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  • Droupadi Murmu’s Visit To Similipal Today First By A President Of The Country

    Droupadi Murmu’s Visit To Similipal Today First By A President Of The Country

    Bhubaneswar: A day after coming home to Rairangpur in Odisha nearly a year after being sworn in to the top office of the country, President Droupadi Murmu will pay her tributes to Ol Chiki script inventor Pandit Raghunath Murmu at his birthplace Dandabosh village in Mayurbhanj district on his birth anniversary on Friday.

    They both belong to the Santhali tribe. The Odisha government, which had supported Droupsai during her election, has announced a Rs 10-crore package for the development of his Memorial at the village.

    Later in the day, she will visit Simlipal National Park. Murmu’s visit to the national park will be the first by a president of the country.

    The Similipal authorities have made arrangements to facilitate animal sighting for the President at Chahala, a core area of the reserve known for better animal sighting between 3 pm and 5 pm. She will be served traditional and local tribal cuisines at launch at Chahala and then guided to watch the animals, especially deer, sambar and elephants, sources said.

    Murmu will leave Chahala around 4 pm, the sources added.

    Notably, the authorities had earlier announced that the national park will remain out of bounds for visitors for two days from May 4 in view of the scheduled visit of the President.

    On Thursday, the President broke the protocol on reaching Badampahar helipad near her native village and walked down the road for about half a kilometre to meet the people waiting eagerly there. She even spoke to the people enquiring about their living conditions. After arriving at her in-law’s house at Pahadpur, about 5km from the helipad, she offered homage to her late husband Shayam Charan Murmu and her two sons — Laxman and Sipun.

    She recollected her journey from remote Mayurbhanj district to the highest office in the country during a civic reception at Rairangpur, where she began her political career as a municipal councillor. Whatever she is today, it is because of Rairangpur, the President said. She may or may not bring repute to the place, she added, but she will never bring disrepute to Rairangpur.

    Earlier in the day, the President inaugurated a 100 feet flag mast hoisting the National Flag near Badabandha, Rairangpur.

    The President will grace the 12th convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University at Baripada on May 6 before flying back to Delhi.

  • President in Odisha day-2, to visit Simlipal sanctuary today

    President in Odisha day-2, to visit Simlipal sanctuary today

    Mayurbhanj: The President of India Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit the famous Simlipal National park today. She will have lunch at the sanctuary, said reports. The lunch served to her will be pure vegetarian without onion and garlic.

    President Droupadi Murmu had reached her home state of Odisha yesterday. She is on a three-day visit starting from Thursday.

    According to the schedule, President Murmu laid the foundation stones for the Skill Training Hub and Community Centre at Pahadpur on May 4. Then she visited the Brahma Kumaris Centre in Hatbadra and launch the ‘Addiction Free Odisha’ campaign of Brahma Kumaris Centre there.

    Later, the President will attend a civic reception, which will be hosted in her honour by the Rairangpur Municipality at Rairangpur Stadium in the evening today.

    On May 5 that is today, President Murmu will pay her tributes to Pt Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary. She will also visit the Similipal National Park and later on Baripada on the same day.

    On the last day of her visit, President Droupadi Murmu will grace the 12th convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University at Baripada on May 6.

    The President had visited her home state twice earlier after assuming office in July 2022. It is however worth mentioning that this time, her visit will be confined to Mayurbhanj district only.

  • 4 dead in 2 days in Puri sea, red flags and ropes put up

    4 dead in 2 days in Puri sea, red flags and ropes put up

    Puri: The Puri district administration has decided to put up red flags and ropes in the Sector 13 area of the beach near Swargadwar. This step has been taken because four tourists have died in two days.

    Puri had reported two more drowning deaths on Thursday said reliable report. It is further worth mentioning that yesterday two people had drowned in the Puri sea on Wednesday.

    Furthermore, yet another tourist who was bathing with them was rescued by the Odisha fire services personnel. He has however been admitted to the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Puri.

    Last year, in a heart wrenching incident, a man went missing after being washed away by waves in front of his minor son in sea at Puri on Saturday.

    According to reports, one Bansidhar Behera of Balasore had come to the Pilgrim City for a visit along with his family members. They went to the sea to take bath.

