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RNI Regd. No. C
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Vol. 14, Issue -23,
April 01, 2021
Bhubaneswar
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Who will win the West Bengal
election, BJP or TMC?
I wasn't a Bengali so they
could communicate with
me without fear. After the
polling day, their tone
changed and they started
DADLS-83
Answered by
a non-Bengali
outsider in
March 2021
I was traveling in Tram in mean why? Were we in talking against BJP and in
Kolkata and my friends North Korea? FEAR support of TMC. Why?
were discussing the poor among Bengali people was Because they sensed that
conditions of Trams and high and it was infused in BJP didn't perform well,
Tramline. We were still them from the last 10+30= TMC goons were keeping
using the Trams gifted by 40 years. an eye on pro-BJP
the British without any During the 2014 general sentiments, they had no
upgrade. The fellow locals, elections, many people savior in Bengal from BJP
mostly old people, around me, including my (Rajiv Sinha alone wasn't
OIPR-15001/13/0135/2021
traveling with us asked us colleagues, were firm sufficient). FEAR again
to keep the voice low. I about voting for Modi. As killed BJP's chance. (P-14)
DADLS-83
OIPR-15001/13/0135/2021
OIPR-15001/13/0135/2021
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Ambassador of Burundi calls for cooperation in agriculture, mining
Bhubaneswar, March be University, said she was lauded India's progress disciplinary and research-
27: The Ambassador of the impressed by the saying the country had oriented university that
Republic of Burundi in emphasis laid on research displayed its ability by played a stellar role in
India, Stella Budiriganya by SOA and appreciated coming up with vaccines combating the Covid-19
on Saturday called for the quality of education. against Covid-19. pandemic in Odisha by
increased cooperation When informed that Prof. Nanda presented successfully operating
between India and her students from 13 different an overview of the four stand-alone Covid
country, particularly in countries were studying in academic and research Hospitals and two Covid
areas of mining, SOA, she said those from activities at SOA while Dr. Care Centres run by the
agriculture, and food Burundi should also come Nachiketa Sharma, government having more
processing. "Universities to this university which Director, International than 2200 beds.
in India are research- Budiriganya, on a two-day Chancellor Prof. Ashok was taking good care of Relation and Admission, The Institute of
oriented and we are open visit to Odisha, said at the Kumar Mahapatra, Pro- foreign students and had spoke about the countries Medical Sciences and SUM
for collaboration in Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Vice-Chancellor Prof. a secure environment. from which students had Hospital, SOA's faculty of
different areas including (SOA). Pradipta Kumar Nanda, Universities in India joined the university to medicine, played a part in
mining, agriculture, and The Ambassador, who Deans of different faculties should open their offices study in different courses. the development of
food processing as also exchanged ideas and and other officials, during in Burundi, she said. Prof. Mahapatra said Covaxin, the vaccine against
education and research," views with SOA Vice- her visit to the Deemed to Ms. Budiriganya also SOA was a multi- Covid-19, he said.
Centre Rubbishes Odisha’s Odisha increased the power
Claim Of Erratic Vaccine Supply tariff by 30 paise per unit
clarification, BJP came Bhubaneswar : The paise per kwh/kvah in vehicles shall be treated
down heavily on the Odisha Electricity energy charge for as GP category. The rural
State government for Regulatory Commission consumers in all other LT domestic consumers
misleading the fact on (OERC) on Saturday categories. shall get 5 paise per unit
vaccine supply. increased the power This amounts only to rebate in addition to
Union Minister tariff by 30 paise per unit a 5.60% rise in the overall existing prompt payment
Dharmendra Pradhan, in for fiscal 2021-22. The
a series of tweets, stated hike in power tariff will
that he had discussed come into effect from
New Delhi : The resulting in a balance of the matter with Union April 4, 2021.
Centre today dismissed 11,49,329 doses available Health Minister Dr The OERC approved
the Odisha with the State," he stated Harsh Vardhan who the Annual Revenue
g o v e r n m e n t ' s in the letter. assured him of adequate Requirements and Tariffs
allegations of Bhushan further said availability of vaccines. of different power
insufficient and erratic that the Centre is Meanwhile, BJP utilities (Discoms).
supply of Covid-19 constantly reviewing and State spokesperson The commission
vaccines to the State allocating vaccines based Golak Mohapatra passed orders on retail
that is hindering its daily on the progress of demanded an apology supply tariff of Discoms, retail supply tariff. rebates who draw their
vaccination target. vaccination in all States/ from the Additional chief bulk supply, price of As per the decision, power through the
In a letter to PK UTs including Odisha. secretary PK GRIDCO, transmission 2% rebate over and correct meter and pay the
Mohapatra, the Despite the available Mohapatra for tariff of OPTCL, above normal rebate shall bill in time. There is a rise
Additional chief stocks, the Centre has misleading people over generation tariffs of be allowed on the bill to of 3 paise per unit in
secretary of Odisha further allocated an the availability of OHPC and OPGC, and the LT domestic and transmission tariff
Health Department, additional supply of vaccines. SLDC charges for the single-phase general raising it to 28 paise per
Union Health Secretary 5,48,250 doses which is "It seems that the year 2021-22. purpose category for unit from 25 paise per
Rajesh Bhushan stated expected to reach the letter had been written As per the order, the consumers only who pay unit.
that 34,46,760 doses of State on March 28, the by the general secretary tariff of BPL and through digital means. However, the average
COVID-19 vaccines have Union Health Secretary of a party. He might have irrigation consumers This rebate shall tariff of OHPC has been
been supplied to Odisha added. "Based on these written such a letter would remain unchanged apply to the current reduced by 2.3% from
as of March 27. facts, you would agree without the knowledge and there would be no month's bill is paid in full. 91.39 paise to 89.28 paise
"A total of 21,67,956 that the arguments of of the Chief Minister. change in monthly Also, a 2% rebate shall per unit.The average
eligible beneficiaries discretion and erratic The letter aims at minimum fixed charge, be allowed to all prepaid annual BSP has been
have been vaccinated supply of vaccine as creating panic. He demand change, and consumers on prepaid revised to 296.29 paise per
which translates to made in your letter is not should immediately meter rent.However, the amount. unit for fiscal 2021-22 as
consumption of about tenable," the letter read. tender an apology," OERC approved the As per the order, the against 287.70 paise per
22,97,431 doses Following Bhushan's Mohapatra demanded. proposal to hike by 30 charging of electric unit in FY 2020-21.
