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  • Locals Demand Extension Of Bhubaneswar-Palasa Memu Train To Paralakhemundi

    Locals Demand Extension Of Bhubaneswar-Palasa Memu Train To Paralakhemundi

    Berhampur: In order to improve communication facilities between Pralakhemundi and Bhubaneswar, extension of Bhubaneswar-Palasa Memu to the town in Gajapati district has been demanded.

    Apanna Parichha Smruti Sansad (APSS), which is spearheading movement for the heritage status and development of railway network in Paralakhemundi, has submitted separate memorandum to the Divisional Commercial Managers of East Coast Railway (EcoR) Khurda Road Division and Waltair Division in this regard.

    Besides the extension of the train, the APSS has demanded augmentation of AC and Sleeper coaches in Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Express and commission agent tickets for Sitapuram to Palsing stations.

    As Paralakhemundi station generate highest revenue of Rs 3 to 4 lakh per day and Rs 90 to 95 per month in an average from just four pairs of trains, which is the highest in the single line section of Naupada-Gunupur, it needs more facilities for the passengers, said Muralidhar Parichha, APSS secretary.

    He further said since Bhubaneswar-Palasa Memu is halting at Palasa for more than six hours from 12-30 am to 7 am, it can be extended to Paralakhemundi without affecting the present timing of the train.

    “As Paralakhemundi is the district headquarters of tribal dominated Gajapati and thousands of passengers depend on this railway station on daily basis with other trains running on its maximum occupancy, one train directly to the state capital would further check the passengers’s rush in Naupada Gunupur section,” he said.

    On other demands, he said augmentation of AC and Sleeper coaches in Gunupur-Visakhapatnam Express is highly needed as the passengers are facing hardships due to hot summer and scorching heat during the long journey.

    On Railway Ticket Commission Agents, the Sansad secretary said as the Commission Agents are running 45 to 90 kms distance upto Naupada Junction to buy tickets for Sitapuram, Hadubhangi, Bansadhara, Kasinagar, Lihuri and Palsing (all under Gajapati district), it is a wastage of their valuable time.

    Paralakhemundi Railway Station is nearer than Naupada Junction for the Commission Agents. If the tickets for the Commission Agents would be available in Paralakhemundi, these agents can save more time and it would subsequently help the passengers to buy tickets in time, he argued.

  • How Odisha FC Pulled Off The Sergio Lobera Coup, Beating Off Strong Challenge

    How Odisha FC Pulled Off The Sergio Lobera Coup, Beating Off Strong Challenge

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC, on the back of their most rewarding season, are leaving no stone unturned to consolidate the gains and push higher.

    Having made the playoffs for the first time, lifted the Hero Super Cup and qualified for the main round of AFC Cup, Odisha have started the process of team building.

    Just the other day, they signed a contract extension with dependable goalkeeper Amrinder Singh. And on Wednesday, Odisha FC pulled off a coup of sorts by appointing Spaniard Sergio Lobera as their head coach on a two-year deal.

    In his four previous seasons in India, Lobera left an indelible mark on Indian football during his three-season stint with FC Goa and then one season in charge of Mumbai City FC. The 46-year-old coach helped FC Goa advance to the playoff stage all three times, with icing on the cake in 2019-20 when his boys topped the ISL standings to lift the League Winners’ Shield.

    He then took on Mumbai City FC’s offer and coached them to the double of ISL League winners’ Shield and the ISL winners’ trophy in 2020-21.

    Lobera’s next destination was China, to coach League One side Sichuan Jiuniu. However, the Chinese honeymoon lasted just a year.

    When it became known that he was open to the idea of returning to India, Lobera was a man in big demand. East Bengal, in fact, were learnt to be very close to inking a contract with the master tactician. A handful of other clubs were also keen on getting him on board.

    But it was Odisha FC who stolr others’ thunder, and got his signature.

    “When we reached out to him, there was uncertainty whether he would even consider Odisha. But once we started speaking and presented our project, he knew what we aim to achieve,” Odisha FC president Raj Athwal was quoted as saying by The Times of India.

