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  • Odisha government increased DA of employees by 4 percent

    Odisha government increased DA of employees by 4 percent

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | The Odisha government has announced a 4 per cent hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners. This will be applicable from January 1. With the latest hike, the DA of government employees has increased from 38 per cent to 42 per cent. Employees will get the increased DA in cash in the salary of the current month (June).

    The government has also increased the dearness relief to pensioners by 4 per cent. They will also get enhanced relief in the current month’s pension.

    The move will benefit all regular employees and pensioners, who number 7.5 lakh in the state.

    –IANS

  • Odisha’s Santanu Mishra Conferred IBM’s ‘Sustainability Leader Of Year’ Award In Mumbai

    Odisha’s Santanu Mishra Conferred IBM’s ‘Sustainability Leader Of Year’ Award In Mumbai

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha-born Santanu Mishra was conferred IBM’s “Sustainability Leader of the Year” award during the UBS Forum Sustainability Summit & Awards 2023 in Mumbai recently for his pioneering the concept of Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) in the development sector.

    Social Venture Philanthropy (SVP) is an adaptation of successful business model of venture capital for the development sector, linking social investment strategies to charitable giving with a focus on achieving scalability and sustainability. The idea behind amalgamation of social venture philanthropy was to bridge the gap between corporate or funders who have the required resources to make large-scale social investment.

    Speaking after receiving the award, Santanu said, “I have a firm conviction in the potential of local community-based organisations (CBOs) in bringing change at the grassroots level. Hundreds of social entrepreneurs are born every year in different corners of the country, but they need the right guidance to survive, succeed and serve the nation.”

    A management strategist and a legal consultant by profession, a company secretary by qualification, and an entrepreneur by passion, Santanu completed his management education from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).

    He quit his full-time corporate career in 2005 and has been spearheading Smile Foundation as its Executive Trustee. A pioneer in applying many successful management practices in the social sector, Santanu’s contribution can also be described as a convergence of good governance, championing entrepreneurial spirit at the grassroots, leveraging emerging technologies, encouraging innovation, creating a high impact model, and imbibing the philosophy of real work and real change.

    In order to complement the working model of social venture philanthropy, Santanu has initiated a special programme called Empowering Grassroots. The mission is to build capacities of genuine grassroots initiatives through extensive workshops and training programmes by engaging Indian and international experts.

    Social entrepreneurs leading community-based organisations from across India are trained in subjects such as operations, organisational building, communication, mobilisation and fundraising, and are further assisted in applying their learning in their day-to-day operations on the ground.

    Santanu has been directly engaging with many of these grassroots social entrepreneurs, mentoring and advising them to excel in their endeavours. Till date, Smile Foundation has partnered with and built capacities of more than 1,000 grassroots organisations.

  • Odisha: Banking Assistant under vigilance scanner in Nuapada

    Odisha: Banking Assistant under vigilance scanner in Nuapada

    Nuapada: The banking assistant of Bhawanipatna Central Cooperative Bank is under Odisha vigilance scanner over alleged allegation of acquisition of disproportionate assets.

    The accused has been identified as Pradeep Kumar Chandrakar. He is the banking assistant of Bhawanipatna Central Cooperative Bank of Koma Branch in Odisha’s Nuapada district.According to sources, simultaneous house searches are being conducted by Odisha Vigilance led by  three DSPs, 3 Inspectors and other staffs. The raid is being conducted on the strength of search warrants issued by Special Judge,Vigilance, Bhawanipatna. The searches are being conducted at the following four places.1.Residential double storyed house of Chandrakar situated at village Beltukuri, Dist- Nuapada.

    2.Another Double storyed building situated over plinth area of approx 3000 Sq.ft at Beltukuri, Dist- Nuapada.

    3.One under construction House over plinth area of approx. 3000 Sq.Ft. at Beltukuri, Dist- Nuapada.

    4.Office room of Pradeep Kumar Chandrakar at Bhawanipatna Central Cooperative Bank, Komna.

    Further detailed report related to the case are awaited.