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'Know-all' system heaps on tragedies,
slowdown, poverty, policy crisis
countries in the Global issue because net of poor industrial and announce nullifying of
hunger index 2020 and is connectivity is more financial sector recovery. PAN card if it is not
in a serious category with illusion than reality in The gold and silver linked to Aadhar as also
27.2 points. three-fourths of the are losing their shin every a penalty of Rs 1000 and
In the melee of an country. A digital system day. Since the January increased income tax
artificially sponsored forced during the high of Rs 50,350, gold action on some ten-year-
pandemic children and lockdown is not helping has plummeted to Rs old violations.
youth are the worst India but giving rise 44,350 and silver to Rs Also is introduced a
sufferers as their life has phenomenally to cyber 64,607. vehicle scrapping policy
come to a standstill phone frauds and costs India needs a caring causing severe distress
because their online on the families. society, a humane to individuals, who
schools, colleges, and The farmer is piqued government, and a system spend a lifetime of their
universities are if not by the rising cost of DAP that can sustain all. But investments and truck
dysfunctional, not fertilizer by Rs 300 a bag instead, the system has operators. The
functional either. The even as overall costs of become oppressive with oppressive methods to
private budget schools, farm inputs are increasing the forced introduction of harass citizens already
over 20,000 or more in UP along with the operational schemes like fastag, hassled by an illusory
alone, have put down cost of diesel pump sets doubling the charges on disease add to the woes.
shutters causing loss to or other equipment due to non-fastag vehicles, While some
about five lakh low-paid continuous rise in petro unnecessary HSRP car industries like
teachers and others prices causing a chain plates through an official pharmaceuticals,
Prof. Shivaji Sarkar because of lockdown and
the students cannot pay
reaction on prices of all
commodities. It is an
diktat, severe hike in rail
fares, and reduction of
vaccines and IT are
thriving, overall the
Former HOD in English journalism in IIMC, Delhi the fees. irony that crude prices train services for no entire society is
It does not stop there. are falling but domestic rhyme or reason. These crumbling due to rules
The human tragedies expressway across India Most MSMEs are still petrol prices are being are becoming inflationary and orders issued at the
refuse to die. The triple is being forgotten in the gasping and the majority hiked. for goods, food items, whims and fancies of the
tragedy of the economy - din of election promises. of them are yet to be So are many metals edible oils, and even administration as also
note ban, convoluted Some of them like operational. It has including steel prices, carmakers have increased fresh lockdowns, say
multiple tax system, and BerjonPahadia walked for becomean electoral issue which are being the prices as their Nomura and Axis bank
the panicky lockdown seven months to cover in Tamilnadu, where nine continuously increased transportation costs rise. economists.
and to add it a penalizing 1200 km from Delhi to lakh MSMEs had been by private producers. The Off and on irrational The situation is
system being built into back to Jharkhand. Most shut during the lockdown. industry and individuals localized or regional critical and the remedies
the system is adding to of them till today do not Many are hit because the are into trouble as the lockdowns, penalties for are eluding. A distressed
the tragedies, deepening have a job. A few are migrant labor force is yet moratorium granted on not wearing masks, and government is in a
of poverty, and an sustaining on MGNREGA to return and raw material, loans were not being harassment by the quandary. Each of its
unprecedented policy or food doles. fuel prices, and honored till a few days administration for e- methods is stuck in poor
crisis. The working class is transportation costs have ago the Supreme Court passes or sudden checks finances, poorer vision,
The state and central not only treated with spurted. clears the uncertainty for corona or similar and the quagmire of
governments are in the contempt and apathy. Those who feel that over loan moratorium and whimsical methods have rules. Unless the system
debt trap. The people are About 68 percent of the online education is a bad loan classification. brought the economy and takes a practical and
being forced to manage in workers, CMIE says, had success live in utopia. Even the rupee is society under severe humane view, turns the
a cash-crunch economy a fall in income between Except in some elite weakening and the stock strain as rent-seeking NITI Ayog into a
with high doses of December 2019 and schools in metros, it has market is in distress as the becomes a norm. functional planning body
multiple taxes, tolls, cess, August 2020. Women not succeeded because benchmark Sensex Forcing a new labor and parliamentarians
user fees, penalties, wage- were worst hit, the students do not have plunges and the broader code amid a distressing raise the right issues the
job losses, and severe particularly in the lower a smartphone or share market is falling amid economic system, a 12- country may get into a
inflation. The state strata, and 56 percent of one phone among three fears of fresh lockdown in hour shift, changing deeper crisis. Yes,
system is becoming them remained jobless at to four siblings if at all India and across the wage rules and institutions have become
usurious. And after a year least till December 2020. there is internet globe and delay in conditions without a less functional and must be
of lockdown marked by Earnings had reduced to connectivity in the rural economic recovery. discussion have revived through a vibrant
trekking of at least 10 half and a large number of hinterlands. The rising Globally stocks are in a accentuated the discussion that now is
crore people with their people have cut food data cost is yet another bear hug as supposed problems. Penalizing shunned. The arrogance of
kids crisscrossing consumption. No wonder deterrent. covid19 cases are stated people has become a a 'know-all' system has to
highways and India ranks 94 among 107 Online is the biggest to be increasing. It speaks passion. The latest is to come to an end.
