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  • Indian Women’s League: Odisha FC Start Campaign With Thumping 6-0 Victory

    Indian Women’s League: Odisha FC Start Campaign With Thumping 6-0 Victory

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC started their campaign in Indian Women’s League with a resounding 6-0 win against CRPF FC at TransStadia Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

    Grace, who scored the historic first goal in the league for Odisha FC, was adjudged ‘Hero of the Match’.

    Odisha FC’s dominant display was underlined by the fact that there were six different scorers.

    After Grace opened the floodgates in the 19th minute, Brazilian Cynthia Marcondes dos Santos found the mark at the half-hour mark. Ghanaian striker Faustina Worwornyo Akpo made it 3-0 at the stroke of half-time, while Lynda added to the tally three minutes into injury time.

    Changing ends with a 4-0 advantage, N Bala Devi (65th) and Jasoda (67th) scored in quick succession to complete the tennis-like scoreline.

  • Three arrested in Odisha bank fraud case of Rs 4.13 crore

    Three arrested in Odisha bank fraud case of Rs 4.13 crore

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police on Thursday arrested three accused, including two former bank employees, in a Rs 4.13 crore bank fraud case. According to the police, the police team arrested Abdul Hayee, retired branch manager of Nuapatna branch, Prakash Kumar Mohapatra, former senior assistant of Christ College Extension counter, Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd, Cuttack and Mustakim Raza, former LIC agent.

    The arrest was made in a case lodged by Priyavrat Panda, Chief Executive Officer of Urban Cooperative Bank Limited.

    As per the complaint, during the period 2019-21, Abdul Hayee and Prakash Kumar, working in connivance with three borrowers, had sanctioned eight loans amounting to Rs 3.82 crore against bogus LIC policies, which has now increased to Rs 4.13 crore .

    During investigation, the EOW found that the accused bank officials did not verify the genuineness of the insurance policies pledged knowingly in violation of banking guidelines, nor did they verify the same with the concerned branch of LIC. In addition, he renewed loans by sanctioning new loans to pay off previous loans.

    Mustakim Raza was working as LIC agent from 2002 to 2022 and forged LIC policies by naming borrowers including himself.

    Raza, in connivance with the accused bank officials, managed to obtain loans against forged insurance policies. Officials said that the arrested bank officials were fully aware of such forgery.

    –IANS

  • 542 new cases of Kovid-19 registered in Odisha, one death

    542 new cases of Kovid-19 registered in Odisha, one death

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | On Wednesday, 542 new cases of Kovid-19 have been reported in Odisha and one person has died. As per the latest official figures, 7 thousand 571 new samples have been tested, out of which 542 people have tested positive. As per the report, the total number of active patients in the state has increased to 3,270.

    According to media reports, this is the second time in the last four days that more than 500 cases of Kovid-19 have been registered in the state. Last Sunday, the state recorded 502 cases of coronavirus.

    Apart from this, 357 people have defeated the corona virus in the state, with this the total number of people recovering in the state has increased to 13,30,488. At the same time, 9,209 people have died due to corona, while 53 deaths have been attributed to other reasons.

    As per reports, the Odisha government has already made it mandatory to wear face masks in all health institutions and closed-door gathering places to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

    –IANS

  • G20’s 3-day education working group meeting begins in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar

    G20’s 3-day education working group meeting begins in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar

    Bhubaneswar: The three-day Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting under G20 has begun in Bhubaneswar from Wednesday.

    Three-day Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting of G20 has begun in Bhubaneswar today. The event is being attended by G20 member countries, guest countries, and invited organizations such as Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

    The G20 Education Working Group workshop started in Bhubaneswar. Union Minister of State for Education Dr. Subash Sarkar inaugurated the workshop. The representatives of various countries have assembled together in the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT) institute in Bhubaneswar for the program.

    In the seminar shall be discussed the issue of skill development for lifelong education in the field of future of work. Representatives of the G-20 countries are scheduled to discuss on the issue in the workshop in Bhubaneswar.

    As many as 63 delegates from 27 nations are expected to attend the three-day event. This discussion cycle is expected to create various opportunities for detailed discussion at the Education Working Group meetings, said reliable reports on Wednesday.

    The schedule says that, three panel discussions will be held on this occasion of the three-day workshop in Bhubaneswar. In the first session, emphasis will be placed on making the educational institutions all over the worldready for the future course of action related to the issues of labour market and skill development.

  • Odisha: DDN system yet to be implemented in Cuttack city

    Odisha: DDN system yet to be implemented in Cuttack city

    CUTTACK: The much-awaited digital door numbering (DDN) system is yet to be implemented in the city even as the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) had conducted a ward-wise survey for the purpose 18 months back.

    As per reports, the civic body started a ward-wise survey with the help of a private agency in August 2021 in response to a direction issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department for the launch of the DDN system which aims at creating a uniform address mechanism for urban dwellings in all 114 urban local bodies of the state. The system uses geospatial technology and combines it with standard methodologies in the street address and door numbering.

