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  • Odisha’s longest flyover to soon come up at Joda 

    Odisha’s longest flyover to soon come up at Joda 

    KEONJHAR: Odisha will soon have its longest flyover at Joda in Keonjhar district. With a length of 2,980 metre, the flyover is being constructed by Odisha Bridge Construction Corporation (OBCC) at an estimated cost of Rs 240 crore.

    5T secretary VK Pandian, who reached Keonjhar on Saturday, inspected the construction work and asked OBCC to complete it by December this year. The flyover comprises 111 spans, each of around 25 metre, besides 6 km of service road with three bridges on Sona river.

    On a two-day trip to the district, Pandian assessed various ongoing projects and engaged with all the stakeholders. He visited Bhimkund and assured to develop it as a world-class tourist spot. The 5T secretary also interacted with locals and assured them that their requests regarding various temples and mosques would be placed before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for consideration.

    He interacted with Mission Shakti members and inspected Barbil ring road project, which is being constructed at a cost of Rs 1,440 crore. The project will help reduce truck movement in the district and reduce pollution.

    Pandian visited Patna, Champua, Joda and Keonjhar Sadar blocks to monitor various developmental initiatives. He was accompanied by Sports secretary R Vineel Krishna.

  • Power outage, truant voltage leave residents of Odisha’s Sambalpur in a spot

    Power outage, truant voltage leave residents of Odisha’s Sambalpur in a spot

    SAMBALPUR: While the district sizzles at 45 degree Celsius, frequent voltage fluctuations and erratic power outages have added to the woes of the residents of Sambalpur city. For more than 40 days, Deep Mukherjee, a resident of Bareipali area is distressed as low voltage situation continues to prevail. While many of her appliances have not been working properly, her refrigerator is already damaged due to the voltage problem.

    Despite reaching out to the Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL) through every possible channel, her grievances remain unheard. “I feel helpless. From toll free number to the higher officials, I have tried contacting everyone but to no avail.

    Though the staff came to my house multiple times for checking, the situation continues to remain as it is. With summer at its peak, my AC has been dysfunctional for over a month now. Other appliances too, are at a risk of getting damaged. Moreover, discom staff are advising me to install stabilisers for my appliances. If the situation persists, we will have to launch protest,” she added.

    Residents of Khetrajpur, Poddar Colony, Panchgochhi and parts of Budharaja have also been facing the same plight. Power outages ranging for a period of 10 minutes to several hours have made the locals’ lives miserable.

    Bishwas Meher who runs a small printing unit in the locality said frequent power cuts has affected his business. “We run late in delivering our orders since power goes off frequently. We expected that a private discom would provide us better services than WESCO but the matter is only getting worse,” he added.

    Another local Akash Debata said the discom staff come up with the same two answers every time there is a power failure. They either attribute it to maintenance work or excessive use of electricity. “In such a situation, a person can neither stay at home nor go out because of the sweltering heat. Those living in slums are facing an even harder time. This is nothing less than harassment,” he rued.

    Head of corporate communications and government relations, TPWODL, Manoj Pattnayak denied the discom receiving any complaint about power fluctuations in the city. “Those having issues can reach out to 1912 and 18003456798 to air their grievances. Their complaints will be effectively registered and swift action taken,” he added.

  • Sambalpur Municipal Corporation in Odisha gets its first RRR centre

    Sambalpur Municipal Corporation in Odisha gets its first RRR centre

    SAMBALPUR:  In a bid to involve citizens in waste management initiatives, the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) set up a permanent reduce-reuse-recycle (RRR) centre at Balibandha here on Saturday.
    Inaugurating the facility, SMC commissioner Pradeep Sahu said this is the first permanent RRR centre in the city.

    Residents can voluntarily come forward to give away their waste materials at the centre. Any recyclable waste including clothes, shoes, crockery, books and unused electronics equipment will be collected here. 

    The recyclable materials will be sent to micro-composting centres and material recovery facility in the city. The materials will be segregated and given away to people who need them. The RRR centre will be run and managed by Swachh Sathis. There are plans to open more RRR centres in the city in the coming days, he said.

    SMC enforcement officer Subhankar Mohanty said by giving away waste materials to the RRR centre, people will enable opportunities for reuse and recycling. The centre will also be helpful in raising awareness among people about waste management.

