Tribal fest Mondei kicks off in Nabarangpur

The annual tribal festival of Nabarangpur district Mondei was inaugurated by Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi at historic Podagada here on Wednesday. As per the rituals, a puja was performed at a cluster of temples in Podagada from where a torch was also lit by the Minister.
Addressing the gathering, Majhi said the unique festival was aimed at bringing to the fore tribal talents in the fields of art and culture besides creating awareness on different Government-sponsored programmes.
Among others, zila parisad president Motiram Nayak, MLAs of Nabarangpur and Umerkote, Municipality chairman Prahalad Tripathy, Umerkote NAC chairman Prahalad Tripathy and ADM Suradev Sahu spoke. District Collector and District Council of Culture (DCC) chairperson Yamini Sarangi presided.
Earlier, the Minister and the other guests unveiled Mondei posters. Several dance troupes from Umerkote Panchayat Samiti and NAC performed folk dances.
The block level Mondei will continue till November 4. Various teams and dance troupes will be selected from the block level to perform at the
district level celebrations which will commence from November 6 and continue till November 10.
Mondei was first organised by the DCC, Nabarangpur in 2002 from Podagada by the then District Collector Dr Arabinda Padhee with an aim to tap the local talents in various cultural activities and sports, besides promoting the rich cultural heritage of the region.

Source: The pioneer / The Statesman, orissadiary, Odishabarta.com

Nabarangpur Municipality By-election.

For the word-6 of Municipality by-poll two candidates filled their nomination here on Monday on the last date of the filing of nomination. Though the bandh called by the congress, candidate Ajaya Sagar, of BJD along with local MLA, Manohar Randhari, Municipal Chairman, Prahalad Tripathy, along with supporters filled his nomination while D.Srinavas Rao, of Congress party with DCC president, Narayan Patro, Loksabha Constituency Youth President, Bhima Harijan, PCC VP, Sadan Nayak, Secretary Muna Tripathy, along with supporters filled nomination at the Sub-collector office here on Monday.  After the death of Jalandhar Harijan, councilor of word 6, the  post was lying vacant since from last eight month. The election will be held on 28^th and the counting on 29^th of sept.  

Vacancies Mar development in Nabarangpur:

PAITDA, RTO, CDMO,  3 posts of ADMO, 3 posts of Tahasildar, 2 BDO, posts including 3 ABDOs & Deputy Collectors posts lying vacant.

Nabarangpur was formed into a district in October 1992 being bifurcated from erstwhile Koraput district, since than the journey has been a bumpy ride for the people of Nabarangpur. Initially the district did not have the required infrastructure and now when infrastructure is being made available there is dearth of officials to man the office.
                         However despite all the infrastructure the situation is not better with several important posts lying vacant.  After the death of PAITDA, on 15th August no one has been posted till today while CDMO retired on 31st August the post now vacant. Apart from the posts district does not have a RTO, Revenue Officer, District Register, two BDOs of Kosagumuda and Raighar, three  Tahasildars, of Nabarangpur, Raighar, and Chandahandi, three ABDOs, of Nandahandi, Nabarangpur, and Kosagumuda, three deputy collectors of collectrate are  vacant.

            While implementation of development programmes is bearing the brunt of these vacancies, The health sector in this tribal-dominated district is in a shambles due to the non-availability of doctors in the District Headquarters Hospital key posts of paediatrics, gynaecologists, surgery, O&G, orthopaedics, medicine, ophthalmology, ENT,  skin & VD, TB & CD, anaesthesia, pathology  are lying vacant since long.

Similarly three posts of Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO) for Medical, Family welfare and Public Health, District Tuberculosis Officer, District Leprosy Officer and District Surveillance Medical Officer including 60 doctors post vacant which have thrown health services into disarray. The district administration and health department are now struggling to provide proper health services in the diarrhoea affected blocks, safe motherhood still a far cry in the district.

Heavy rains lash Nabarangpur, leave streets waterlogged

Nabarangpur:

Due to the heavy rains on Tuesday water got stagnated on the Nabarangpur-Jeypire NH road, College-Court road, District headquarters hospital road, affecting the vehicular movement. Traffic on the areas was also disrupted for more than an hour due to heavy water logging.  Sewage mixed with rainwater overflowed on the roads of Gouda street, Chaina Market, Daily Market area.

“The drains on both sides of road remain heavily silted near Sadasiva Park, Gouda street, Gadbaguda, and China Market,  as workers from Municipality do not clean them on a regular basis alleged the local residents.

Vast stretches of the residential localities were flooded and some low-lying areas witnessed over 3-5 feet water gushing into home. Rainwater entered several houses at Gouda Street, chaina market and daily market area and a few other residential areas in the town.

 Local MLA, Mohnohar Randhari, visited the areas discussed with the residents and distributed reliefs. Speaking to the media persons Mr. Randhari said that till today municipality Nabarangpur has no enduring efforts had been taken up so far to solve the water logging in the town. The absence of proper drainage system was the reason for waterlogging. We have been asking the Municipality to construct more drains in the area and clean the existing ones he added.

Siba Charana Majhi,  a resident in Gouda Street complained our pleas fell on deaf ears whenever the town witnesses heavy rain, our colony will be heavy water logging, though elected councilors and officials travel on road every day and they are well aware of the problems she added.

Apart from Nabarangpur town, a few other parts in the district also witnessed moderate to heavy showers.

In the meanwhile Executive officer of Municipality, Pabitra Mohan Pradhan directed the JEs, and sanitation officials to identify the waterlogging areas and take necessary steps.

1015 Anganwadi centres has own building 1049 safe drinking facilities in district.

Nabarangpur:
As per the direction of the women & child welfare department to provide safe drinking water facilities to all the anganwadi centers, and conduct comprehensive verification of condition  of the structures  Collector Ms.Yamini Sarangi,was prompted into inspecting centres and  directed DSWO, BDOs, AE RWSS, JEs, GPTA, CDPOs and SI of Schools  to inspection the  drinking facilities available at the anganwadi centres.

during inspection by various officers recently in the district there are  2038  anganwadi centres in the district, of which 1015  out of their own building, while 34 are functioning in school building, while others are functioning rented houses and community halls, said Collector Ms.Yamini Sarangi in a press release.

