Sunelita Toppo fired a field goal as India eked out a narrow 1-0 win over hosts Japan to enter the final of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Saturday.
The win also sealed their berth in the FIH Junior World Cup slated to be held in Santiago from November 29-December 10 this year. The top three teams from the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 make the cut for the global showpiece.
Sharad Pawar on Saturday announced Supriya Sule and Praful Patel working presidents of the Nationalist Congress Party.
Pawar made the announcement at the 25th anniversary of the party, founded by him and P A Sangma in 1999.
The announcement was made in presence of Ajit Pawar, a key player in NCP.
The G-20 summit is about “getting India ready for he world and the world ready for India,” External Affairs Minister and BJP leader S Jaishankar said on Friday claiming the international event will spur tourism growth of the country.
Jaishankar made the remark while addressing students at a Delhi University’s Aryabhatta College as part of a BJP outreach campaign underway to highlight the nine years’ achievement of the Narendra Modi government.He said benefits of hosting the summit will accrue to the country in the next 5-10 years.
“This India which we are getting ready for the world is very important for all of you because this India that we are getting ready for the world is your India,” he said.
“Whatever we are doing right now regarding G-20 is in a way India laying foundation for what Modiji has called Amrit Kal, the next 25 years before us and those are your years.
“Our job is to lay the foundation and it is our hope that you will build on that foundation to realise the dream of making India a developed country by 2047,” the minister said.
There are some big countries in the world where tourism sometimes contributes around 30 per cent to their GDP, he said.
Jaishankar said India is the first host country of G-20 summit that has been holding its 200 meetings in 60 cities across all its states and Union territories.
“We have done it so that the world could see the full diversity and richness of India,” he said.
“These meetings would be attended by at least 200-300 people and when these people will go back to their home, they will talk about India and share their experiences of places like Varanasi and Kashmir with their friends and families,” said the former bureaucrat.
Jaishankar also said that currently India is number one in the world in terms of attracting foreign investment but it is not “satisfactory” because it can go up further.
He said globalisation has opened up doors of opportunities for the youth but they must also be prepared to manage its challenges.
-With PTI Input
Balasore: The Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has ordered to reconstruct the Bahanaga High School under the 5T model. He has also asked to make the school Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV).
The demolition of the Bahanaga high school in Balasore where bodies of the Odisha train tragedy victims were kept as a transit place is underway. The high school is being demolished in the presence of the Tehsildar and police.
The Bahanga school near the accident site was turned into a mortuary. The body of the deceased was kept in the school. This step has been taken so that the children do not get scared after the opening of the school.
In this context, under the instructions of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena, 5T chief V.K. Pandian, School Public Education Secretary S. Aswasthi interacted with Balasore district Collector, school management committee members, panchayat representatives, teachers, and students through video conferencing.
After taking everyone’s view on demolishing the high school, the decision was taken.
It is worth mentioning that, the schools in Odisha are now closed for the summer vacation. They are scheduled to reopen on June 19, 2023, after Raja Sankranti. The students and teachers are scared to return to school, and that’s why the decision was taken.
Bhubaneswar: Taking a lesson from the recent deadly train accident in Odisha, which claimed over 280 lives and left over 1100 people injured, the Railway Board has reportedly issued a detailed instruction on safety of the railway track.
Rooo Narayan Sunkar, the Member (Infrastructure) Railway Board, wrote a letter to the General Managers for regular maintenance of infrastructure in order to ensure safety and reliability of assets.
He said that the time-tested system for maintenance of track already exists on the railways. However, to emphasize safety during day-to-day working and while carrying out special renewal works, following instructions are reiterated for strict compliance:
Field officials who have been provided for maintenance activities must be utilized mainly for maintenance activities. Also, it must be ensured that they spend maximum time on maintenance and works sites.