    Implementation of the system would have facilitated locating the exact address of a house or commercial establishment besides helping in increasing revenue collection like holding tax and trade licence fees and detecting the defaulter taxpayers and resolving civic issues like water logging, garbage collection etc. The system would have helped CMC officials easily identify the location and reach the spot after complaints are lodged by residents.

    The survey work was to be completed by December following. However, 18 months have already passed and the system is yet to be implemented.CMC deputy commissioner Ajay Mohanty said, “Digital numbers are being generated and stickering will commence from May or June,” he informed.

  • Govt Official Suspended For ‘Selling’ School Textbooks To Scrap Dealer In Odisha’s Khurda

    Govt Official Suspended For ‘Selling’ School Textbooks To Scrap Dealer In Odisha’s Khurda

    Bhubaneswar: The state government has suspended an official after he was found selling school textbooks in Odisha’s Khurda district.

    The Block Education Officer (BEO) of Bolgarh on Tuesday suspended the Cluster Resource Centre Coordinator (CRCC) of Deuli under the block in the district, Manamohan Mishra. “Manamohan Mishra, Cluster Resource Centre Coordinator of Deuli Cluster is hereby suspended from his CRCC assignment with immediate effect due to public exigency and he is instructed to return back to his parent post,” read the official order issued by the BEO.

    The order came after some villagers caught Mishra selling textbooks for Classes I to VIII to a scrap dealer at the cluster office.

    The local Ward member, who is the president of the managing committee of Deuli Sat Marg Upper Primary School, where the cluster office is located, along with the villagers detained the CRCC and informed the BEO.

    Acting on the complaint of the Ward member and villagers, the BEO suspended Mishra, seized the textbooks and sealed the Cluster office.

  • CM Naveen Patnaik dedicates 357 converted high schools in 4 districts of Odisha

    CM Naveen Patnaik dedicates 357 converted high schools in 4 districts of Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday dedicated 357 transformed high schools in 4 districts of Odisha.

    Inaugurating the 3rd phase of the school transformation programme under the 5T initiative, the chief minister dedicated the schools through video-conference. The transformed high schools include 106 in Ganjam district, 87 in Angul, 57 in Keonjhar and 107 in Jagatsinghpur.

    Speaking on the occasion, Naveen said. “The success of the students is the reflection of the success of Odisha. In order to achieve this, the state government has been striving to provide all necessary facilities under the transformation programme. If the students can achieve success by utilising the resources, it would be a matter of pride for not only their families but also entire state.”

    Total 2,151 schools have been targeted to be brought under the third phase of the transformation programme. In the first 2 phases, 3,981 schools have already been transformed.

    The MLAs of respective areas, panchayat members, teachers, parents, and officials of departments concerned were present. Secretary (5T) to chief minister VK Pandian coordinated the programme

  • Odisha records 393 new Covid cases, masks mandatory in hospitals

    Odisha records 393 new Covid cases, masks mandatory in hospitals

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | During the last 24 hours, 393 new cases of Kovid-19 have been reported in Odisha on Tuesday, taking the total number of active cases to 3086.

    According to the state health department, the government tested 5,421 samples on Monday, of which 393 were positive.

    The new cases have been reported from 24 out of 30 districts of Odisha. Sundergarh district reported the maximum number of 125 new cases, followed by Sambalpur (71), Cuttack (65), Mayurbhanj (28), Khurda (27) and Bolangir (21). Single digit cases have been reported in 18 out of 24 districts.

    On Sunday, 502 cases of corona were reported in the state.

    Meanwhile, the state government has made it mandatory to wear face masks in all health institutions and closed-door gathering places.

    In an official order, the Directorate of Public Health of Odisha has decided to make wearing of masks mandatory by the staff in health institutions.

    The order mandated masks for all healthcare service providers during duty hours, all officers present in meetings and others, especially during gatherings of people in closed rooms.

    In addition, masks are mandatory for people visiting areas with high transmission potential and for individuals with influenza-like illness.

    –IANS

  • Odisha cabinet approved so many important proposals today

    Odisha cabinet approved so many important proposals today

    Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Monday gave nod to as many as 15 important proposals. Accordingly, Odisha is to continue as the official sponsor of the Indian Hockey Teams (Male & Female) for another 10 years till 2033.

    As per reports, the road from Khannagar to Link Road in Cuttack is to be expanded into 6-lane carriageway.

    Also, 22 castes/communities are to be included to the list of OBCs, in the State SEBC list.

    Odisha Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, 2021 is to be amended.

    Odisha Forest Service cadre is to be restructured.

    More information awaited.

  • Odisha: Two arrested with leopard skin

    Odisha: Two arrested with leopard skin

    Bhubaneswar (IANS) | Odisha Police has seized the skin of a leopard in Kandhamal district and arrested two people involved in wildlife trade. Officials gave this information on Monday. The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police raided Khajuripada in Kandhamal district on Sunday evening and seized a leopard skin from the possession of two criminals.

    EOW officials said that both the accused have been identified as Sujit Rajjadeep and Dhananjay Behera, both residents of Kandhamal district.

    He said that the seized leopard skin would be sent to Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun for biological examination.

    –IANS