The report further mentioned that  870 centres has own tube well facilities and 179 anganwadi centres has water facilities within a radius of 250 miters.

Uproar in Odisha Assembly over former BJD MLA's murder case

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 30: The Congress today accused a BJD legislator of “having a hand in the killing of former Umerkote MLA Jagabandhu Majhi,” and demanded a thorough probe.
Uproar in Odisha Assembly over former BJD MLA's murder case.

In the Assembly, leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh quoted the slain leader’s mother, Gunamani Majhi, who had lodged a verbal police complaint. Gunamani has named Subash Gond, who won the by-election caused by the killing of BJD legislator, Singh told the House that witnessed uproar over the allegation.

“Chief minister Naveen Patnaik, who always says law will take its course, should direct the police to take cognisance of the allegation and action against the guilty,” he said.

Singh quoted Gunamani having said: “Gond was standing near my son when assassins gunned him down. How did he escape the bullet shots?”

On September 24 last year, unidentified criminals killed 39-year-old Majhi when he was distributing land pattas to tribal people at Gonahatapadar village in the Raighar police station limits of Nabarangpur district. Later, his close aide, Subas, got elected from the seat in a bypoll.

The BJD found itself in a tight spot following the allegation by Majhi’s mother. While Subas refuted the allegation, senior party colleagues came to his rescue.

“People of Umerkote know well how close I was to the slain leader. When the assassins shot at Majhi, I was standing behind him. They also fired at me as I offered resistance. Luckily, I escaped unhurt,” said Gond, adding that he was ready to face any probe.

“The allegation made by the leader of Opposition on the basis of media reports is an affront to the tribal community,” he said.

Describing the allegation as “politically motivated”, parliamentary affairs minister Kalpataru Das said Majhi’s mother had not yet lodged any formal complaint.

“The crime branch probe into the killing is going on and all the angles would come under its purview,” said Das.

BJD chief whip Pravat Tripathy wondered why such an allegation was being made against Gond after a year when Majhi’s family had endorsed his candidature.

To further embarrass the ruling party, the leader of Opposition also raised the issue of alleged false affidavit submitted by Kantamal MLA Bhagaban Kanhar at the time of filing nominations for 2009 Assembly elections, sparking uproar from the treasury bench.

BJD member Amar Satpathy raised the alleged link of senior Congress leader and former Union minister Jagdish Tytler with arms dealer Abhishek Verma.

Congress chief whip Prasad Harichandan said the matter was under CBI investigation and Tytler had been interrogated.

“However, the Naveen Patnaik government is avoiding CBI probe into the coal block allocation,” he said.

Health camps focus on preventing diarrhoea…

4 died in diarrhoea said Collector Yamini Sarangi.
Nabarangpur: 
In the last three weeks around 18 deaths, including four from diarrhoea in Chandahandi, Umerkote, and Kosagumuda blocks. In a crucial press meet at Ashok Meheta conference hall.  Collector Ms.Yamini Sarangi, refuting the reports published in the media and said that on diarrhoea only three persons died in the district. Though some persons are died in food poisoning, and other diseases at their homes but the media erroneously reporting as diarrhoea she added.

To check diarrhoea in the district 41 management centers designed, and we have pressed a rapid task force in the blocks to quickly take steps at places where cases have been reported. Besides health camps are organizing at the rural pockets to menimise the incidence and impact of diarrhoea, also key messages are reinforced through local plays, hording, and miking she said

In the meanwhile Ms.Sarangi, Visited Chandahandi, today discussed with the officials, and villagers asked doctors and para-medical staff in the diarrhoea-hit areas to remain on vigilant eye for the prevention of diarrhoea.

The situation is not alarming anywhere, 15 doctor’s team assigned in the district to check the diarrhoea, we already sent the samples of water for testing there is no cause of worry she added

Health camp to create awareness on diarrhoea at Chandahandi.

Nabarangpur:
To create awareness among public about diarrhoea and related problems, district administration organised health camp at Samelapada village under Chandahandi block here on today.

A team of doctors with para-medical staffs conducted health checkup and distributed free medicines. Speaking to the gathering Collector Ms.Yamini Sarangi, said that the main objective of conducting these health camps was to create awareness of general health among the people, providing general health care services and counseling them, on basic health care and hygiene.

Ms. Sarangi, appreciated the efforts of the doctors in providing free medical aid to people, the health camp received overwhelming response from the people.

Eight Diarrhoea Deaths reported from the district lacked credibility, Collector Yamini Sarangi.

Nabarangpur:

Diarrhoea deaths had been reported from Chandahandi and Umerkote block,  of the district at least eight persons including two children died in diarrhea   while  many others were affected and admitted to nearby hospitals. 

In Chandahandi block alone, six persons, including two children, have died of diarrhea with in the last eight days. They have been identified as Syam Pangi (5) of Charaghati village, Eswar Goudo (30) of Semlapada, Suna Nag (55) and Parvati (15) of Belpati, Sesmal Pota (48) of Bhendia, and Kunti Nial (35) of Badamunda village. Hundreds were affected by the disease have been admitted at Chandahandi and Deabandh CHCs.

 Reacting to recent news of diarrhea cases reported in the district Collector Yamini Sarangi, said the news of 8 deaths published in newspapers lacked credibility.  On Wednesday she clarified that only two had died of diarrhoea while attributing four other deaths to food poising and other diseases. Steps are being taken to clear garbage in the affected area she added. 

In the meanwhile Collector Ms.Yamini Sarangi, visited Chandahandi, on Thursday discussed with the medical staffs and patients who were admitted in the hospital being given medical attention and those who have recovered from the illness.  Also visited Badamunda village under Mohara,  GP discussed with the family members of Kunti Nial, who died in the diarrhea. 

Speaking to the media Ms.Sarangi, said two teams of doctors have been constituted at the district-level for proper monitoring and treatment,  and directed all the medical staffs, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers to keep a strict vigil on the situation and to create awareness about the disease , Further directed the RWSS officials to chlorinated drinking water sources and Two helpline phone numbers have been made operational and people can contact on 06858-222459 or 1077. Besides, arrangement has also been made to create awareness in the rural belt.

