ED (Projects), SK Acharya, ED (Projects), V Sankaranarayanan, GM in charge (Works), Dr SK Mishra, Director-in-charge (M&HS) and many other senior officers of RSP, State Government officials and other eminent citizens of the steel city. The celebration began with the mellifluous rendering of Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite prayer, ‘Baishnaba Janato….’ by