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President Inaugurates Super Speciality Hospital In Rourkela
President said the Rourkela Steel Plant has
made conscious efforts to bring about
changes in healthcare, education, culture,
sports, and other sectors besides playing a
significant role in industrial development.
our medical fraternity has vaccination drive in objective behind this is to
fought an extraordinary history has started in expand healthcare
battle against an invisible India. "India is not only coverage to reach under-
Rourkela : A strong socio- sectors besides playing a areas of Jharkhand and and unknown enemy," becoming self-sufficient in served people and far-
economic structure is significant role in Chhattisgarh, the SriKovind said. manufacturing vaccines, flung areas," he
necessary along with industrial development. President said. Good Praising the medical teams but we are also providing said.Improvement in
industrial advancement for Pointing out that Rourkela governance has two of SAIL for their vaccines to other people's access to
the progress of a country, and the western region of important pillars commendable work of countries free of cost or at secondary and tertiary
President Ram Odisha were deprived of ~CHECK~ education and protecting people by their a very reasonable price," healthcare is equally
NathKovind said Sunday super-specialty medical healthcare - and both of tireless efforts, the he said. important, he said, adding
while inaugurating a super facilities, SriKovind said them have contributed President said, "The Highlighting that the this is also being taken
specialty hospital of that about six years ago, immensely to the nation would always be pandemic has imparted care of under the
Rourkela Steel Plant. Prime Minister Narendra development of human indebted to them for the many important lessons, Ayushman Bharat
Asserting that Rourkela Modi had laid the civilisation, SriKovind selfless services rendered he said, "One of the Pradhan Mantri Jan
Steel Plant, a unit of state- foundation for developing said. by the healthcare lessons is that as a nation, ArogyaYojana.
run SAIL, has been the Ispat General Hospital "In the past years, the community and their we must continue to strive The newly inaugurated
sensitive in this regard, into such a medical importance of healthcare dedication to humanity." to improve the healthcare 200-bedded hospital has
the President said, it has institution. has received worldwide SriKovind also lauded the system and make it equally facilities for neurology,
made conscious efforts to This hospital would not attention. COVID-19 scientists for their tireless accessible to all." neurosurgery, cardiology,
bring about changes in only cater to the super- pandemic has shown its efforts, saying it was only "In recent times, we have cardiothoracic and
healthcare, education, specialty medical needs of macabre form across the through their persistent invested a lot in primary vascular surgery, and
culture, sports, and other Odisha but also adjoining world. In this difficult time, efforts that the biggest health services, and our nephrology.
President Ram NathKovindAt NIT Rourkela Convocation
Odisha Governor Petroleum, Natural Gas and conducted within last 72
Steel Dharmendra hours before the time of
Ganeshi Lal, Pradhan, and state Health entry at the Main Gate of
Union Minister and Family Welfare NIT Campus," NIT
for Petroleum, Minister N K Das have Rourkela said.
attended the convocation Recently, NIT Rourkela
Natural Gas and at NIT Rourkela. and the Indian Space
Steel DSc awardees, gold medal Research Organisation
Dharmendra winners, silver medal (ISRO) signed an
winners, and distinguished agreement to set up a
Pradhan, and alumnus awardees Space Technology
state Health and attended the convocation Incubation Centre(S-TIC)
Family Welfare in person to receive their in the institute
degrees and medals, the c a m p u s . T h i s
Minister N K Das institute said. collaboration with ISRO will
have also Rourkela : President Ram March 21, to attend the begins at 10 am and the "The medal-winning open up new opportunities
attended the NathKovind visits the 18th convocation president delivered the graduates are required to for research and
National Institute of ceremony of the institute convocation address. produce a copy of development as well as space
convocation at Technology (NIT) as the chief guest. Odisha Governor Ganeshi negative COVID-19 test start-ups, an NIT Rourkela
NIT Rourkela Rourkela in Odisha today, NIT Rourkela convocation Lal, Union Minister for (RT-PCR) report official had said.
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CM praises the villagers for
creating mangrove forest in Tagged olive Ridley turtle sreturn for
25 acres of barren land
layingto the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary
zoological survey of India team tagged about
Kendrapada :The coastal The Samiti members together
624 numbers turtles for study
Kendrapada district is prone worked to create mangroves Kendrapada : (Rajesh throughout the world are During the low tide period, migrate from their feeding
to natural calamities along forest by taking the help of the Kumar Behera) Much to known to migrate the feral dogs generally ground to the breeding
with land erosion, to protect forest department and the local the joy of turtle lover and thousands of kilometers strayed from Defence ground, mating occurs in
the village from land erosion, environmentalist and had
researcher, the forest between their nesting Research and the offshore waters. The
the villagers of Badakot village started the process of planting
under Koilipur GP of the mangrove saplings. personnel found a tagged beaches and feeding Development Organisation endangered species are
Rajnagar block converted 25 As the work gained female olive ridley sea grounds. The tagging (DRDO) at Abdul kalam rarely turn up in such large
acres of land into mangrove momentum, fellow villagers, turtle, that was tagged helps researchers study Wheeler's Island to the numbers anywhere on the
forest to protect their village who were skipping from the more than a decade back, the turtle's migratory route golden beaches of Nasi II planet which comes en-
from land erosion. The village afforestation program, also came to the Gahirmatha and areas of foraging. island, located near the masse to the golden
Khirokot was submerged by joined their hands in planting Marine Sanctuary, the Tagging data also shows establishment of DRDO, beaches of Gahirmatha
the sea in the 1970s due to mangrove species. The villagers largest rookery of the
heavy erosion and Nature's too remained watchful to species, for laying
Fury. As a result, the villagers provide their helping hand for
eggs.This proves that
were forced to shift to the creating mangrove forest.
nearby Badakot Though they had planted tagged female turtles are
village,located about 5 about 15,000 saplings during finding their way to
kilometersaway. The village, the initial stage, they laterhave Gahirmatha, where they
which is located between the increased to more than 45,000 were born more than a
mouth of the sea and the trees over the years. The decade ago. So it has been
brackish river, started sincere efforts of the ascertained that the turtles
witnessing the same fate. The villagers,who guarded the generally come to their
local environmentalists made forest for several years to favorite nesting place
the villagers understand the protect it from timber mafias.
again and again for laying
importance of mangrove However, 12 years of
forests and encouraged them consistent efforts to conserve eggs at the golden beach how the turtles navigate after crisscrossing the marine sanctuary for
to create them in the coastal and protect the mangrove of Gahirmatha. waters across different waterbodies to feast the laying eggs, added official
stretch to save their village afforestation scripted a success The much-awaited mass areas. turtle eggs from the nests. sources.