Rs.12 crore IAP outlay to strengthen basic infrastructure in rural areas naxal-hit blocks of dist.. Collector. Yamini Sarangi.

Nabarangpur:

In an important meeting on Friday, the district-level Integrated Action Plan (IAP) committee sanctioned Rs.12 crore to strengthen basic infrastructure in the rural areas of naxal-hit blocks of the district.

Collector Ms. Yamini Sarangi, provided priority in building of village market “Gramya Hat” with sheds, solar power systems in 15 health centres, water tankers, and  godowns in the blocks. She has further asked the departments concerned to implement the projects under IAP to make efforts to complete the works within scheduled time.

Official sources said  in order to promote skilled artisans and facilitate sale of their handicraft products, ‘Gramya Hat’ (Rural Market) will be constructed in every block of the district and for this Rs 10 lakh has been earmarked for construction of each ‘hat’ will be carried out soon.

With an expenditure of Rs 1 crore, ten dry sheds will be constructed in all  the Maoist infested blocks of Raighar, Umerkote and Jharigam blocks to enable rural farmers to keep their produces safely. Similarly a project for construction of ten godowns in all ten blocks has also been approved for which Rs 1.20 crore will be spent.

For improvement in health sector, solar power systems will be installed in 15 rural health centres by spending around Rs 14 lakh for uninterrupted power supply. Besides, to provide better connectivity, concrete roads will be constructed linking the rural health centres.

Similarly, to solve drinking water problem five water tankers will be provided for people of five blocks for which Rs 40 lakhs will be spent during the current year.

As Maoist-hit areas experience frequent power disruptions, Rs 3.9 crore has been sanctioned under IAP for remedial measures.

The Collector while directing the Lift Irrigation department to assure uninterrupted water supply to farmers, also sectioned Rs.3.7 crore for renovating the 39 defunct lift point projects in the district.

Further to strengthen security in Maoist affected areas it has been decided to construct rural roads on priority basis to improve. Eight ‘common utility centres’ will also be constructed with an expenditure of Rs.40 lakh in Raighar, Umerkote and Jharigam blocks.

State Employment Mission will offer skills training to 1.70 Lakh youths

Bhubaneswar: The State Employment Mission has set the initial target of skilling 1.70 lakh youths in different productive and employable skills during 2012-13 as its first-year target.

The Executive Committee of the SEM which met here under the chairmaship of Chief Secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik on Thursday, decided to provide training to around 50,000 youths in construction sector while 30,000 will be trained in  textiles and apparel, 15,000 in driving and 30,000 in manufacturing. Besides, 10,000 each would be given skill development training in paramedics, security guard service, IT and ITES, in retail, telecom and banking sectors and 5,000 each in hospitality and in mining sectors.

According to official sources, the committee resolved to set in motion all the concerned institutions, agencies and vocational training providers during this year so that training and placement activities can be boosted in each subsequent year.

Departments like the Directorate Technical Education and Training, Panchyati Raj, Commerce and Transport, Handloom and Textiles, Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Resource Development, Women and Child Development, ST and SC Development, Housing and Urban departments have given minimum target for undertaking training of the youth.

Chief Secretary Patnaik directed all the departments to make optimum utilisation of the available infrastructure to achieve more than the minimum target. Since as many as 5,000 such cooperative societies are operating in the State in the handloom sector, it was also decided that weaving societies will be involved in skill training programmes in handloom and textiles.

Patnaik directed the Handloom and Textile Department to include the persons being trained in textile skills in Loom Distribution Programmes. He also instructed the department to include more number of women trainees in apparel training programmes. The department has also been advised to promote more and more broad looms and encourage the artisans to weave furnishing materials like bed covers, sofa covers, door and window screens, handkerchiefs etc.

He also instructed the Handloom and Textile Department to take up skill development programmes in tribal textile arts like Kotpad and develop them in clusters. The department has also been asked to promote skills in tossur cultivation as this is one of the traditional skill strengths of Odisha.

Sources said it was decided that initiatives for setting up of LMV and HMV driving training institutes by Maruti and Tata Motors will be expedited. Patnaik  has directed for completion of construction of the buildings within two months to start the training activities. It has also been decided that Toyota, Volvo and Mahindra & Mahindra will be asked to set up qualitative driving institutes in Odisha.

Indravati project to help irrigate 15,000 hectares in Nabarangpur.

The State Government has prepared a plan of action to expedite the construction work of the Indravati project to provide irrigation to Nabarangpur district.

According to official sources, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who reviewed the implementation of various irrigation projects in Nabarangpur district, asked concerned officials to expedite the work to complete the projects in time.

According to sources, an estimated 15,000 hectares of agricultural land would be irrigated under the Indravati Irrigation Project. The survey works of the project is under process. Besides, steps have been taken to provide irrigation to 1,489 hectares of land by constructing check dams across river Indravati.

Sources said it was decided to construct four dams at Tokiguda, Bhitiribada, Miniguda and Bangalaguda. Besides, irrigation to 4,080 hectares would be provided by setting up four mega lift points at Nuagaan, Paraajaminiguda, Dahivat, and Ekamba.

Consumer awareness workshop held at Nabarangpur.

BASANT RATH, BUREAU CHIEF.

The consumer counseling center of district consumer court Nabarangpur  organised a consumer awareness workshoCp at court hall here on Wednesday.

District Consumer Court president, who is also chief guest Laxmi Narayan Padhy inaugurated the workshop, while  information officer Mr. Boolu Hota, hosted the meeting and said the rural consumers are not aware of their rights it is high time for the NGOs to create  greater awareness among the rural public of their rights as consumers.

Senior Advocate N.Ahmed, spoke about consumer protection law while DCDRF President Mr. Padhy elaborated consumer rights and duties, the consumer disputes and solutions during the awareness workshop. The participants for the workshop were being drawn from different sections of society such as representatives of NGOs, women organisations, media and government officials.