    Bansidhar and his minor son were taking bath during which a wave came and Bansidhar went missing after he jumped into the wave. Video of the unfortunate incident, captured by one of his relatives on the mobile phone, has gone viral now.

    Two tourists -Nishant Goyal and Himanshu Kumar of Jharkhand- were also being swept away by the wave. However, both of them were rescued by the lifeguards deployed on the beach. Currently, they are undergoing treatment at the district headquarter hospital.

    The body of the man, who drowned in after being washed away by waves in front of his minor son at Puri, had later been recovered near Chandrabhaga.

    Reportedly, the deceased Bansidhar Behera’s body was found off the coast near the turtle pond in the Beleswar temple. A case of unnatural death had been filed with Chandrabhaga Marine Police Station.

  • Odisha CM Opens Air Ticketing to Singapore, Bangkok

    Odisha CM Opens Air Ticketing to Singapore, Bangkok

    Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today opened the air ticketing to Singapore and Bangkok facilitating people of Odisha travelling to these south-east Asian cities at a fair price.

    With this, Odisha is now a pioneer and first in the country to support and commence the international air connectivity in the interest of the public.

    Indigo airlines will commence direct international flights to Singapore as well as Bangkok from 3rd June, 2023. Earlier, direct flights ticketing was launched by the Chief Minister to Dubai which will start from May 15.

    Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister Patnaik said that the initiative will promote job opportunities for the youth of Odisha, open up tourism potential of the state and provide boost to IT and ITES sectors in the State.

    He said that it is a momentous occasion for all of us today as Indigo opens ticketing to Singapore & Bangkok from Bhubaneswar. Recently, I had also inaugurated the ticketing to Dubai. With this, Odisha is now connected to the top cosmopolitan Asian cities– opening a whole new world of opportunities for our people.

    He further said that in last few years, the aviation traffic in Odisha has seen immense growth. Though the domestic flight connectivity has seen a noticeable improvement, Odisha Government has come forward to make sizeable contribution to ensure direct international flight connectivity between Bhubaneswar and world-class destinations to meet the people’s aspirations, he added.

    He hoped that these international flights would provide tourists more convenience and affordable travel options while also encouraging trade and tourism.

    He thanked the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India and Indigo Airlines for the support.

    Chief Secretary PK Jena, Secretary to CM 5T VK Pandian, Senior Officers of Govt of Odisha, and officials from Indigo were present.

    Principal Secretary, Commerce and Transport Smt Usha Padhee presented the welcome address.

    It may be recalled here that in the current year budget, Govt. of Odisha has made the budget of Rs. 100 crore to support the viability gap funding. Due to such support, international travelling has become affordable for every passenger travelling from Odisha. It is to inform that, online reservations for Indigo’s initial flights from Bhubaneswar to Dubai have received an incredibly encouraging response. These flights are beginning from 15th May, 2023.

    Singapore and Bangkok will be the threshold to the entire south-eastern Asian region while connectivity to Dubai will open the gateway to the Gulf, Europe, and Western countries making world tour accessible, convenient & affordable for the people of Odisha. It is well recognised that aviation sector has a multiplier effect on the local economy and growth. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) study shows that the air connectivity has an economic multiplier of 3.1 and employment multiplier of 6.1.

    Odisha is endowed with natural resources and forestry. The state capital is just 2 to 2.5 hours flying distant from all major cities of the country. Odisha’s progressive governance driven by a stable government over the past two decades has been advantageous for the people’s aspirations. The state’s rich legacy on maritime trade and cultural exchange are reflected in several societies and geographies globally. The state’s GSDP is steadily growing faster than the national GDP. Lately, the HappyPlus survey has assessed Odisha as the 3rd Happiest State in India. Additionally, the Odia diaspora in the Gulf countries and East Asian countries are flourishing.

    Hence, to meet the people’s aspirations, the Government of Odisha has come forward to make sizeable contribution to make the direct international flight operations viable between Bhubaneswar and the international destinations namely Dubai, Singapore & Bangkok.