  • Odisha train crash: Kendrapara survivors live to tell the horrific tale

    Odisha train crash: Kendrapara survivors live to tell the horrific tale

    KENDRAPARA: Three persons including a minor of Tunga village under Kendrapara’s Aul block have been some of the lucky few to survive the horrific train mishap at Bahanaga that took the lives of 288 people.
    Narrating the harrowing experience, 62-year-old Kailash Parida said he along with his daughter Anuja (30) and grandson Araba (5) had boarded the ill-fated Coromandel Express from Kolkata and was on way to Chennai as Anuja’s husband Janmejaya worked there.

    “We were travelling in the B-5 coach. The train was moving at a very high speed when we experienced a sudden jolt and our compartment turned upside-down, throwing all of us from our seats. Before we realised what happened, the entire area turned dark and smoky. While my daughter suffered head injuries, my grandson and I were safe. With the help of locals, we managed to crawl out of the overturned bogie,” he added.

    Anuja said it all happened in a flash. “Some passengers of our compartment died while many sustained grievous injuries. We saw bodies strewn across the tracks. Though we survived, the trauma will remain inside me forever. After this incident, I would avoid going to distant places via train,” she added.

  • Congress leader’s murder sparks arson in Odisha, three houses set afire

    Congress leader’s murder sparks arson in Odisha, three houses set afire

    BERHAMPUR:  Enraged over the brutal murder of Congress leader Gajendra Naik in Rayagada’s Kashipur, his agitated supporters set three houses including that of the accused on fire in Chandagiri village on Saturday.

    On Friday, Gajendra (46) had gone to Sikaralata village to repair the embankments of his agriculture fields when he was allegedly attacked by Bagha Gouda and his sons Bikrant and Sana with an axe. While the accused fled after committing the crime, the Congress leader was rushed to Kashipur community health centre (CHC). However, the doctors declared him brought dead.

    On the day, Gajendra’s body was handed over to his family members after autopsy. Hundreds of his supporters including Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka and local party leaders Apalaswamy Kadraka, Angad Nayak and Jikuru Majhi participated in his funeral procession. 

    Sources said when the procession was on way to Kashipur, some of Gajendra’s supporters reached Bagha’s house in Chandagiri village. Finding the house locked, they ransacked the murder accused’s home before setting it on fire. They also torched two houses of Bagha’s neighbours.

    Bagha’s neighbours Ramchandra Gouda and Trinath Gouda, who lost all their belongings in the arson, lodged a complaint with Kashipur police. Kashipur IIC Purusottam Jani said basing on the complaint, a case was registered. Investigation into both the cases of murder and arson is underway. The accused involved in the two cases would be arrested soon. 

    On the other hand, locals blamed inaction of police for the arson.  “Had police been deployed in Chandagiri village, the incident would not have taken place. We urge the administration to compensate the loss of Ramchandra and Trinath,” they said.

    The locals further said Gajendra was a popular leader and social worker in the area. He always helped the needy and even provided work to them. His death is an irreparable loss to the local unit of Congress, they added.

  • Dharmendra Pradhan gives assurance on new railway line in Odisha

    Dharmendra Pradhan gives assurance on new railway line in Odisha

    SAMBALPUR: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday assured the people of Deogarh that he would hold talks with the Railway Ministry over the proposal for a new line connecting Barkote in the district with Jharsuguda and Kuchinda sub-division in Sambalpur.

    Attending the Garib Kalyan Samavesh at Bad Bagicha in Deogarh, Pradhan said, “People of Deogarh gave me proposal for a railway line from Barkote to Jharsuguda through Deogarh town and Kuchinda sub-division. I humbly accept the proposal. The issue was raised in the Lok Sabha by Sambalpur MP Nitesh Ganga Deb. I will personally go to the Rail Bhawan and remind the officials about the aspiration of the people here.”

    If the state government provides land, the Centre will also accelerate the release of fund for the railway line from Barkote to Rourkela, he said. Highlighting the pro-people schemes of the Centre, the union minister said at least 73, 617 families of Deogarh district have received Rs 2,184 crore under different schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in the last nine years. The schemes include subsidised rice, PMAY, Ujjwala, Mudra loan and assistance to SHGs. “In these nine years, Odisha has been considered as a laboratory for the welfare of poor by PM Modi.”

    Pradhan further said the MSP of paddy was Rs 1,360 in 2014-15. To make farmers self-reliant, the paddy MSP has been increased to Rs 2,183. It has almost doubled under the tenure of Narendra Modi. Taking a dig at the state government, Pradhan said the Centre has provided nine lakh houses to urban and rural areas of Odisha under Pradhan Mantri Away Yojana (PMAY).