Among others DCDRF member Aswani Mohapatra, Pravati Mishra, DCPC members present at the meeting.

World Breastfeeding Week Celebrated at Nabarangpur.

By: Basant Rath.
District level celebration of World Breastfeeding Week at Nabarangpur held today. Collector Ms.Yamini Sarangi, flagged off the really in front of Sub-Collector office, among other DSWO Kananbala Dash, Sub-collector Suman Behera, CDPOs, supervisors, and anganwadi workers present at the really. 

To mark the eve meeting was organised at the Nabarangpur block office conference hall. Chief Guest Sub-Collector, Mr.Behera said that “Maa KIra re Adika Dam” Bottle Kira re Ahika Kam “‘. It Is a high time to every Person along with To every Mother to ensure and promote breastfeeding within one hour of child birth, exclusive breastfeeding till six months and breastfeeding with supplementary nutrition till two years of age is extremely vital for a child to grow properly’

Orissa Freedom Fighters Felicitated by Principal Resident Commissioner at New Delhi

New Delhi:Principal  Resident Commissioner of Government of Odisha at New Delhi Mr. Sunil Kumar Bhargava, felicitated the Freedom Fighters from Odisha invited to the “At Home” reception hosted by Her Excellency  President of India, today.

Freedom Fighters from all over the country are invited by H.E. President of India to Rastrapati Bhawan on 9th August to commemorate the Quit India Movement anniversary of Indian Freedom Struggle. Principal Resident Commissioner, Shri Bhargava presented Uttariyas and Flower Bonquents to the  five Freedom Fighters, Shri Md.Bazi of Nabarangpur, Shri Braja Kishore Rout of Kamarbandha (Bhadrak), Shri Krupasindhu Barad of Barang Gadia ( Nayagarh), Shri Bamana Charan Swain of Berakoi (Puri) and Shri Gandharba Acharya of Sanara (Jagatsinghpur). The Freedom Fighters recalled and shared their experience of Freedom Struggle with the gathering in a Ceremony at held Odisha Niwas. Odisha Government has made all arrangement for the stay, local visit etc of the Freedom Fighters at Odisha Niwas, New Delhi.

Special Resident Commissioner, Shri Vipin Saxena, IAS, Additional Resident Commissioner, Shri S.K. Ratho, IFS, Officer on Special Duty, Dr. Tribikram Pradhan, Smt Sucharita Sarangi and officials of Odisha Bhawan and Odisha Niwas were present in the function.

Odisha veteran freedom fighters send off to New Delhi

Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya giving warm send off to five veteran freedom fighters in Bhubaneswar (Including Freedom Fighter Md.Bazi of Nabarangpur ) on Tuesday before they left for New Delhi to attend Presidents At home... The Freedom Fighters from all over the country are invited by H.E. President of India to Rastrapati Bhawan on 9th August to commemorate the Quit India Movement anniversary of Indian Freedom Struggle. Five Freedom Fighters, Shri Md. Mazi of Nabarangpur, Shri Braja Kishore Rout of Kamarbandha (Bhadrak), Shri Krupasindhu Barad of Barang Gadia ( Nayagarh), Shri Bamana Charan Swain of Berakoi (Puri) and Shri Gandharba Acharya of Sanara (Jagatsinghpur).

ODISHA CM NAVEEN PATNAIK TO EXPAND MINISTRY TODAY SWEARING IN CEREMONY TO AT RAJ BHAWAN .

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to expand ministry today. This is informed by the state parliamentary affairs ministry.

As per the report the swearing in ceremony will be held 2.15 pm at Raj Bhawan. Sources said Chief Minister Patnaik called on few MLAs who will be inducted to ministry. With five of the 21 ministerial berths vacant in Odisha following dismissal of three rebels after a failed coup bid and two resigning earlier, chief minister to induct his staunch loyalists today. As per the report he will sack three ministers today before the oath taking ceremony.

CM Patnaik reportedly invited senior BJD leader Dr. Damodar Rout, AU Singhdeo, Bijoyshree Routray, Kalpataru Das, Jina Hikaka, Sarojini Hembrum to join the ministry.

Senior leaders in the race for a ministerial berth were former ministers A U Singhdeo, Damodar Rout, Bijayshree Routray, Debashish Nayak, Rabi Narayan Nanda, Kalandi Behera, Bed Prakash Agarwal, Bishnu Das, Padmanabha Behera and Pramila Mallick. Dharmasala MLA Kalpataru Das, Arun Sahu, Sanjay Dasburma, Debashis Samantray, Ashok Panda and Sipra Mallick were also in the race.

New Nabarangpur Collector assumes office.

Ms.Yamini Sarangi, IAS assumed charge as the new Collector of Nabarangpur district here on Wednesday. The ADM Suradev Sahu, Sub-Collector, Suman Behera, PDDRDA, James Eaka, PAITDA, Paul Eaka, and officials received the new Collector at the Collectorate and Ms.Sarangi took over charge from ADM at 10.30 AM. Talking to media persons she urged all cooperation of people and officials.

Balasore based Ms.Yamini Sarangi  after schooling from Kendriya Vidyala and Sardar Patel Vidyala, New Delhi, did BE (civil) from the Delhi College of Engineering worked for 6 years in the IT sector 1 year at Infosys and 5 years at SAP Bangalore before joining the IAS in 2008.

She has trained and served as BDO at Mayurbhanj,  Tahasildar at Baliguda, Sub-collector, and PDDRDA at Gajpati district

Sibabrata Dash Collector hand over the charge to ADM

Nabarangpur Collector Sibabrata Dash, IAS who transferred and posted as Additional Secretary Heath handed over the charges to the Additional District Magistrate Suradev Sahu, while Leaving Nabarangpur Sri.Dash Underwrote message....... 

The Love affection & respect I have got from all sections of people of Nabarangpur will remain with me as my treasure for the entire life...

Nabarangpur is & will remain as my first & last love

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU

With regards & love to all

SIBABRATA DASH, 

EX-COLLECTOR, NABARANGPUR

MS.Yamini Sarangi IAS posted as New Collector Of Nabarangpur.