    The flight details are as below:

    Bhubaneswar-Dubai route

    Departure Airport & local time Arrival Airport Weekly days of operation Travel Time Starting Fare *

    Bhubaneswar

    @ 18:30 hrs Dubai Monday, Wednesday & Friday 4:45 hrs Rs. 10,000/-

    (one way) &

    Rs. 20,000/-

    (round trip)

    Dubai

    @ 11:25 hrs Bhubaneswar 4:25 hrs

    In its second phase, the same airline will commence direct international flights to Singapore as well as Bangkok from 3rd June, 2023 establishing the networking to connect Odisha to the rest of the world. The flight details are as below:

    Bhubaneswar-Singapore route

    Departure Airport & local time Arrival Airport Weekly days of operation Travel Time Starting Fare *

    Bhubaneswar

    @ 06:25 hrs Singapore Tuesday & Saturday 4:10 hrs Rs. 7,500/-

    (one way) &

    Rs. 15,000/-

    (round trip)

    Singapore

    @ 14:10 hrs Bhubaneswar Tuesday & Saturday 4:10 hrs

    Bhubaneswar-Bangkok route

    Departure Airport & local time Arrival Airport Weekly days of operation Travel Time Starting Fare *

    Bhubaneswar

    @ 16:50 hrs Bangkok Tuesday & Saturday 2:50 hrs Rs. 7,500/-

    (one way) &

    Rs. 15,000/-

    (round trip)

    Bangkok

    @ 05:35 hrs Bhubaneswar Wednesday & Sunday 2:50 hrs

  • Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Reviews Preparedness For Possible Cyclone ‘Mocha’

    Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Reviews Preparedness For Possible Cyclone ‘Mocha’

    Bhubaneswar: In view of the possible formation of cyclone ‘Mocha’ over the Bay of Bengal, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness.

    Recalling cyclone ‘Fani’ of 2019, the Chiev Minister said it is difficult to accurately determine the path of cyclones formed during summer season. Therefore, the admiistration should remain prepared to deal with any situation, he said.

    The Chief Minister directed the officials and departments concerned to remain in a state of readiness to tackle any kind of eventuality. NDRF, ODRAF and Fire Services personnel should also be prepared.

    Emphasising that every life is previous, Naveen also advised the officials to take steps for shifting of people residing in low-lying and vulnerable areas to cyclone shelters, if necessary.

    The Chief Minister also directed them to chalk out plans in advance for relief and restoration works in the aftermath of cyclone.

    The CM also directed the Chief Secretary to review the situation regularly and asked the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) to work in coordination with all departments.

    Chief Secretary Pradip Kumar Jena said all efforts will be made to ensure zero casualty during the calamity. All Collectors have been alerted in this regard. Around 1000 cyclone shelters are ready, while more safe places, including school buildings have been identified, he said.

    Giving details of preparedness, SRC Satyabrata Sahu said round-the-clock control rooms have been set up after holding discussion with Collectors of 18 districts. As many as 17 NDRF and 20 ODRAF teams have been kept ready for the possible cyclone, he said.

    Though summer cyclones are always unpredictable, there is no need to panic as all necessary steps are being taken to deal with any situation.

    In the past, several cyclones have been formed over the Bay of Bengal including Fani in 2019, Amphan in 2020 and Yaas in 2021. State-level and district-level control rooms have been set up and the situation is being closely monitored even though no cyclone forecast has been issued by IMD so far, he said.

    It may be noted here that a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around May 7, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

    Though the IMD was yet to predict whether the low pressure area will intensify into a cyclonic storm or not, international meteorologist Jason Nicholls has forecast that the system may intensify into a cyclone and impact areas between eastern India and Myanmar.

    A precise prediction regarding the path and intensity of the system can be made after formation of the low pressure area, weather experts opined. The system will be called cyclone ‘Mocha’ if it becomes a cyclonic storm.

  • Odisha Govt To Introduce Solar-Powered Boats In Chilika Soon

    Odisha Govt To Introduce Solar-Powered Boats In Chilika Soon

    Bhubaneswar: In order to streamline boat services in waterways, the Odisha government plans to introduce solar powered boats on experimental basis in Chilika lake soon.