  • Odisha: Twin city heaves a sigh of relief after temperature drops in evening

    Odisha: Twin city heaves a sigh of relief after temperature drops in evening

    Bhubaneswar/ Cuttack: The twin city of Odisha Bhubaneswar-Cuttack heaved a sigh of relief in the evening of Monday after the city witnessed lightning, thunderstorm and wind flow with speed reaching 50 to 60 kmph in some places.

    The whole of Odisha sizzled today under scorching heat wave and even normal life got hampered. Today, the capital city recorded the maximum day temperature of 44.3 degree Celsius while Sambalpur topped the list today among all stations of Odisha with 46.1 Degree Celsius.

    In the evening the weather has taken a considerable change and the twin cities Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have witnessed flowing wind. In Cuttack, thunderstorm along with lightning was witnessed while gusty wind speed flowed reaching 50 to 60 kmph.

    While the silver city also received rainfall due to the affect of Norwester trees got uprooted due to the heavy windspeed. Accordingly, power failure has been experienced at many places.

  • Odisha: Sexual harassment allegations against singer Sourin Bhatt

    Odisha: Sexual harassment allegations against singer Sourin Bhatt

    Cuttack: Sexual harassment allegations against singer Sourin Bhatt, a woman in Cuttack has stated that she has been harassed by the singer.

    The woman has filed a case in the Mahila Police Station at Cuttack against the singer said reliable reports on Monday.

    A female singer has filed a written complaint in this regard. The woman has accused the singer of false promises of marriage, cheating, torture and exploitation. According to her, vocalist Saurin Bhatt has already extorted Rs 10 lakh from her.

    A woman has accused the singer of physically and mentally torturing her. However, there was no response from Saurin after the complaint.

    A case has been filed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) under sections 376, 493, 341, 294, 417 and 506.  The statements of the complainant has also been recorded under section 161 of the CrPC.

    Detailed report awaited in this matter.

  • Odisha women win Senior National Rugby 7s Championship

    Odisha women win Senior National Rugby 7s Championship

    Pune:  Odisha women saw off Maharashtra in the finals of the 10th Senior National Rugby 7s Championship by a huge margin of 31-7, at Balewadi Stadium, here.

    This Championship acts as a platform for players to showcase their talent as they look for a spot in the Indian team.

    Odisha were hard to catch up with, even though Maharashtra showed a spirited effort during Saturday’s final. The semifinals leading up to the finale saw Odisha beat West Bengal 26-5 and Maharashtra beat Kerala 14-5 in their respective matches.

    “We are happy to have won the championship, we played very well against Maharashtra and have worked very hard for the last 2 months at the state camp. I am very happy with the performance of my teammates,” said Mama Naik, Odisha’s Forward Prop.

    Earlier, in the Junior Nationals, Odisha dominated Maharashtra girls by 52-0 in the finals.

    Odisha beat their close competitors Bihar 22-17 in the semifinals whilst the other finalist Maharashtra beat West Bengal 29-5.

    “Whether it’s gold, silver or bronze, all the junior girls and women have played extremely well and displayed some formidable talent. Congratulations to all the players. This is a big year for Indian Rugby — we have the upcoming Asian Games that we hope to participate in, the Asian Trophy as well as the Olympic Qualifiers in November.

    And these Nationals are one of the events from which we will be selecting our national camp invitees for those three international tournaments. Well played to all and see a few of you at the National Camps!” said Rahul Bose, President, Indian Rugby Football Union.

    The junior boys and men’s event will start from June 14 and will culminate on 18.

  • Heatwave condition to continue for next 3-4 days in Odisha

    Heatwave condition to continue for next 3-4 days in Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: Heatwave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue in some districts of Odisha for the next three to four days, the regional center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here said in a bulletin on Sunday morning. After that, the temperature is likely to drop slightly.

    While six places in the state experienced severe heatwave conditions, three districts experienced heatwave conditions during the last 24 hours.

    The summer currents and above-normal temperatures experienced in various locations in the state during the last 24 hours areas are as follows:

    Severe heatwave:

    Hirakud: +7.2°C
    Keonjhar: +7.1°C
    Bolangir: +6.9°C
    Jharsuguda: +6.6°C
    Sambalpur: +6.5°C
    Heatwave

    Koraput: +6.0°C
    Sundergarh: +5.9°C
    Titlagarh: +5.5°C
    Bhavanipatna: +5.5°C

  • Odisha train tragedy: Man meets son in Bhubaneswar after 1 week!