    “We want to truly build a sustainable club and I’ve got to praise general manager (Abhik Chatterjee) for making more of an effort rather than wait for things to happen,” Athwal said, adding that Lobera made average players good and good players excellent.

    The Bhubaneswar-based club’s management believes that Lobera is the right man to lead Odisha FC to greater heights by instilling a winning mentality among is players.

    “We are delighted to welcome Sergio to the OFC family. His appointment is an important moment for the club which signifies the direction and aspiration we want to head towards and the club would like to welcome Sergio and wish him the very best for the upcoming season,” said Athwal.

  • Odisha Vigilance Arrests ACSO For Having Assets 139% Higher Than Known Sources Of Income

    Odisha Vigilance Arrests ACSO For Having Assets 139% Higher Than Known Sources Of Income

    Bhubaneswar: Vigilance has arrested an Additional Civil Supplies Officer in Odisha’s Ganjam district for having properties of 139% higher than his known sources of income.

    On the complaint of disproportionate assets, the Vigilance officials conducted a raid on the properties of Sanjay Kumar Sahu, Additional Civil Supplies Officer of Bhanjanagar in the district. During house searches, the following movable and immovable assets were unearthed in the name of Sahu and his family members:

    1) 3-BHK Flat No.601, 6th floor, Khetrabasi Residency and K&K-Plaza, Patia-22, Bhubaneswar.
    2) 3-BHK Flat No.304, Block-G at De-Habitat-2, Shree Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar.
    3) One building at Housing board, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar.
    4) 3 Plots in and around, Bhubaneswar.
    5) Bank, Postal and Insurance deposits of over Rs 21.57 lakh.
    6) Gold jewellery of 200 gm.
    7) 1 four-wheeler worth Rs 13.19 lakh.
    8) 2 two-wheelers and household articles worth approximately Rs 8 lakh.

    After thorough search, inventory and further enquiry, the income, expenditure and assets of Sahu were calculated and he was found in possession of disproportionate assets which were 139% higher than his known sources of income.

    As Sahu could not account for his assets satisfactorily, he was arrested by Vigilance and forwarded to the court for possession of disproportionate properties. In this connection, Cuttack Vigilance filed a case against Sahu under PC Amendment Act, 2018.

  • Elephant Calf Rescued From Well In Odisha’s Keonjhar

    Elephant Calf Rescued From Well In Odisha’s Keonjhar

    Keonjhar: A baby elephant was rescued from an abandoned well after an ardous operation by forest department officials in Champua area of Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Thursday.

    Sources said the elephant calf had slipped into the 10-foot deep well in a forest area along the Baitarani River at Tuntuna under the Champua forest range.

    The baby elephant had aparently got separated from a 24-member herd that had come from the Kalikaprasad Reserve forest on Wednesday night. The herd comprised nine tuskers, six female elephants, and nine calfs. The jumbo herd was moving towards Tuntuna forest through Kanchanpur.

    On being informed, forest officials rushed to the spot and initiated a rescue operation at early this morning and managed to bring out the calf safely by using JCB.

    The condition of the baby elephant was good and it was later released into the forest, according to DFO Dhanraj Hanumant.

  • Odisha’s 2nd Vande Bharat Likely To Run On Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Angul-Rourkela Route: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Odisha’s 2nd Vande Bharat Likely To Run On Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Angul-Rourkela Route: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Puri: Odisha is likely to get its second Vande Bharat Express and the train will run on Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Angul-Rourkela route, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at flagging-off ceremony of Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express here on Thursday.

    He further said that there are plans to introduce Vande Metro service on Puri-Bhubaneswar-Cuttack route. “After Vande Bharat, Vande Sleeper will be introduced and subsequently Vande Metro will be launched,” he added.

    The regular run of the semi high-speed train between Howrah and Puri with 16 coaches will commence from May 20. It will cover a distance of 500 km between Howrah and Puri in about six and a half hours. The service will be available six days a week, except Thursdays, and there will be seven stoppages – Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road – between Puri and Howrah. The train will halt at these stations for two minutes only, the sources said.