    The government plans to replace the mechanised boats in use in rivers, lakes, sea and water bodies with solar powered boats for transportation of passengers as well as goods. It aims at reducing environmental pollution and transport cost of water communication.

    The solar powered boats will be introduced on pilot basis in Chilika lakh for 3 months, said Usha Padhee, secretary, Commerce and Transport department. It is expected to bring down the transport cost of mechanised boats by Rs 7 lakh per annum. If the pilot project becomes successful, it will be extended to other waterways in the state, she added.

    The secretary further said the Odisha Boat Regulations would be changed after 19 years. New bylaws will be brought for the waterways in the state in 2 months. It will be prepared in the line of Central laws.

    The government is holding discussion with all stakeholders including boat owners, manufacturers, water authorities and police-makers regarding formulation of the bylaws.

    As per the new regulations, only one type of boats will ply in the waterways across the state. The design of this boat has already been prepared with application of latest technology, said the secretary. These boats can transport passengers as well as goods in rivers, lakes and sea, she added.

  • Man dies of shock soon after son’s death in Sonpur

    Man dies of shock soon after son’s death in Sonpur

    Sonepur: In a harrowing incident, a man died of shock shortly after the death of his son as he was unable to bear the loss in Odisha’s Sonepur district.

    The deceased have been identified as Adi Sa and his son Artatrana Sa of Tarava area of the district.

    Sources said Adi was not well and Artatrana had taken him Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital at Balangir for treatment.

    However, after they reached the hospital, Artatrana complained of uneasiness after seeing his father’s serious condition. A short-while later, he collapsed and died in the hospital.

    Following this, Adi was shocked and breathed his last after being unable to bear his son’s death all of a sudden.

    The tragedy has left the family devastated as Artatrana is survived by his wife and a divyang son. He was the only earning member of the family, said a villager.

    A pall of gloom descended on the village as the mortal remains of both were consigned to flames at the cremation ground simultaneously.

  • Doctor gifts his village to no-fee international school in Odisha

    Doctor gifts his village to no-fee international school in Odisha

    New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: A person, who spent his childhood in Odisha’s Berunapadi village of Keonjhar district working as a labourer, and finally became a doctor after overcoming adversities of his life, has gifted his village a no-fee world-class school.

    According to Pradeep Sethi, who studied at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, despite becoming a doctor in the national capital, he used to long for his village.

    About 15 years after completing his studies and starting practice, Sethi went back to his village, encouraged villagers about education and bought land to build an international school.

    Meanwhile, many villagers also joined him and donated their land to start the school, after which a big educational institution was built.

    According to Sethi, he did not want his effort to be limited to only one school.

    The institution is equipped with all world-class facilities will have an expert faculty from abroad and celebrities like Jubin Nautiyal, Sonu Nigam for teaching music, former Indian cricket team captain Ravi Shastri for sports, Rajiv Bajaj for business.

    The school has been built for kids who are extremely poor and unable to afford education. Presently, this school is built on 10 acres which will later be extended to 20 acres. The school can enroll around 2,500 students.

    According to Sethi, no fee is charged from any student for any work in the school. Many skill development and placement courses will be developed in the institution which has Classes from 1-12. Around 50 more new classrooms are being added to the school.

    The school’s director said that the educational institute seeks to replicate the academic standards of Ivy League universities like Stanford and Harvard.

    Besides, many professional courses have also been introduced here like fisheries, Information Technology and science, among others.

  • Bhubaneswar: When She Untangled ‘Taboos’ & ‘Traditions’ For Safe Delivery Among Kondh Women In Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: When She Untangled ‘Taboos’ & ‘Traditions’ For Safe Delivery Among Kondh Women In Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: When Sashi Miniaka, the ASHA at Khambesh in Odisha’s Rayagada, set about batting for institutional delivery, she provoked the rancour and resentment of her Kondh tribal society. For ‘iconoclastic bombast’ was feared to bomb down the social edifice where samta-s (village heads) and disari-s (local priests and healers) with stale social mores and morals ruled the roost.

    Even women thumbed nose at her. Trapped in the tangles of taboos and traditions, they preferred ‘hazardous’ home delivery in the presence of their village dai-s (midwives) to ‘healthy’ institutional delivery under male doctors’ supervision.