from Natural calamities from story as the mangrove nesting of endangered There was a lack of The forest department The endangered species
Nature's Fury and sea erosion. forestcovered over 25 acres of Olive Ridley sea turtles has information about turtles takes measures to drive mortality rate is so high
"We came to know from the land with 32 types of been going on at Nasi-2 after they leave the coast away from the straying that one egg out of every
local environmentalist that mangrove species were in the beachinGahirmatha marine of Odisha. Hence, there dogs. 1000 eggs laid, ultimately
mangroves acted as a bio- forest.The mangrove forest has sanctuary, the favorite was a need for tagging and Among the nesting hatches and the hatchlings
shield.Mangrove forest plays saved the village from land
nesting place of satellite telemetry to track grounds in the survive to become adult
an important role in protecting erosion too,stated the villagers
the areas from the catastrophe with pride. Meanwhile, the endangered Olive ridley their movements and state,Gahirmatha Marine Olive Ridley.
like Cyclone, tsunami, along grass started growing around sea turtles.An estimated enhance the protection of Sanctuary is said to be the With DRDO prohibiting
with maintaining ecological the trees and weeds flourished, 2,03,335 female Olive their habitats. The forest largest rookery for the visitors, the only handful
balance and controlling the it became a rich source of Ridley sea turtles laid eggs personnel with the help of endangered Olive Ridley of forest personnel on
environmental pollution as fodder for cattle whereas the in the last four days. WII researchers had fitted sea turtle,which is turtle protection duty have
mangroves are the Earth's backwaters and river areas near This year a three members tags on several protected under Schedule been engaged at the beach
natural filtering system, the roots of mangroves team of researchers of endangered olive ridley 1 of Wildlife Protection to witness this unique
capable of absorbing became fishing zones and the Kolkota based-Zoological turtles in the past years in Act,1972 and accorded the natural heritage. Turtle
pollutants,carbon dioxide and villagers started generating a
Survey of India have all the three major nesting highest protection like nests have been counted
store carbon in their sediments, livelihood from it.The
thereby lessening the impacts villagers now wake up to the tagged around 624 sites - Gahiramatha, endangered tigers. Olive segment-wise at Nasi -II
of global warming",informed green forest with birds numbers of female olive Rushikulya, and Devi Ridley Sea turtle grows up beach. The forest
the villagers. chirping. It has also become Ridley sea turtles,that beach to know their to 75 centimeters (25 personnel has made 24
As the coastal Kendrapada popular for wildlife came to the Nasi -2 beach movement. Notably, the inches) in length.Turtle segments at Nasi-II for
district is among the six sightings,added villagers of for laying eggs, to state forest department in movements are found at counting turtle's nest and
districts in the most vulnerable Badakot. Now the land ascertain the behavior, collaboration with Wildlife the deep-sea of the Bay of engaged nearly 50 forest
hotspots-namely Pentha, erosion has been migratory route, and areas Institute of India (WII), Bengal in between October personnel to count the
Gahirmatha, and Satabhya- stopped.Even, the cyclonic of foraging,informed DFO, Dehradun, earlier fitted last week and November nest in each segment per
that witness high erosion.Being storm Fani in 2019 failed to
Dash. tags on the flippers first week, even the mating hour.Each segment has
aware of the importance of cause any major damage to
Mangrove from the the village.In 2000, the area Tagging is most often done between 1998 and 2010. pair generally found on mid been formed with 100-
environmentalist and forest was completely barren, and to obtain information on Sea turtles are also tagged of November at the deep meter width,added Dash,
personnel, The villagers, in now it has turned into 25 their reproductive biology, to recognize individuals or sea. the DFO of Rajnagar
2008, formed Maa Khara Khai acres of massive dense movements, and growth cohorts for research During the breeding Mangrove forest and
Luna jungle Surakhya Samiti. mangrove forest. rates.Sea turtles purposes. season, males and females wildlife Division.
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Financial crunch hits operation of Oxygen Tribal families forced
plant at PRM Medical College and Hospital to walk the extra mile
centralized oxygen supply
had picked up the speed by
MDD Medical Systems
to fetch drinking water
(India) Pvt. Ltd, even almost Baripada :-As the mercury water supply project
all work has been done but rises to 37 degrees commissioned just a few
it yet to operate for the Celsius the drinking water months later was
absence of power supply. scarcity also rises in many defunct. Gita Singh
As the medical college is pockets in tribal- Singh and Mangal
situated not far away from dominated Mayurbhanj Singh the dwellers of
West Bengal, Jharkhand, district. The apathetic the village expressed
Bihar States, and district of attitude of the concerned their distress that as
Baripada : The Oxygen bring frequent notice to the pandemic time when it
Balasore and Keonjhar, department is said to be there are no alternative
supply plant has a major Government. Despite the was demanded by the most of the patients from the reason behind this. sources of drinking
role to provide oxygen authorities having a keen public but the project is yet these States and districts The villagers of water supply, they are
through the pipeline interest in the operation of to be operational. are getting medical support Jharanasahi of forced to walk
system to each ward of the oxygen supply plant Satyanarayan Rana, a from the medical institution. Badakhamana GP under kilometers to fetch water
Pandit Raghunath Murmu but a shortage of finance cardiac patient native of So it will be an urgent need Udala Block of from a pit. Chakradhar
Government Medical has been the roadblock. Ward No-6 under Baripada for the operation of the Mayurbhanj district Singh,ZillaParishad
College and Hospital in The installation work of Municipality who was oxygen supplier service at where the women have to member said that
Mayurbhanj district for the the manifold oxygen admitted to the medical the medical institution.
treatment of patients is yet pipeline system from the college seven days ago BN Mohapatra the hospital
to be functional due to the plant to all wards have and undergone treatment superintendent said that the
apathy of the State been completed two in male medicine ward, authorities of the medical
Government. While a months ago but no bed-no-8 said that college already brought
separate electric technical test is yet to be shortage of oxygen supply notice to NESCO six
transformer is badly conducted due to the made it difficult for the months ago to install a
required for the operation absence of power supply patient to get the transformer and power
of the oxygen supply plant to the plant. The emergency service. supply to the oxygen plant
has not been set up in the construction work of the Medical sources said due but the department
PRM MCH for the lack of oxygen plant and to the demand of people demanded money. So, the
financial support by the centralized oxygen supply and official intervention the matter was sent to the
Government despite the in all wards of the PRM installation work of the Government but it has not been
authorities of PRM MCH MCH had initiated during oxygen plant and addressed until now.