    The fare for AC Chair Car is Rs 1,265, including catering charge of Rs 162, and that for Executive Chair Car is Rs 2,420, including catering charge of Rs 195. If a passenger opts for ‘No Food’ option, the catering charge will not be added to the fare.

  • Bengal Firecracker Blast Prime Accused Arrested From Nursing Home In Odisha

    Bengal Firecracker Blast Prime Accused Arrested From Nursing Home In Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: The West Bengal CID on Thursday arrested the prime accused and owner of the illegal firecracker factory in Egra in West Bengal’s East Medinipur district where a blast killed nine people on Tuesday.

    According to reports, Krishnapada alias Bhanu Bag was nabbed from a nursing home in Balasore, where he has been undergoing treatment for 70% burns sustained in the blast. The health condition of the main accused in the case is still “critical”, and it is “now impossible to bring him back to West Bengal”, PTI quoted an officer as saying.

    Bhanu’s son, who was admitted with injuries at a Cuttack hospital, and nephew have also been arrested.

    A known name in the business of illegal firecrackers, Bhanu has been booked under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 304 (causing death by negligence), and under sections of the Fire Services Act.

  • Odisha To Open 106 New Higher Secondary Schools This Year

    Odisha To Open 106 New Higher Secondary Schools This Year

    Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is all set to open a total of 106 new Higher Secondary schools across the state this year for the benefit of students.

    This was stated by School and Mass Education Secretary Awasthy S shortly after the results of the matriculation examination were declared by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha.

    Admission of students to these new schools will be made from the 2023-24 academic session for which all necessary arrangements have been made, she said.

    The state government will impart Plus II education in these new higher secondary schools from this academic session.

    Opening of these new schools will lead to addition of more number of seats for enrolment of students, the Secretary said.

    Sources said the district education officers (DEOs) and other field-level officials of the department have been asked to ensure all arrangements in place to make the admission process to these schools in the upcoming academic session hassle-free.

  • ‘Mo Bus’ Service In 3 More Districts Of Odisha Soon

    ‘Mo Bus’ Service In 3 More Districts Of Odisha Soon

    Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to make ‘Mo Bus’ service available to three more districts – Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Ganjam.

    “The area of operation of the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) will be extended to the urban cluster areas covering Sambalpur-Jharsuguda-Belpahar and Berhampur-Gopalpur-Chhatrapur-Hinjilicut-Digapahandi for running Mo Bus service in the districts of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Ganjam on Gross Cost Contract Model,” a notification issued by the Housing and Urban Development department said on Thursday.

    The Western Odisha Urban Transport Service Limited (WOUTSL) and the Ganjam Urban Transport Service Limited (GUTSL), constituted in 2013, to provide city bus service in Sambalpur-Bargarh-Jharsuguda and Berhampur-Chhatrapur-Gopalpur-Hinjilicut urban clusters shall be closed/dissolved by the process of voluntary winding up under Section 59 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016 on commencement of Mo Bus service by the CRUT in the above mentioned extended service areas, it added.

    At present, the CRUT is running Mo Bus in some urban clusters of Khurda, Cuttack, Puri and Sundargarh districts.

  • Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express to run 6 days a week, detailed schedule here

    Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express to run 6 days a week, detailed schedule here

    Bhubaneswar: The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express is scheduled to run six days a week, said reliable reports on Tuesday. Reports say that the train will have a total of seven (7) stoppages.

    The information about the stoppages has been provided by the Government of India Ministry of Railways. In a piece of welcoming news for the people of Odisha, the Vande Bharat Express will be flagged off on May 18, 2023, said reliable reports.

    FIND THE ENTIRE SCHEDULE HERE:

    The first full trial run of the Vande Bharat Express in Odisha had taken place on April 28, 2023 and was successful. The trial route of the train was from Howrah to Puri and then back.

    The Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat express started at 6:10 am from Howrah. Then it will touched the stations namely Kharagpur, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack where it will stopped for 2 minutes. After that, it reached Bhubaneswar and Khurda where it stopped for 2 minutes each. Then the train will reached Puri at 12:32 pm.