2008 batch IAS Ms.Yamini Sarangi, presently working as PDDRDA Gajpati district transferred  to Nabarangpur collector. Ms.Sarangi, after finishing schooling from Kendriya Vidyayalaya and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi, did graduation in B.E.(Civil) from the Delhi College of Engineering. Worked for 6 years from 2002 to 2008 in the IT Sector 1 year at Infosys and 5 years at SAP Bangalore before joining the IAS in 2008. 

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Reshuffle in IAS & OAS 15 Collectors transferred

 Odisha Government has effected a major reshuffle in IAS and OAS cadres. The state government has appointed new collectors into 15 districts.

The state government has appointed as IAS Vishal Kumar Dev as New VC BDA, IAS Akhila Bihari Ota appointed as Director ST & SC Development, IAS D V Swamy  appointed as New Commissioner CMC & VC CDA, Senior OAS Sanjeeb Mishra appointed as New Commissioner BMC , IAS Nitin Jawale appointed as New Excise Commissioner.

IAS Rajesh Prabhakar Patil appointed as Collector Mayurbhanj, IAS Aravind Agarwal IS appointed as New Collector Angul, IAS Balwant Singh appointed as New Collector Keonjhar, IAS Ravindra Pratap Singh appointed as New Collector Sonepur, IAS Yamini Sarangi appointed as New Collector Nabarangpur, IAS B S Poonia appointed as New Collector Kandhamal, IAS M Muthukuamr appointed as New Collector Nuapada, IAS Naba Kumar Nayak appointed as New Collector Puri, IAS Bishnu Prasad Sahu appointed as New Collector Malkangiri,  Senior OAS Satya Kumar Mallick appointed as New Collector Jagatsinghpur, Senior OAS Ranjit Mohanty appointed as Collector Balasore, IAS Officer Debaraj Mishra appointed as Collector Balangir, IAS Officer Durga Prasad Behera appointed as Collector Kendrapada, Senior OAS S P Padhi appointed as New Collector Rayagada, Senior OAS Basudeb Bahinipati appointed as New Collector Gajapati.

Installation ceremony of the Rotary Club Nabarangpur RISING STAR

Installation ceremony of the Rotary Club Nabarangpur RISING STAR held at the circuit house conference hall on Tuesday. The new president Rtn. Phaani Bhusan Baidya, presided over the function. 

Taking the responsibilities as the new president, Rtn Baidya said, "I'm really delighted because I now have a chance to give back something to the society. New team was installed by Rtn.Niharika Mishra. Among those who graced the occasion were ADM, Suradev Sahu Chief guest, Rtn.Niharika Mishra, guest of honour new Secretary Nalini Sahu, former president Rtn.Sussma Jain, and Secretary Rtn.Priti Tali spoke on the occasion.

CHANGES EFFECTED IN TOP COP LEVEL

1986 BATCH IPS ABHYA IS DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE 1986 BATCH S S HANSDAH CHIEF OF PRISONS 1988 BATCH M AKSHYA IG HOME GUARD & FIRE SERVICES 1989 BATCH IPS PRABINDU ACHRYA IG CRIME BRANCH  1989 BATCH IPS S M NARWANE CHIEF OF FORENSIC SCIENCE  1993 BATCH IPS R P KOCHE IS IG EASTERN RANGE  1994 BATCH IPS SANJEEB PANDA DIG PERSONNEL 1995 BATCH IPS RITU ARORA DIG MODERNIZATION  1995 BATCH PS RANPISE IS DIG NORTH CENTRAL RANGE  1995 BATCH IPS SANTOSH BALA ADDL CP TWIN CITY  1997 BATCH IPS SANJAY KUMAR DIG NORTHERN RANGE  1998 BATCH DAYAL GANGWAR COMMANDANT FIRST OSAP BATTALION  2000 BATCH IPS PRATIK MOHANTY SP BERHAMPUR  1990 BATCH IPS MAHENDRA PRATAP IS IG RAILWAYS  2002 BATCH IPS NARASINGH BHOL SP ANGUL  2002 BATCH IPS SATISH GAJBHIYE COMMANDANT 5THOSAP BATTLN  2003 BATCH IPS KAVITA JALAN SP MAYURBHANJ 2006 BATCH IPS SUDHA SINGH SP VIGILANCE  2007 BATCH IPS SARTHAK SARANGI SP KENDRAPADA  1991 BATCH IPS JAYDEEP NAYAK IS IG OSAP 1993 BATCH IPS S K NATH IG PROVISIONING  2004 BATCH IPS ASHISH SINGH SP GANJAM  2003 BATCH IPS SAFEEN K AHMED SP KALAHANDI  2004 BATCH IPS SATYBRAT BHOI SP JAGATSINGHPUR  2006 BATCH IPS ANOOP KRISHNA SP BARGARH  2006 BATCH IPS ANIRUDHA SINGH SP KEONJHAR 2009 BATCH IPS BRAJESH KUMAR RAI SP NAWARANGPUR 2007 BATCH IPS NITI SEKHAR SP SONEPUR 2009 BATCH IPS C S MEENA SP GAJAPATI  2009 BATCH IPS AKHILESHWAR SINGH SP MALKANGIRI

District level vigilance Monitoring Committee meets at Nabarangpur.

The meeting of Vigilance & Monitoring Committee was held  at Ashok Meheta Conference hall here on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Pradeep Majhi, MP (Lok Sabha) to review the progress of various schemes under National Rural Health Mission.

Members ZP president Motiram Nayak, Pramod Padhy, nominated member of Minister Ramesh Majhi, (MLA Jharigam)  MLA Nabarangpur, Monahar Randhari, MLA Umerkote, Subash Gond, and MLA Dabugam Bhujabal Majhi, Collector and DM, Sibabrata Dash, all 10 blocks chairpersons besides the CDMO, Dr.R.N.Dash  and officers of various departments present at the meeting.

DPM, NRHM S.K.Satpathy, gave a detailed account of allocation and achievements of the schemes. The Members disgruntled over the poor performance in Rastrya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY),Janani Shisu Surakshya Karyakram (JSSK), Janani Surakshya Yojana and the village swastya melas. Due to the lack of awareness the poor people unable to avail the benefits of schemes the members assumed.