walk extra miles around despite his intimation to
one-and-half-kilometer to draw the attention of
Resentment for imposing of monthly tax over the fetch a pitcher of drinking officials of RWSS and
BDO of Udala
water as the government-
collection of solid waste by the municipality sponsored water supply
facilities were defunct. In
frequently, the problem
is not addressed by the
Baripada :Resentment is and getting salacity from such a situation, 74 officials for which the
brewing among the the government and families have been facing villagers of
residents of Baripada different source of income water scarcity after the Jharanasahicontinue to
municipality in of municipality. This rainy season as the suffer. DevjaniBhuian
Mayurbhanj district after system will affect the groundwater level goes the BDO of Udala said
the municipality imposing resident of the town. The down. The government that a private agency
a tax over the collection of District Congress Unit here had sponsored a couple was setting up two solar
solid waste. The tax had strongly protested of solar systems-based water supply systems in
system is imposing in relaxation was imposed shops, tea, and coffee over the enforcement of the water suppliers and a the village to cater to
different categories like over the Covid-19 guideline shops, and Rs.500 for big tax system over the tube-well and the RWSS drinking water. She had
household, small and economic condition has businessmen, families who collection of solid waste. On had been looking after already asked the
large business holds but not recovered. When all are living in apartments and Thursday, a group of agency to repair the
the solar water
it is too high and the are struggling with a business establishments Congress workers led by projects immediately. To
suppliers. The tube-
people decide not to crucial time ofthe as they produce more solid Baripada town president of cater to the water crisis,
wells provided is proves
accept the tax system. pandemic, the new tax waste. Lalit Kumar Das a Congress Jyoti Prakash she ordered the
no use. After three to
The house-hold and collection system over the resident of the town has Rath and Santanu Pal gave headmaster of the village's
four months then it
businessmen expressed collection of solid waste opposed the tax system. He a memorandum to Executive school to provide the key
could not function as
their discontentment that has to hit all. The said that he had not a big Officer P Anvesha Reddy to the school gate and
the water level went
the pandemic since last municipality has imposed businessman. He said the and demanded immediate the villagers can bring
down. It is completely
year has already broken Rs.30 for each house-hold, municipality has to collect withdrawalof the tax system water from the school
defunct since two years
the economic backbone of Rs.100 for small solid waste and separate from the people in the
ago. Similarly, a solar tube-well initially.
all people. Though a little businessmen like small employees are for this job municipality.
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Three Odias Feature In PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat'
in afforestation and praised for his unrelenting was Pushpa Shukla, who to take the Covid-19 vaccine
promotion of COVID effort for 12 years to grow wrote a letter to the PM and reiterated his
vaccination drive. the mangrove that is now urging him to mention the 'dawaayibhikadayeebhi'
The three persons who playing a pivotal role in excitement among the senior mantra to avoid the spread
featured in PM's speech are, keeping the cyclones away citizens regarding the of the pandemic. He recalled
BijayKabi from Kendrapara, from the village. Similarly, ongoing COVID the month of March in 2020
Amaresh Samant from Samant from Paradip who is vaccination drive in his when the question was
Paradip, and Pushpa Shukla an engineer by profession Mann Ki Baat speech. looming all around when the
from Bhubaneswar. has also contributed to the Noting that India is Covid vaccine would come
As per reports, Kabi has climate cause by creating currently running the and said that he is happy to
New Delhi : Addressing on Minister Narendra Modi on created mangroves on 25 several mini jungles in his world's largest vaccination observe how elderly people
his weekly radio program Sunday praised three Odia acres of land just outside of area. The third person program, PM Modi are enthusiastic about
Mann Ki Baat, Prime social activists who excelled his village, Badakot. He was mentioned in Modi's speech appealed to all countrymen getting the vaccine.
Naveen Patnaik urges
Govt rejects Mehbooba Mufti's passport application Centre to intervene
Former Jammu and issue my passport based on the passport as she had applied
Kashmir chief minister and CID's report citing it as for the document last year. over closure of
Peoples Democratic Party 'detrimental to the security of In the petition, Mehbooba
(PDP) leader Mehbooba India. This is the level of said her passport expired on 31 Talcher thermal plant
Mufti was refused a passport normalcy achieved in Kashmir May last year and accordingly Bhubaneswar : With the
after J-K police opposed the since Aug 2019 that an ex-Chief she applied for issuance of a NTPC shutting down its 460
issuance citing an "adverse Minister holding a passport is fresh passport before the MW Talcher Thermal Power
report" against her. a threat to the sovereignty of a authorities concerned on 11 investigated by the
Station (TTPS) ahead of
Mufti took to Twitter to mighty nation. The letter from December 2020. Enforcement Directorate in
schedule, Chief Minister
share the official notice and the passport authorities Mehbooba's counsel connection with a money
Naveen Patnaik shot off a
wrote: "Passport Office mentioned that the additional submitted that according to laundering case.
letter to the Centre seeking
refused to issue my passport director general of police, instructions issued by the Mufti was placed under
immediate intervention to
based on CID's report citing Jammu and Kashmir CID, has Ministry of External Affairs, detention along with several
it as 'detrimental to the not recommended the issuance the passport of an individual political leaders of Jammu
security of India." "This is the of a passport to Mufti. The is to be issued within 30 days and Kashmir on 5 August "I draw your immediate attention
level of normalcy achieved in letter adds that Mehbooba can but in the instant case, 2019, when the Centre and request you to direct NTPC to
Kashmir since Aug 2019 that appeal against the decision at a despite lapse of three scrapped the special status
an ex-Chief Minister holding higher forum provided by the months, passport has not of the erstwhile state and address the state's concerns due to
a passport is a threat to the Ministry of External Affairs been issued to the petitioner bifurcated it into Union closure of TTPS and take steps for
sovereignty of a mighty (MEA). due to the pending police territories.
nation," she added. Mufti had already moved verification. She was released in early execution of the Stage-III
Passport Office refused to the high court for issuance of She is currently being October last year.
project," the letter said
Odisha farmer builds electric car powered by solar panels address the concerns of the
state.