    After the first full trial run of the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express. The Odisha Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu wrote a letter to Central Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on April 28, 2023. In the letter, she urged him to increase the number of Vande Bharat Express trains in Odisha to at least three.

    She wrote, “I would like to request you to introduce Vande Bharat Express trains through Odisha to meet the growing aspirations of people. Request you to introduce the Vande Bharat Express train between Puri and Howrah to offer faster travel options to passengers.”

    It is worth mentioning that, the flag off of the Vande Bharat Express might be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    Vande Bharat Express is fully manufactured in India and is India’s first semi-high-speed train. It started its first journey in India from New Delhi to Varanasi. Vande Bharat Express has several unique features like bio-vacuum toilets, full Wi-Fi onboard, fully automatic doors, advanced GPS based systems, the trains also boast of disabled friendly zones. The ticket of the trains include the price of two meals onboard the express.

  • Nonresident Odias from UAE land in Bhubaneswar to thank CM Naveen Patnaik for direct flight

    Nonresident Odias from UAE land in Bhubaneswar to thank CM Naveen Patnaik for direct flight

    Bhubaneswar: Nonresident Odias (NROs) living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flew in on the inaugural Dubai-Bhubaneswar direct flight just to meet Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and thank him for his intervention in kick-starting these flights.

    Senior member of the Odia Community of UAE Priyadarshee Panigrahi, who is the head of an Indian MNC’s MENA operations and is based at Dubai, met the Chief Minister at ‘Naveen Nivas’ after landing from Dubai in the direct flight.

    Panigrahi thanked the CM for the launch of these direct flight operations which was a long pending demand of the Odia diaspora.

    Priyadarshee expressed his happiness that the Chief Minister had kept his word, given to the NROs in Dubai on June 22 that Dubai – BBSR direct flight operations would start soon.

    “It was a wonderful feeling to fly from Dubai to Odisha directly in just about 4 hours, saving time, money and a lot of inconvenience. It was a dream come true for the Odia Community of UAE,” said Priyadarshee, who was accompanied by another Non Resident Odia, budding woman entrepreneur Abha Panigrahi.

    As a gesture of thanks, he presented the CM with a memento – A ‘Khanjar’ which is a traditional dagger. In addition to this, a ‘thank you’ letter signed by a cross section of Odia residents in UAE was also handed over. Headlining the letter was Senior Community Member and Director and CEO of International Shipping & Logistics FZE (A Tata Group Company), Captain Soumya Ranjan Patnaik. Captain Patnaik is a mentor of the entire Odia Commnuty and has been in a senior leadership position with the Tata group for a long time.

    Among the many signatories to the thank you letter were senior doctors Dr. Rajesh Pattanayak, Dr. Sudeep Mohapatra, senior bankers Sandeep Das, Lalatendu Mohanty, entrepreneurs Tushar Sahu, Richa Samantaray, railway safety expert Bira Kishore Samal, finance professional Rajat Rath and renowned Odia artist Mona Biswarupa Mohanty.

    The letter talked about the quick and honest fulfilment of the promise Naveen Patnaik made to the Odia Community of the UAE the 29th of June last year, during his trip to Dubai. It is a boon for all Odias living in the UAE and makes their journey from Dubai to Bhubaneswar a smooth and comfortable affair. The State government’s stepping in and assuring the airlines of bearing the cost of operations is indeed a very novel concept by the Govt. of Odisha.

    The community hoped that apart from making the diaspora’s journey back home, comfortable, the direct flight will promote tourism and investment in Odisha.

    The Chief Minister was happy to meet the Non Resident Odias. He heard them out patiently and was happy to hear of the convenience that this flight brings to the Odia diaspora. He said ‘Welcome home”. In addition to this he presented Priyadarshee and Abha with his trademark gift the ‘Hockey T-shirt’.

    Patnaik talked about the efforts of Odisha in promoting hockey across India. On being asked when is he expected to visit Dubai, he answered with a smile and said ‘pretty soon.’