MP, Mr.Majhi directed the CDMO to bring detail expenditures of CHCs in the next VLVMC, also held to run generators in all the CHCs and PHCs.

Nabarangpur MLA, Manohar Randhari alleged that during the payment of cheques under the Mamta schemes the officials demanding gratuitous from the patients. Even the vehicles engaged under the schemes has no purpose for the remote poor’s he alleged.

Dabugam MLA, Bhujabala Majhi, demanded the committee visit to the peripheral health facilities and assesses their performance including drug availability, as the health officials querying the patents to purchase medicines from outside which is available at the health centers.

Rotary club undertake tree plantation drive at Nabarangpur.

Rotary clubs of  Nabarangpur  organised a plantation drive on Banamohatv at the central school campus. Rotary international district 3260 governor Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, with the Rotarians  planted saplings on the occasion. The children undertook a tree plantation drive on the school grounds were felicitated at the district seminar.  Collector Sibabrata Dash, with Rtn.Niharika Mishra, local Rotary clubs president Phani Bhusan Baidya, Vice-president Rtn.Minakhi Padhy, Secretary Rtn.Subhendu Mohanty, Jagannath Mohapatra, Dhussan Jena, also planted trees.

District seminar on RI theme Peace through service held.

Nabarangpur:

The Rotary club Nabarangpur, Rising star and rotary club Umerkote jointly organized the district seminar on RI theme peace through service at mission Shakti hall here on Sunday. As many as 120 Rotarians of 35 Rotary clubs of Odisha, including two clubs of Jagdalpur, and Raipur of Chattisghar participated at the seminar.

District Governor Dr.Ashok Kumar Singh, said  this is first of the theme seminars for the year 2012-13 and the seminar at the beginning of the year will surely help the participants in their efforts to make the year eventful. Further delivered the message of president of RI  Sakuji Tanaka, about the peace amongst countries, communities and clubs.

The seminar focused on the theme of Peace through community services, speakers PDG Shashi Varvandkar, Rtn.Debashish Panda,Arun Das,Dilip Patnaik,Aswani Kar, Subhash Sahu, Benjamin Simon,Pushparani Mohapatra,Debasis Kumar delivered speeches on peace through international service, vocational service and service to new generation.

All Rotarians appreciated the Presidents of Rotary club Nabarangpur, Umerkote , and the dynamic leadership of  Collector Rtn.Sibabrata Dash, and Rtn. Nikarika Mishra. DG Dr.Singh unveiled Seminar souvenir on the occasion. 

Schools score 100% results felicitated at Nabarangpur.

As many as 15 schools in district scored 100 percent pass in the high schools certificate (HSC) examination this year felicitated at the Missan Shakti conference hall here on Thursday.

While inaugurating the renovated of missan Shakti hall, and the felicitation ceremony of the teachers chief guest local MP, Mr.Pradeep Majhi, vociferous in their appreciation of the school teachers stating that the success was possible, as teachers went out of their way to teach these children and students reciprocated with their effort to achieve the success. There several problems in the high schools of the district we should make a special attention of their basic needs so the results will be better he added. Mr. Majhi, further said that large vacancies in the high schools should be taken to the notice which is one the main reason behind   the poor performance of results, urged to enable ad-hoc appointments in schools, until such vacancies are filled.

District collector Mr.Sibabrata Dash, presided over the meeting expressed his happiness about the commitment of the teachers in the 15 schools who made it possible recorded cent percent results in the HSC exams, Mr.Dash said that the credit for the best results goes to all the teachers of the schools, and this felicitation will be inspirational and motivational for the other teachers of the schools, he urged other schools to emulate its pedagogical methods including holding special classes to achieve good result in the coming years.

Motiram Nayak, President Zilla Parisad, who was also a teacher assumed that in this district most of the students had no facility to study at home as they come from very poor economic background besides that  We achieved this success of cent percent results in 15 schools.  We owe the success to the efficient and persevering staff who are the pillar of strength.  Mr. Nayak, also suggested students would be given guidance and if they were weak they would be given extra coaching which will help the schools for cent percent results.

Local MLA, Pointing out the success of the schools and said that it is a wrong notion about private and government schools which are labeled poor quality of education. He also pointed out that the RCD high school which is one of the oldest school remaining the deteriorated infrastructure everyone should think about past splendor school and it is high time that district administration should provide school building and renovation of school.

Schools that scored 100 percent results include Banadurge high school, Deobandha Phatiki, Govt. high school, Raighar, Govt. High School, Timanpur, Ghodamari High school, Biriguda, Govt.U.G High school, Kuhudi, Govt.U.G.High school, Mentry, Govt.U.G.High School, Bijraguda, Govt.U.G.High school, Palasapada, Integral education centre, Khatiguda, Janamanikeshwari high school, B M semela, Sangrami Rabising High school, Silati Benora, Saraswati sishu mandir, Paraja Barangpadar, S.L.N.High School, Udaypur, Pendrani high school, Ankabedha, teachers were felicitated during the function. Among others Municipal Chairman, Prahalad Tripathy, PDDRDA, James Eaka, PA ITDA, Paul Eaka, Sub-collector, Suman Behera,BDO, Nabarangpur, Anil Kumar Sethi, DWO, Mukund Nial, DIPRO, Bhujang Bhusan Rao, present at the meeting.  

MUFP demands doc’s arrest for assaulting scribes

Bhubaneswar:TUESDAY, 26 JUNE The Pioneer 
The Media Unity for Freedom of Press (MUFP) in its protest meeting under the Freedom Tree in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday condemned the criminal assault on four mediapersons.

The scribes — Byomakesh Kar (Kamyab TV), Rajesh Saraf (Naxatra TV), Badriprasad Sahu (STV) and Sanjib Mahapatra, editor of local Odia weekly Kosal Times — were assualted by Dr Prafulla Patra, who runs a nursing home at Khajurtikra in Bargarh and his family members, in Bargarh on June 19. This happened when the four journalists had gone to meet the pediatrician to seek relief for a poor patient.