JEs/SSEs are having knowledge about the shortcomings and the strengths of the assets under their jurisdiction. Sectional DENs and ADENs should speak to them and make out a comprehensive list of deficiencies with inputs from TMS and such interactions, with target dates required to improve safety. Each Zonal Railways shod have such division-wise list with PCE for monitoring the compliance. Summary of the items requiring compliance and action taken should also be advised to Railway Board, on weekly basis.
PHODs/HODs to carry out inspection covering all aspects of maintenance/worksite and guide JEs/SSEs for correct and sate execution of the work. They should also facilitate the field officials by ensuring availability of material, manpower and other resources.
Pending items as a result of joint point crossings inspection be complied in a time bound manner by arranging required material and traffic block. Team of operating, engineering and S&T officers be made to monitor the progress on daily basis till pending deficiencies are liquidated.
Focus of inspection should not only be to find out deficiencies but also to get these complied by helping/ guiding the field staff.
JEs/SSEs should be counseled and guided for not adopting any shortcuts while carrying out the work. It is the responsibility of Divisional and HQ officers to make JEs/SSEs comfortable in their working by providing all requisite assistance.
It is essential that adequate duration of traffic block is allowed as per demand. All necessary blocks required for maintenance and rectification of deficiencies should be made available by GMs, and DRMs on the Railways/Divisions. Any refusal must bear the express approval of DRM. It shall be ensured that the works required to be done under traffic block, as stipulated in IRPWM, mist be done under traffic block. Dip lorry, rail dolly works should be done with proper moving protection only.
The corridor blocks are sacrosanct and shall not require any separate approval. In addition, the works requiring additional duration of blocks/timing of block should be carried by planning mega blocks.
Integrated block planning should be made on weekly basis and DRMs should ensure that such block plan is followed on daily basis. the exception report shall be reviewed by GM on weekly basis and comprehensive summary shall be advised to Railway Board.
Senior officers are required to check the preparedness of works to be carried out in blocks and ensure availability of resources on the day of block working.
All worksites should be protected with necessary caution board, safety boards, TP, TG, banner flag and hand signal etc. Gauge face greasing at work site be ensured.
Necessary protocols while carrying out the work of deep screening, DS, TRR/CTR works to be followed so as to avoid any unsafe conditions senior officers of HQ should counsel all supervisory staff for this.
Works of doubling, tripling etc. being executed by project organizations should be regularly inspected by Open Line officials to ensure safe working and prevent infringement to track. While doing so, they should help and guide the project officials and constrictor staff.
The vulnerable locations such as points and crossings, SEJ, Bridges approaches of Girder Bridges require regular inspection and maintenance. Corrective action should immediately be taken on the deficiencies observed.
Senior officials should spend time in the field, carry out checks and guide JEs/SSEs to ensure proper USFD testing.
Monsoon precautions including cutting of vulnerable trees, boulder falling, cleaning of catch water/ side drains, preparedness of monsoon patrolling, placements of stationery watchmen at vulnerable locations should be also be undertaken by the railways. Monsoon reserves should also be made available.
Utilization of track machines for maintenance of tracks should be maximized by enhancing requisite safety blocks.
Cuttack: The Commercial Tax (CT) and Goods and Service Tax (GST) Enforcement team is conducting a raid at a private company in the Manguli area of Odisha’s Cuttack district on Friday.
The private company has been identified as Anand Cargo Pvt Ltd, a transport company at Manguli Chakk of the district.
The raid is being conducted over suspicion of non-filing of Goods and Service tax on the stated annual turnover ratio. Nearly 20 officials are engaged in the raid.
Sources said that the enforcement team has reportedly seized various important documents of the agency and is verifying them to ascertain whether the company avoided paying the GST.
Koraput: Five people including two home guards were arrested for allegedly looting Rs. 1.15 lakh case from two people in Odisha’s Koraput district.