units of 660 MW each and
the state government has
Karanjia : A farmer in reading some books and In his letter to Union given necessary approvals to
Mayurbhanj has built a watching youtube videos. Minister of State for Power the Stage-III expansion plan,
four-wheeled electric Gopal Krishna Das RTO and Renewable Energy R K NTPC is yet to execute the
vehicle that runs on a solar- Mayurbhanj said, "I am glad Singh, the Chief Minister project, he said.
powered battery.Sushil to know that he has tried to said the closure of TTPS will Expressing concern over the
Agarwal from Karanjia design and manufacture a have a severe direct and non-execution of the
subdivision of Odisha's solar-battery-powered indirect impact on thousands expansion plan, the Chief
Mayurbhanj district built vehicle during the lockdown of families and the local Minister said the state-run
the car, powered by 850 period. Such economy. "I draw your bulk power trading company
Watts motor, 100 Ah/ 54 environmentally-friendly immediate attention and GRIDCO has signed a Power
Volts of battery, and can run vehicles that do not cause request you to direct NTPC Purchase Agreement (PPA)
300 km on a single charge. said. "All the work on this boring lockdown days and he much pollution are the to address the concerns of with NTPC in December
"I have a workshop at vehicle including motor started assembling the parts future of the automotive the state due to closure of 2010 for the 660 MW power
home. During COVID-19 winding, electrical fitting, and one by one to construct his industry". "Society should TTPS and take steps for plants.
lockdown, I began working chassis work were done in my vehicle. "I was at my home encourage this type of early execution of the Stage- He said TTPS is one of the
there to create this. It can workshop with the help of when the lockdown invention. It is advisable to III project. I assure you all oldest thermal power
run for 300 km after full two other mechanics and a restrictions were imposed. I improve the design in support from the state stations in the country and
charge" claims Sushil friend who advised me on knew soon the fuel prices will consultation with government in this regard," was set up by the state
Agarwal.He said the battery electric works," he added.It shoot up once the lockdown Government of India's the letter said. government. Stage-I (240
can be charged fully within has been 3 months since he restrictions will be lifted. So agencies like ARAI, CIRT Though NTPC proposed in MW) was commissioned in
8 and a half hours. "It is a completed the work on the I decided to build my car to improve the safety, 2010 to expand the capacity 1968 and Stage-II (220 MW)
slow charging battery. Such vehicle which is still in its which could also keep me comfort, and efficiency of of the thermal power station in 1982. Later, NTPC acquired
batteries have a long life, It initial frame.The idea to build occupied," said Agarwal.He the vehicle so that can it be by installing 2 supercritical the plant in 1995.
will last till 10 years," he his car hit him during the has built the vehicle just by used on roads."
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Domesticating Police: His Master's Voice
cops seek political protection Warran Hastings (Hanging of indirect taxes, non-recovery of
to preserve and expand wealth, Nanda Kumar in 1775) were loans from industrialists,
and a demand-side issue, where found corrupt to an extent that money-laundering in the
parties depend on illegal they were tried by banking sector, etc., have
finance and this takes the form theparliamentary committee resulted in the loss of
of extracting resources from after their return to England. thousands of crores to the
state institutions such as the The corruption in the Indian national exchequer. Over the
police and citizens. What is system is inherited from the years, corruption has spread
needed is a charter of wide- British Raj and now is fully to the police as well. This was
Sirish C. Mohanty ranging reforms in the criminal grown not an easy job to weed largely due to the steady
justice system that could lead out from the society. expansion of the role of police
Recent events expose the targets of ?100 crores for Sharad Pawar not acting to quick judicial decisions such The expansion of the given the enactment of several
corrupt politics-police-crime certain policemen including against the home minister, who as on Vaze's role in the alleged economic activities during and social and other legislations
network of Maharashtra. It Sachin Vaze, arrested for his is his party's representative in custodial killing; instead, the after the Second World War that are to be enforced by the
also heralded an era of role in the SUV case. the state's beleaguered matter is still in court, 18 years opened new vistas of police. "The success of any
domestication of police to an All sides are in the dock, coalition government? later- in the political finance corruption in the country. The social legislation depends on
unthinkable extent.The for key questions remain But the issue goes beyond regime- and in watchdog Bofors, HDW Submarine deal, the effectiveness of its
paradigm is not only a cause unanswered. Why did Param the immediate. No major party institutions, which should Airbus deal, ABB Loco deal, enforcement and police have a
of concern for Maharashtra but Vir Singh only raise his voice has focused on police reforms, strongly enforce the law and Jain Hawala Racket, Sugar protective as well as a
the entirecountry. It may have against the home minister's a possible reflection of the expose wrongdoings. Now, the scam, Security scam, Urea promotional role to perform in
started with 20 loose gelatin reported corruption after being complicity of all actors in country must address the scam, Fodder scam in Bihar and this sphere". Corruption is a
sticks found in an abandoned shunted out of his post? Why systemic corruption. Until the nexus of politics, police, and Tehelka tapes, etc., are a few complex problem having its
SUV outside industrialist was Vaze, who had been police are kept insulated from crime. instances. These scams, which roots and ramifications in
Mukesh Ambani's residence, suspended from the force for political interference, whether It is possible to mark the surfaced were only the tip of society as a whole. Hence,
but the case has blown up, and his role in an alleged custodial in terms of postings or movements of birds flying high the iceberg. The majority of police have become a catalyst
now, the fate of state home death, reinstated in 2020 and transfers or terms of their up in the sky, but it is not these scams are related to inmost corruptions in the
minister Anil Deshmukh hangs given an important post? Why investigations, the two will possible to ascertain the secret "public expenditure" by the present day, and the politicians
in the balance. Former is chief minister Uddhav forever remain in an unhealthy movements of politicians and Central and State governments. to continuethe menace leave no
Mumbai police commissioner, Thackeray not ordering an co-dependent relationship.In police. So long they amassed Equally alarming are the cases stone unturned to domesticate
Param Vir Singh, has accused immediate probe into the the context of politics and wealth; they were praised of corruption in the collection the police, consequentlynow
Maha HM Deshmukh of serious charges against crime, there is a supply-side rather than highly-placed, the of public revenue and arrears the police act without
running an extortion racket by Deshmukh and seeking his issue, where individuals and process has its roots in the thereof. The corrupt practices hesitation on 'His Master's
reportedly setting monthly resignation? And why is this can extend to mean corrupt British Raj in India. Clive and in the realization of direct and Voice'.