The MUFP, while expressing its solidarity with the Bargarh Sambadik Sangh, demanded immediate arrest of the doctor and stringent action against him for this criminal act as well as other illegal activities by the doctor and his family members at the earliest.

An FIR was lodged against the doctor and his family for the criminal offence but the local police are yet to act on it.

Members of the Bargarh Sambadik Sangh led by its president Shankar Ballav Mishra also called on Bargarh district Collector Bhabagrahi Mishra on Friday to demand arrest of the pediatrician.

Among others, MUFP presidium members Prasanta Patnaik, Rabi Das,  Sampad Mohapatra, Subhas Chandra Patnaik, Chief of MBC TV Sharada Lahangir and Sujata Mohapatra of India TV were present at the meeting. Besides, the assault victims of Bargarh were also present.
(Also available at Odishabarta.com/orissadiary.com/odishaeye.com)

Yuva Odisha accused J Tytler & Srikant Jena of Ignoring States Cause

Yuva Odisha, a Delhi-based outfit, on Monday accused Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Srikant Jena of avoiding issues of central discrimination toward Odisha and asked them to respond to issues like alleged neglect in railway sector, insufficient royalty on minerals, discrimination in granting forest and environment clearances to industrial projects and not according special category status to Odisha. The outfit's president Tejeswar Parida also demanded establishment of a National Tribal University at Kandhamal, IIM in Bhubaneswar and a central agriculture university in Odisha.  Source (Times Of India)

Pediatric Doctor assaulted four journalists in Bargarh

Dr.Patra assaulting Naxatra Tv News Representative. 

Another Journalist attack in Odisha.

Will Govt Provide protection to Scribes 

Bhubaneswar:  Basant Rath, 

In a Shocking news while questioning for a counter bite to pursue relief to a poor patient on Tuesday,an Pediatric specialist, Dr Prafulla Patra, working under Govt. of Odisha who is the Owner of “The Child” clinic of Bargarh brutally assaulted four Media representatives of Naxatra TV, Kamyab TV, Seasore TV  & Kosal Times of Bargarh on 19th June.

An FIR has lodged against the Dr.Patro and others before the police station, in the meanwhile the doctor also filed a counter FIR against the media representatives too alleging misbehaved his wife. During the investigation the Dr.Patro and  his family managed to escape from Bargarh said the Police.   

 After the ill-fated incident Members of Bargarh Sambadik Sangha led by President Shankar Ballav Mishra, communicated to District Collector Bhabagrahi Mishra, on Friday demanding arrest of pediatric specialist Dr Prafulla Patra, who unlawfully running a nursing home at Khajurtikra in Bargarh town. While questioning about an allegedly incident Dr. Patro along with his son brutally assaulted four media personnel who went to pursue relief for a poor patient on Tuesday.

Collector Mr.Mishra assured the scribes that law will take its course of action, and asked the CDMO, how the doctor is unauthorized running the Nursing Home and directed to verify the documents and facilities available at the Nursing home.

Sources said that one Kishore Chandra Meher of village Kandlei in Balangir district had admitted his seven-month’s  old daughter in Child Care Nursing Hone rune by Dr. Patra on April 27. However, after 14-days when the condition of the girl child did not improve, Dr.Patra referred her to VSS Medical at Burla.

During discharge, Meher was claimed charges of  Rs. 27,000, paying the bill amount Meher requested for bill. The doctor assured to provide bills later. After several days elapsed the doctor failed to provide bills. In the meantime Mr.Mehar intimated the matter before some media persons.

The local scribes and four of them undertook to provide some relief and requested Dr. Patra to seek the bill on Tuesday evening. However, instead of handing over the bill, Dr. Patra, his wife along with their son Evan Patra, in a plan manner or assaulted brutally to the scribes.

Different forums including Voice of Odisha also condemned the incident and demanded immediate action against the culprit doctor and his son.http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=34772

Landmine blasted by Police at Jodinga-Nabarangpur.

Nabarangpur.

A landmine planted by Maoists was blasted by security personnel near Shanti Nagar, 4km away from Raighar  naxal-hit-Nabarangpur district today.

At the Jodinga-Raighar jungle two boys found the wires and try to tug the wires in the meanwhile they found some villagers ran away. Villagers came to the spot saw the huge wires and intimated Righar police.

Following the information, Superintendent of Police Niti Sekhar, SDPO Umerkote  Ashok Kumar Patnaik along with other police officials rushed to the spot near Jodenga, located the landmine which was more than 15 feet under the ground.

Police suspect landmines might be planted at the time of construction of the road without taking any risk of defuse Supt. of Police Mr. Sekhar directed the police personnel’s to blast the landmine. We suspect planting of more such landmines. Although search operation has been launched along the road from Raighar to district bordering, Said Sp. Mr.Sekhar

Odisha: Tata Steel provided assistance to more than 200 schools in state

 Tata Steel has taken several measures that are aimed at promoting school education in Odisha. Towards this end, the Company has provided assistance to more than 200 schools in the State.

To improve the educational infrastructure in schools that are located in and around its areas of operations, the Company has taken proactive initiatives in repairing and constructing school buildings and boundary walls and distributed desks and benches to schools. It has also distributed essential items to students regularly to further their education.

The latest endeavour of the steel major has been to extend Jyoti Fellowship Awards to the students of the State. Jyoti Fellowship Awards are given under the aegis of the Tata Steel-promoted Tribal Cultural Society (TCS).

This fellowship awards support education of underprivileged Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students of Standard VII and above. During the current year, more than 700 poor students belonging to the districts of Keonjhar, Jajpur and Ganjam were provided assistance under the scheme.

The commitment of the Steel Company towards providing world class education for the tribal community in Odisha is testified by the MoU signed by the Company in this regard with the Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS).

The Company has already set in motion the process of setting up a residential school in Jajpur district for scheduled caste, scheduled tribe children and those from underprivileged sections of society.

Another grassroots level initiative for facilitating tribal education in the State is reflected by the support provided by the Company to Adivasi Vikas Samiti (AVS), a school founded by Padmshree Tulasi Munda in Serenda area of Keonjhar district.