According to sources, the incident took place when the two from Andhra Pradesh were reportedly on their way to Jeypore to buy a power tiller. Due to excess heat, they decided to take a rest in a rest shed. In the meantime, the five accused reached the spot in a car and assaulted them. The five accused beat them up, snatched all their money, and fled the spot.
Following the incident, the two men lodged a complaint at the nearby police station. Based on a complaint by the two men, Nandapur police registered a case and launched a manhunt to nab the accused.
During the investigation, the home guards were nabbed and apprehended.
Speaking to the media, Nandapur SDPO Sanjay Mahapatra said, “This was definitely a challenging task and very saddening at the same time. Out of the five accused, three are our staff including two home guards and a ‘gram rakhi’. The two other accused are local criminals who were previously involved in cases of ganja smuggling, extortion, and loots.”
“But, the law is equal for all, be it home guards, policemen, advocates, politicians, journalists, or some professional criminals. Strict action will be taken as per law,” SDPO added.
Dhenkanal: In a shocking incident, a woman allegedly added poison to the food of her in-laws due to a family dispute in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. Due to consuming poisonous food, the woman’s mother-in-law died and her husband is critical. The incident has come to the fore from Rashol village under Rashol police limits of the district.
The deceased has been identified as Sulochana Sara and the accused’s husband has been identified as Jayanta Sara.
According to sources, Jayant got married to Truptimayee for the second time less than 3 months ago. On Thursday night, following a family dispute, Truptimayee added poison to the food. After eating the poisoned food, Sulochana died, while Jayant’s health condition got critical.
Jayant and Sulochana were immediately rushed to Rashol Hospital. The doctors declared Sulochana brought dead, while Jayant is undergoing treatment. Jayant’s father was left unhurt, as he didn’t consume the food.
Following the incident, the family lodged a complaint with the police station.
On being informed, the police reached the spot, seized the body, and sent it for autopsy. The cops have detained the accused daughter-in-law and are investigating.
UGC NET 2023: The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the exam city intimation slip for phase one of UGC-NET (University Grants Commission- National Eligibility Test) on Friday.
Candidates appearing the UGC NET exam 2023 phase 1, which is slated to be held between June 13 and June 17, can check their exam city at the official website — ugcnet.nta.nic.in
How to check UGC NET 2023 exam city intimation slip:
Visit the official website – ugcnet.nta.nic.in (click on the link to visit directly)
Click on the “UGC – NET June 2023 City intimation” and enter your login details
Now you can see your city intimation slip on the screen
Download the city intimation slip and take a printout for future reference.
Notably, the phase 1 UGC NET 2023 exam will begin with Commerce, Physical Education and Library and Information Science on June 13 and conclude with Computer Science and Applications, Hindi and Sociology on June 17. The second phase of the exam will be held from June 19 to June 22.
Bhubaneswar: The regional center of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning for lightning and rain in 14 districts of Odisha. The weather has been cloudy since morning.
The effect of Kalabaishakhi will be seen in the coastal districts of the state.
Yesterday, the effect of Kalbaeshakhi was major. Suddenly, the sky was covered with clouds with wind blowing at high speed. The capital city also experiences lightning and thunder.
The weather suddenly changed in the afternoon in Bhubaneswar. Due to wind, trees fall at various places in the capital city.
There was a brief power outage due to a broken power line. The dust storm was followed by rain. The influence of Kalbaishakhi was seen in Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, and Kendrapada.
In Bhubaneswar, an intense dust storm, especially in Patia and Prasanti Vihar area, was witnessed on Thursday afternoon. Soon, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and squally winds also occurred and wreaked havoc in parts of Bhubaneswar City.
Vehicular movements were disrupted in different areas of the city following water logging due to the heavy downpour. Besides, several trees also broke and fell on the roads. Later, several teams of firefighters rushed to the spots and cleared the road by chopping off the trees.
Not only in Bhubaneswar, but the northwestern rain also created havoc in different parts of Cuttack City, which also sizzled at 41.6 degree Celsius temperature.