    Odisha train tragedy: Man meets son in Bhubaneswar after 1 week!

    Bhubaneswar: Today a man met his son, his son was missing since the tragic Odisha train accident which took place on June 2, 2023 (Friday)

    It is worth mentioning that the boy was injured in the triple train accident in Bananaga of Balasore in Odosha. The son Dulal Majumdar was referred from Balasore and was admitted with traumatic brain injury with frontal contusion and subdural Hematoma.

    He was initially conscious but confused. The patient was kept under close observation with medications. However as there was clinical deterioration and increase in brain swelling and masse effect on repeat scan , patient was taken for surgery.

    Decompressive craniectomy and Hematoma evacuation was done. The patient improved following surgery and was weaned off from ventilator and extubated. Dulal Majumdar is now stable and shifted to the ward and is able to speak and now recognised his father who has been reunited with him today.

    The hospital informed that all treatment was free of cost and patient is responding well to treatment. Father of Subash from Assam today met his missing son after the unfortunate Balasore Train Tragedy.

    AIl India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar officials were in regular communication with his relatives so that they could come to Bhubaneswar and meet him.

  • In case of wind there will be power cuts: Odisha Energy Minister

    In case of wind there will be power cuts: Odisha Energy Minister

    Bhubaneswar: There is no power supply disruption in the state of Odisha, said the Odisha Energy Minister Pratap Dev on Saturday.

    He however further added that there are no power cuts in the entire state of Odisha.

    The Minister however further added that, in case of wind the power supply shall be cut off. It is worth mentioning that the Kalbaisakhi experienced in Bhubaneswar on June 8, 2023 had left a trail of devastation.

    Most of Bhubaneswar was thrown into darkness till late at night. Earlier on June 9, 2023 Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena expressed his annoyance over the slow restoration of power supply in Bhubaneswar city after the kalabaisakhi havoc.

    The Chief Secretary even went on to say that if the restoration work is slow in case of kalabaisakhi, what would be the situation if there is a cyclone. “TPCentralOdisha restoration in Bhubaneswar is extremely slow. Pl pull up and restore fast. If response to kalabaisakhi can be slow, just imagine what would happen in eventual cyclone situations? Public don’t appreciate such slow action. Request immediate action,” he said in a Twitter post.

    Powers supply in different parts of the State Capital City including Saheed Nagar, Unit-2, Acharya Vihar, VSS Nagar areas was disrupted after the power cables snapped following heavy rain accompanied by strong wind yesterday evening.

    As a welcome relief for the people of Odisha, there shall be no power cut this year said the Energy Minister Pratap Deb on April 12, 2023.

    Earlier today, the Energy Minister promised that there will be no power outage throughout Odisha. He further clarified that, electricity will be supplied as per the demand of the people.

    Furthermore in addition to there being no power cut in Odisha, the electricity tariff will remain unchanged for the year 2023-24 informed the OERC.

  • Yet again, goods train catches fire in Odisha!

    Yet again, goods train catches fire in Odisha!

    Balasore: A fire broke out in a goods train yet again in Odisha. A fire broke out in Jaleshwar under Balasore district of Odisha on Saturday.

    This incident has been reported from Rupsa station of South Eastern Railway. A fire allegedly broke out while the coal-laden goods wagon was standing at the station.

    While the cause of the fire is unclear, the Balasore Fire Department has reached the spot and is trying to douse the fire.

    An investigation has been started by the railways as to how the fire started.

    The passengers of the Durg-Puri Express were left panic-stricken near Khariar Road Station of Odisha’s Nuapada district on June 9, 2023 evening after a minor fire was reported in the train.

    According to sources, the brake pads of the AC coach of Puri-Durg Express caught fire due to certain glitches in the brake shoe.

    Trouble seems to have been mounting on the railway department as accidents in trains seem to have become frequent with each passing day.

    The recent tragic three-train mishap i Bahanaga station of balasore district in Odisha still haunts people. It is worth mentioning that the incident that took place on June 2, 2023 (Friday) was gut wrenching  and as many as 288 people lost their lives, more than 1000 were injured.