Letter to the Editor Best Wishes from ::
Dear Sir, Sterelittecompany abruptly left Kendujharia when there
Ur timely article is the must-read for all young
Kendujharias, especially, the activists. Ur valuable, data-
was no opposition to their project?
Why Mittal Co after the commencement of the land
RADHE RADHE
based article will serve three purposes by igniting the acquisition process, Opening of ITI, etc suddenly
minds of Kendujharias. disappeared?
Ø Educate Why govt played a dubious role of a passive
Ø Agitate, And spectator?
Ø Organize. Now, after a long gap, once again, how, and why, the
In the present scenario, the govt controlled by the same Mittal has appeared in Odisha Soil? The Odisha
corporate house will turn a deaf ear, & a blind eye to the govt has unhesitatingly signed a Memorandum for a
sporadic meetings, Dharana, Bandh, etc. The power steel plant in a place like Kendrapada where there are a
corridor must have already prepared the evil design how plethora of problems.
& when to sabotage the agitation as done in the past.To Now, Time has come to hurl these questions to all
prolong, the uninterrupted, uncompromising, agitational top political leaders who have been playing a dirty game
program can go a long way in hammering the so-called " of politics for the last 50 years in the name Steal Plant.
steel frame " of Bureaucracy dominated Govt.
As rightly suggested, the long dream of the steel
plant of Kendujhar can easily be translated into reality, if Bharat Patra,
the closed plants, like Kalinga Ironworks, Barbil, & Rtd. Banker & social activist.Kendujhar
Sponge iron plant, Palaspanga having all basic
infrastructures be converted into Mega steal plant. This column is open to all our esteemed
But unfortunately, as correctly commented by u, the readers to voice their valued opinion about
govt has never been serious until now for the
the contents of the Industry and Mines
establishment of steal plant in Keonjhar.
The people of Kendujhar now ask this question to
Observer.
the party in power both state & center- why Uttam Galva, :-Editor
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Is The Police Rishwat Khor?
sense of seriousness. within a short
Let's have a look at the period(even courts open
three pillars of our during the dead of the
Democracy. The Police night) under the
being a relatable part of influence and personal
the executive pillar and gain and genuine cases
that we discuss in the will be wrapped for an
latter part of the unlimited period. No
writing.The first pillar is accountability is the
Sirish C Mohanty the Legislature where biggest safety for the
the politicians belong and judiciary. Culprits are the
The answer is yes, but it I have no hesitation to traders.
can't be so short and say that they are the Now we come to the
needs elaboration most corrupted in India. topic. Already told police
concerning context. Thousands of crores of is riswatkhor. Ranking
Here it goes: ? are spent on elections wise the Police
Police as a Law by political parties and Department is said to be
enforcing agency is an candidates during at 16th Rank in the in accordance. If his Police corruption there is a tendency to
important institution of elections which they corruption index. That Tender wins, he gets the volume is much much mythicize or
that social control which mint and recover by means 15 more work. Then he has to lower than other sensationalize such
existed in some form or corrupt means. Freebies departments are more pay the officials at all departments where the lapses like corruption.
the other in all society in are the main source of corrupt than the Police levels the fixed volume is very high. A The image of police so
all ages. Police are an corruption.Political department. Then why percentage of amount traffic policeman takes created in the minds of
integral part of present- corruption includes Police corruption is so from the cheques he Rs 100 or at the people always remains
day society. A society in corruption in the unpopular? It is because would get cleared highest500 to favor you. poor and sullied. No
the present set up cannot purchase, contracts, land Police corruption is one- against the part of work The officer may accept doubt, public awareness
live and progress without deals, police action, and way corruption. The done or completed. Thus few thousand in a of policing has risen
an effective, sincere and several activities of person giving bribes to the Contractor here gets criminal case for some tremendously, but issues
honest police force. The distribution where a the Police dos not get benefited by the profit by favor. But we have seen like corruption are such
police havetheir roots in large sum of money is material benefit by doing paying the bribes to even a Peon in the office hidden areas where
the ancient period and distributed from chaprasi so. It is not so in other officials as their share. of a Minister, Steel, and facts, fiction, myth,
the present-day police to chief minister. departments. Both are happy. Mining or forest and perception, and reality
are the outcome of an Media being the so- Forexample, let's take On the contrary, the environment is are very intricately
evolutionary process. called fourth pillar of the PWD Dept. A Police, say you want to Millionaire. We have interwoven.
The bad things which it democracy is the second Tender Notice is get released your seen some Revenue I am not in favor of
has inherited from the old biggest corruption published inviting bids relative on bail in a officials amassed wealth corruption which is low
system include factory that collects from Govt approved Traffic accident case. running into hundreds of or high in volume. I am
corruption among money irrespective of contractors for All traffic accident cases Crores. This is not so in against any corruption.
policemen today. the pillars Including the constructing a road say are bailable and the the Police. But the fact I want to
Corruption exists in one police departments too worth Rs 50 Lakh. The Police will release the Unlike the other state is that the police
form or the other in the to seal their lips against Contractors filing accused on bail on executive wings of the could have been
police system. their misdeeds. It's like Tenders know very well furnishing suitable surety government, the police, avoided to be over-
Corruption has infected Vultures eat all that they will have to for the Bail. The Police which has maximum burdened with unpopular
every sphere of modern creature's flesh, but shell out some percent officer is paid the bribe visibility in the society, jobs that could have
life. It has vitiated the none eats its flesh. of the money on the for this work. The giver their omissions and been done by other
moral values of society Consequently, the print staff right from office does not get anything in commissions rapidly departments as we
and the police force and electronic media Peon to top official. The return except his relative attract public attention have seen in the
cannot be an exception. lose their patina, and percentage is almost out of police custody. and spread like a pandemic days. The
Corruption of police is social media emerges in fixed for works. The This is one-way wildfire through gossip Police are corrupt but
not a new phenomenon, a race to replace them. Contractor, therefore, corruption and this is the and hearsay. As the there are other
but the irony is that the Next comes in the index keeps in mind these reason the Police is police wear a mantle of departments also which
issue has seldom been of corruption is the pillar overheads while unpopular on the defensiveness and are much much more
seized by the of Judiciary which calculating the tender corruption chart. many of their functions corrupt than the Police
organization with a delivers unjust cases price and the offer price Comparatively the are shrouded in secrecy, Department.