Besides providing infrastructure support, Tata Steel has provided books for the school library. With 352 students already enrolled, AVS, Serenda, imparts education to tribal children up to Class IX.

Similarly, the Company has provided assistance to Adivasi Vikas Samity (AVS), Kainsi, in Keonjhar district. To facilitate free education for poor children, Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS) is sponsoring the residential schooling of poor students of Joda area at AVS, Kainsi. TSRDS has already sponsored the education of two batches of 20 students each at AVS, Kainsi.

Further, to improve school infrastructure and ensure quality education in schools located in Kalinganagar, Joda and Gopalpur areas, Tata Steel has been distributing benches and desks. Sports materials are also distributed to a number of schools located in these areas. (Source: orissadiary.com)

Dhamra Port mulls sale of its export terminal

The Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL), a joint venture of Larsen and Toubro and Tata Steel is reportedly mulling to sell a section of its facilities.

Sources said the Adani Group of Gujarat, which operates ports in many parts of the country, is interested to buy the export terminal of the Dhamra Port as it has been lying idle since September last after the port was dedicated to the nation by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The Dhamra Port’s export terminal is idle owing to the slump in the export of iron ore from the Odisha as well as from the country as a whole. The terminal has loaded about 2 lakh tonnes of iron ore in the first eight months of its operation though it is equipped to handle about 13.5 million tonnes per year.

Now, the DPCL has mandated the Kotak Investment Banking to find a buyer for the export terminal.

If a transaction with the Adani group materialises, it would help the group strengthen its presence on the eastern coast of India, besides helping its commodity trading business. The group is using the Paradip Port for import of huge quantities of coal. Since the last two months the Adani group’s imported coal has been piling up at the Paradip Port.

The sources said the DPCL could be under pressure from its bankers, who have financed it to a tune of `3,000 crore for construction of its port, for repayment of the loan.

The Dhamra Port also runs a coal import terminal that has a capacity to load 13.5 million tonnes of cargo a year. The terminal has imported about 6 MT since it began operations in May for its customers, including Tata Steel, Bhusan Steel and Power and Usha Martin Industries.

The DPCL was awarded the rights to develop and operate a port at Dhamra for 30 years by the Odisha Government in 2004. The contract can be extended for two additional periods of 10 years each. The `3,200-crore first phase of the port began commercial operations from two fully-mechanised berths capable of handling coking and thermal coal, steam, limestone and iron ore.

However, the port has to develop facilities and infrastructure to attract more importers and exporters. So far, the port is connected with a narrow road from the National Highway-5 from Jamjhadi, which is difficult for port users to approach it. The port town does not yet have good hotels for accommodation of port users.

Bengal accords 2nd language status to Odia

The West Bengal Government on Wednesday decided to accord second language status in official work to Odia, Hindi, Gurmukhi and Santhali in the areas where over 10 per cent of the population spoke the languages.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the State Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, according to reports reaching here.The West Bengal Government had earlier accorded the second language status to Urdu.

Centre’s move to deprive many Odias of NIT Rourkela entry

There is a move by the Central Government that would deprive Odia students of getting admission in NIT Rourkela in an increased number. And as per the intentionally revised norms, 30 to 40 Odia students are sure to lose seats in this premier engineering college of the country.

The Central Counselling Board (CCB) conducts the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) every year for admission into the NITs and other central engineering institutes in the country. This year, the results of the AIEEE were to be published on June 15. However, the CCB published them before time, i.e, on June 9 for the reason better known to it. Similarly, it also preponed the counselling date to June 15 against June 16.

And on June 15, a new notification was made in the website of the CCB -www.ccb.nic.in which is just reverse to the prevailing one. As per the old provisions in the CCB information brochure in Para 3.3.1, a student can take admission in NIT either from the State quota or from the Central quota according to his rank.

But according to the new notification, a student can take admission in NIT from the State quota only, whatsoever his or her rank may be. Even if a student has performed better in the entrance test, he or she would not be eligible under the Central quota. And this new norm goes against the interest of the students of Odisha.

Citing an example, a guardian said that if a first rank-holder is an Odia and he or she takes admission in the NIT Rourkela he or she would be considered under the State quota and not under the Central quota. The result being 30 to 40 Odia students are sure to be deprived of their seats under the new provision.

Hence, there is now widespread discontent among the students, guardians and even teachers in Odisha, who demand a reconsideration of the notification. They further opine that since there are better coaching centres in south India and Delhi, students of these areas would take the benefit under the new guideline.

Source: The Pioneer, Bhubaneswar.

Doon School to come up in Bhubaneswar

A Doon School will come up in the capital city to cater to the need of quality education in the State. The school will follow the Dehradun model, said Doon International School (DIS) chairman Devender Singh Mann while laying the foundation stone for the school near AIIMS here on Thursday.

According to Mann, the school has four acres of land and the building work will be completed by March 2013. After a month of the completion of the building work, the first session of admission will start.

The day-cum-residential school will give opportunity for joining students from nursery Class to 7th standard and new classes will be opened every year, he added.

The school will give emphasis on quality education. Even the faculties from other Doon Schools would come to teach the students here. “Not only class-room teaching, but we will focus on all round development of the students,” said Mann.

Women pulled chariot at Nabarangpur.

Nabarangpur:The car festival had concluded in peacefully manner after ban on hurling obscenities at the chariot for the first time Woman power was display near chariot here on Thursday. Hundreds of women devotees with male devotees pulled chariot which created history in the district. Expressing pleasure District collector, Sibabrata Dash, said  that Prior to this year women found it difficult to even come near the ropes of the chariot, but after ban on hurling obscenities today women pulling chariot which reflects the rich and distinct cultural heritage of Nabarangpur.
           Ms.Sussma Jain, President Durgabhaini, along with Rising Star Rotarian’s participating in pulling chariot and cheering women devotees said that we are thankful to the district administration for arranging to pull the chariot and the same tradition will be continued further she added. Some of the tribal women are thrilled to participate in pulling of chariat.  For the smooth and peaceful pulling of chariot the district administration has deployed huge number police personals of both genders.