    Spiked with scorn and sarcasm, Shashi’s spirit seemed ebbing out. But, it registered a phoenix-rise in 2019, when she was cherry-picked to be a soldier in the battalion of 220 ASHA and Anganwadi workers of 288 villages in four blocks under UNICEF’s Sampurna Barta Project (SBP). She shrugged off all barbs and bullies to press on with all her pace and power, batting for institutional delivery. Ultimately she breasted the tape, when everybody including dai-s, disari-s and samta-s in Phuluguda, Khambesh and Kanabesu (her areas of operation)) started rallying round her. Now supported by every villager, she is going great guns.

    “I had resorted to home delivery to give birth to my two children in inimical conditions. When UNICEF trained me on institutional delivery, I realised how safe it was. So I made up my mind to persuade expectant mothers to go in for it,” Sashi says.

    Then Sashi, kitted out with her panoply of flip books, posters, leaflets and mother-and-child protection cards, marched forward to convince pregnant women of the benefits of institutional delivery. She traversed hilly and wild terrains and covered over five kilometres daily to motivate and mobilise people. Her effort bore fruit, when eight institutional deliveries took place in Khambesh alone in 2019 that shot up to over 36 in next four years.

    Initially expectant mothers were frightened at being vaccinated and laid on the operation table. They even shied away from being touched and treated by male gynaecologists. “Once one Sundarmani of Khambesh took to her heels, when she heard that a male gynaecologist would do her check-up at the primary health centre in Khubabikota, about 17 kilometres from Khambesh. Fortunately Sashi was present there. She persuaded Sundarmani back to the health centre,” says Purusottama Sahu, a farmer in nearby village Hadia. Impressed with Sashi’s effort, he volunteered to throw in his lot with her.

    Sashi has coherently diversified her activities related to immunisation, the nitty-gritty of care of the newborns, infant and young child feeding practices and many more ventures under SBP. “Sashi never misses Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Days for the sake of mothers and babies in the areas under her jurisdiction. She exuded immense affability to endear everybody. This is why our SBP proved a success in her areas,” says Santosh Behera, a UNICEF official.

    Lusi Niska, a Kondh mother in Khambesh, lends credence to what Santosh observes. “When my daughter was born, she weighed less than 1100 grams. Now my daughter is eight months old and she weighs more than five kilograms. It has been possible only because of Sashi’s guidance,” says Lusi.

  • Gang of bike robbers arrested from Odisha’s Bhubaneswar

    Gang of bike robbers arrested from Odisha’s Bhubaneswar

    Bhubaneswar: In a piece of good news for the denizens, a gang of bike looters have been arrested from Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

    According to reports, the arrested person is the mastermind and is the head of large gang of bike robbers. They used to loot bikes from busy areas and then cut these bikes, take out the parts and sell them off to avoid suspicion and to avoid getting caught.

    The Capital police station arrested as many as four bike robbers from the Forest Park (Biju Patnaik Park) area on Sunday as they were trying to loot bikes parked outside the park.

    The Capital police has arrested the gang mastermind M Sukant Reddy. The bikes parked in front of the park were targeted. The bikes were looted from the Biju Patnaik Park parking area and from the Unit-1 bike stand area in the early morning and late evening hours.

    They used to loot bikes, cut them and sell the bike parts. They used to sell bike parts all over Odisha. They used to target bike of which the locks would be easy to open. As many as 16 bikes and more than 40 chopped bikes have been seized by the police. Furthermore, cutting machines have also been recovered in the raid conducted by the police.

    The Capital police is further investigating into the matter. The police is questioning the four arrested persons to know ore details about their Modus Operandi. Details as to where the bike parts were sold is being investigated by the police.

    In February this year, the Nayapalli police had nabbed a gang of bike robbers in the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha.

    The Nayapalli police had seized as many as 11 looted bikes and arrested two robbers.

    They used to rob bikes from busy marketplaces in Bhubaneswar. After changing the bike number, chassis number and engine number, they sell it in the village.

    There are multiple cases against them in various police stations of Khurda and Bhubaneswar.