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Odisha Needs 43.6 thousand Docs, Has Only 26 thousand
doctors as of December 31, colleges with an admission to population ratio in the doctors registered;
2020, Odisha with a capacity of 1,250. State stood at 1:1091. whereas between 2017-
population of over 4.7 Odisha has over 1.1 crore Medical Colleges 2019, the number of new
crores had only 26,924 population more than Neighbouring Andhra doctors registered in the
registered doctors. Assam but has only 2 more Pradesh has a population State stood at a mere 840.
As per experts, the active medical colleges and an that is nearly twice that of The analysis shows to
registered doctors in additional 350 seats. Odisha. Now sample the achieve the national
Assam stood at around Andhra Pradesh Vs number of med colleges. average, Odisha needs
20,966. And in Odisha, the Odisha AP has 13 such colleges another 22,070 doctors. At
number stood at around Significantly, when both with an intake strength of the current rate of intake,
Bhubaneswar : fared poorer than 21,539.The outcome on the the states are engaged in a 2,410. the State could accomplish
Notwithstanding the neighboring Andhra doctor to population ratio battle in the court and the Doctor - Population the national average only
pandemic push for the Pradesh and West at the end of the year 2020: ground level over Kotia National Average in the year 2026.
registration of new doctors Bengal.The sheer In Odisha, the ratio stood village, and when Andhra The national average in Can Odisha Do So?
in Odisha, the State is negligence of Odisha in at around 1 doctor per Pradesh has dispatched a the year 2020 stood at At the current intake rate
witnessing an acute failing to have an adequate 2,187 persons. On the team of doctors to the 1:1080 as against Odisha's capacity of medical colleges
shortage of allopathic number of doctors can well contrary, the ratio in bordering village to 1:2,187. in the State, it seems
doctors.An estimate puts be ascertained from a Assam stood at 1:1804. provide basic health When Will Odisha Catch unlikely. And the State
the requirement of doctors comparative analysis with Medical Colleges services to the inhabitants, Up With National Avg.? government knows it very
in the State at 43,609 as the north-eastern states The doctor's strength in a the time is ripe to take a A further glance at the well.For which, in January
against the current number like Assam. State depends on the comparative look at the data of registered doctors this year, the State Health
of 26,924 if Odisha has to Odisha Vs Assam intake capacity of the availability of doctors in available with the Odisha Department took a far-
meet the national average The doctor crunch in medical colleges the neighboring State. State Medical Council reaching decision to allow
of doctor to population Odisha can well be gauged therein.Despite being a With a population of over (OSMC) reveals that the medical pass-outs from
ratio. from a comparative smaller state, Assam has 6 9.17 crore, Andhra Pradesh State had seen the other states to take up
While Odisha fared better analysis with medical colleges having an has a total of over 1.05lakh maximum new doctors medical service in the
than the newly carved Assam.When Assam with intake capacity of 900 doctors. Taking into registered in the year 2020 State. Only time will say
states like Chhattisgarh a population of over 3.6 students. In contrast, account the number of (the pandemic year). The whether this gamble of the
and Jharkhand, the State crores had a total of 24,960 Odisha has only 8 medical active doctors, the doctor year saw a massive 4,403 State will pay off ?
Over 5.3 Lakh Police Posts Vacant In India, UP Leads List Two BJD Groups Clash
to bring in the requisite
reforms in the police
During Rally In Puri
Puri, : Two groups of BJD group opposed such a slogan
administration to meet the
supporters reportedly clashed which led to the clash. Party
expectations of the people," with each other over leaders, however, refuted any
he added. Uttar Pradesh sloganeering during a rally in dispute among the supporters.
had a maximum of 1,11,865 Puri on Saturday.The quarrel "Some were shouted slogans
posts lying vacant in the reportedly took place in the other than Mahatma Gandhi.
state police against a presence of BJD's Puri MP I immediately stopped such
sanctioned strength of
4,15,315 while its actual
strength was 3,03,450,
according to the BPR&D
data.West Bengal had
55,294 police posts lying
vacant followed by Bihar
(47,099), Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi : There were police was 26,23,225 while across the country.While (31,488), Telangana Pinaki Mishra, Minister slogans and suggested them to
over five lakh vacancies in the actual strength was presenting the data, Reddy (29,492), Maharashtra Sameer Ranjan Dash, and raise slogans on Mahatma
police departments across 20,91,488 and 5,31,737 in his written response (28,550), Gujarat (27,349), it senior BJD leader and former Gandhi. There was a small
states and Union territories vacancies were there as on stated that "police" is a showed. Delhi had 9,767 Puri MLA Maheswar verbal exchange among the
Mohanty. According to supporters. I am unaware of
in the country, with the January 1, 2020, Minister of state subject and it is vacant police posts, as per
reports, hundreds of party what happened exactly,"
maximum posts lying State for Home Affairs G primarily the responsibility the data. Nagaland was the supporters gathered to Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash
vacant in Uttar Pradesh, Kishan Reddy informed the of the state governments only state in the country to commemorate the 100th said. Former Minister and
Parliament was informed Lok Sabha. Reddy tabled to fill up the vacancies in have an actual strength anniversary of Mahatma senior BJD leader Maheswar
on Tuesday.As per data these figures in response the police force in the more than the sanctioned Gandhi's visit to the pilgrim Mohanty said, "No such
compiled by the Bureau of to a query by DMK MP T states. "The Centre also strength.It had 28,113 police city. Some group of party incident has taken place. There
Police Research & R Paarivendhar, who had issues advisories to the personnel against a supporters raised slogans of might be some verbal duel due
Development (BPR&D), sought to know details of states for filling up these sanctioned strength of their party instead of to the heavy crowd. I will look
the sanctioned strength of police posts lying vacant vacancies in the states and 26,738, the data showed. Mahatma Gandhi. Another into the matter."
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