    However, the state government is not ready to allot those to beneficiaries. The fund released by the Centre is also being claimed by Odisha government as its own. “Since welfare of people is not the priority of the state government, a huge amount of the funds is being embezzled by the BJD,” he added. On the day, the union minister also addressed meetings at Fasimal and Tamparkela in Sambalpur district.

  • Lady Don posing as BMC official arrested for extorting money from street vendors

    Lady Don posing as BMC official arrested for extorting money from street vendors

    Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate police on Saturday have arrested a lady don from Sailashree Vihar area who was posing as BMC official and was extorting money from the street vendors. The police have also arrested one of her aide.

    The accused have been identified as Anu Mishra and her aide Omkar Yadav.

    According to Chandrsekharpur Police Station SI Prakash Majhi, Anu and her aide had encroached a government land and was giving the land on rent to various people.

    Anu had introduced herself as BMC officer and kept collecting money from roadside vendors in Sailashree Vihar area. They had rented out a shop to one Yogendra Swain for Rs 1000 per month. Due to some reason he was unable to pay the rent for four months. Later, some bouncers came and ransacked the shop of Yogendra.

    A youth named Dillip Sahoo of the locality stopped the accused woman from collecting money and tried to ascertain her real identity as an official of the civic body.

    When Anu and her aide were trying to flee the spot in a car, some more youths of the locality stopped them from escaping. On being detained, Omkar took out his weapon and started attacking the local youths. However, the youths overpowered him.

    On being informed about the incident, the Chandrsekharpur police reached the spot and arrested Anu and Omkar for extorting money. The police have also seized the car and weapons.

  • OTP sharing scam to Pakistan Intelligence: Another accused arrested

    OTP sharing scam to Pakistan Intelligence: Another accused arrested

    Bhubaneswar: One more accused in OTP Sharing Scam with Pakistani Intelligence Operatives was arrested by Special Task Force.

    The accused has been identified as Pritam Kar of Bhurunga village under Bari Ramchandrapur police limits of Jajpur district. He will be produced before the Bhubaneswar court today.

    Earlier four accused were arrested in this case.  He and his associates are doing this illegal business (OTP sharing, Mule accounts/ pre-activated digital wallets selling to cyber criminals including PIO/ISI agents) since 2017.

    He was in direct touch with at least two PIO/ISI agents and had physically met them multiple times in other states and had recently received Rs 1.5 lakh for selling OTP/ Mule accounts/ digital wallets..

    It is also learned that the SIM and Debit card used by the accused in last year’s Mangalore Auto blast (terror act) was provided by Pritam Kar. He has sold thousands of pre—activated SIM cards, OTPs, and Mule accounts/ digital wallets to date. The accused used to charge up to Rs.1000 per SIM and up to Rs 30,000 per account for mule accounts/ digital wallets.

    Pritam used to sell mule accounts/ digital wallets of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB), FiNO care, HDFC, Axis, Yes Bank, ICICI, Airtel Payment Bank, Paytm Bank, etc. He and his associate used to contact the customers through various WhatsApp groups, Facebook Messenger groups, and Telegram groups.

    He used to make WhatsApp voice calls/chats to many foreign numbers too. The accused was the admin of the Whatsapp group named “All saving AC available” having 113 members.

    He is also a member of numerous such groups like Online-Offline Seller, OTP shop-6, All OTP available, OTP Sell/ Buy Adda, OTC KYC deals, Online Project Daily, Indian top OTP group, KYC Compliance, Best OTP group, KYC Zone, etc.

    Further investigation of this case is underway.

  • Train and freight train avoid head-on collision

    Train and freight train avoid head-on collision

    Raipur. After Odisha, a major train accident in Chhattisgarh was averted. Here the passenger train and goods train had arrived on the same railway track. However, due to the gap between the two trains, the trains were immediately stopped, thereby averting a major accident. Passenger train and goods train had arrived on the same railway track under South East Central Railway Bilaspur zone. The MEMU train and goods train had come on the same track between Jairamnagar in Bilaspur district and Kotmisonar in Janjgir-Champa district. MEMU local train was coming to Korba. This human and technical mistake was rectified in time and both the trains were stopped.

    Fortunately, there was a distance of 150 to 200 meters between the two trains, due to which no major accident took place. As soon as the passengers came to know about this, many passengers got down from the train and started making videos of the incident. Same, when some passengers got down from their train and saw this scene, they kept on thanking God that they averted a big accident in time. The video of this incident is going viral on social media.

  • 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