roundup 2 politicalbusinessdaily the .. . . CM to visit jaundice affected Sambalpur PBD BUREAU/PTI BHUBANESWAR, DEC 22 ITH jaundice claiming at least 21 lives and the disease assuming alarming proportions in Sambalpur town, the State government today said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to visit the affected area on Wednesday. Official sources said, the decision in this regard was taken at a high level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary GC Pati, who is also likely to accompany the Chief Minister. Health secretary Arati Ahuja and other officials of the department attended the meeting. Though the state government claimed to have controlled spread of the disease, 20 more new W TODAY FOR YOU ARIES You might second-guess yourself today, Aries. Voices in your head are louder than usual, and you could be the one putting the brakes on your own train. Your intuition is trying to break through. TAURUS Today is excellent for you, Taurus. You will find that things flow naturally in the very way you've visualized. You might even find that things actually go much better than you had envisioned! Go about your endeavors confidently. The whole world isn't out to get you. GEMINI Be careful about the way your words come across to others, Gemini. You might not realize how much other people's feelings are affected until it's too late. Consider backing off for a while and taking a break from your normal performance. Practice your lines at home. CANCER Today could be the day you've been waiting for, Cancer. Realize that you have the gentle, sincere nature necessary to sweet-talk your way through any situation. Indeed, if there is something that needs resolution, now would be a good time to smooth things over. People will be more receptive to your good nature and nurturing qualities. LEO Something is urging you to take action, Leo. You may feel a restlessness in the air that makes you want to get up and go. The problem is the place you need to go may not be obvious at first. Tender emotions may get in the way of decisive action. patients were detected yesterday with a large number of affected people dropping to District Headquarters hospital at Sambalpur. "The government has taken several steps to contain the spread of the disease. People are being provided with safe drinking water and the housing and urban development department has made arrangements in certain affected areas," said Health Secretary Arati Ahuja. Besides announcing free treatment of patients suffering from jaundice, Ahuja said people can also get their blood sample examined free at government hospitals. The district administration has stepped up operations to prevent and eradicate the disease with the district administration was working to renovate water supply pipelines and cleaning of drains using machines, Ahuja said. Sambalpur District Collector Balwant Singh said the district administration has taken up chlorination of water supply system, Singh said efforts were being made to prevent the disease from spreading. SAMBALPUR: QUASHING official statistics on Jaundice deaths BJP today said that there have been more deaths than reported (17) and also condemned CM Naveen Patnaik’s scheduled visit on December 24. Demanding relief package for the deceased and affected in the disease, senior BJP leader Suresh Pujari said "Jaundice has emerged as a major concern for the city but state government is least concerned about it. More than 1300 people in the city have been infected by the disease now. Even more than 19 cases of death have been reported due to the disease till now by our sources." Electric crematorium at Sambalpur Raj Ghat PBD BUREAU SAMBALPUR, DEC 22 THE prominent cremation ground of Sambalpur city, Raj Ghat will soon get an electric crematorium and several other developmental works will also be carried out at this Ghat which is located along the River Mahanadi, informed municipality sources. Rs 1 cr has been sanctioned by the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) for the works. The electric crematorium will be installed to resolve the problems, which occur due to scarcity of firewood and bad weather during the cremation, added sources. “The district collector Balwant Singh had convened a meeting with people from the several walks of life regarding the electric crematorium and the other developmental works of the Raj Ghat recently,” said Engineer of Sambalpur Municipality B Padhee. Suggestions from the people of the city have also been sought for the development of Raj Ghat, he added. The electric crematorium will check pollution and give people an alternate and viable option to cremate. Electric crematoriums are being used at several places now and though people will be apprehensive in the beginning, after seeing the benefits, they will certainly adopt it, said a local resident, Dev Priyadarshi. Apart from the installation of the electric crematorium, several other developmental works will also take place in the Raj Ghat and we target to complete all the works within 4 to 5 months, added Padhee stating further that construction of administrative building, firewood godown, concrete platform boundary wall and lawn will be undertaken. Moreover, the bathroom of the Raj Ghat will also be renovated, said Padhee. “Around 40 to 50 lakh will be spent on the installation of the electric crematorium. Around 28 lakh will be spent on the civil work,” added Padhee A decision has also been taken to run the Raj Ghat on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. “A nongovernmental organisation will be engaged to run and manage the Raj Ghat after electric crematorium is installed and all the other developmental works of the Raj Ghat are completed,” said he. CAPRICORN Your thinking is clear today, Capricorn, and you will find that generally things are running smoothly. Your perspective on everything is very much in line with where you need to be at this time. In other words, you're doing everything exactly right. AQUARIUS Listen to what other people say to you today, Aquarius. There are valuable experiences waiting around the corner. The important thing to do now is recognize opportunities when they arise. The road to success isn't always well marked. Take a chance on the road with no signs at all. PISCES Your emotions may be more in tune with the world around you today, Pisces. You could even feel a bit psychic. Go with your hunches. You will find that rational thinking may not be the best way to handle situations right now. Be the sensitive one who feels things before taking action. WITH price of diesel being cut, the State government today further reduced bus fare by 2 paise per km in all the categories. "The State government has announced reduction in bus fare by two paise per km as per recommendations made by the Technical Advisory Committee of the department," said Transport and Commerce Minister Ramesh Majhi. The passengers, who used to pay 62 paise/km, will now have to pay 60 paise in ordinary buses and 63 instead of 65 in Express buses. Similarly, the fare in deluxe and deluxe A/C buses will be 83 paise and Rs 1.2 respectively instead of 85 paise and Rs 1.04 per km, Majhi said. The State government had earlier reduced the bus fare by two paise in two phases following a fall in the diesel prices by Rs 9.17 in phases in the last two months. PBD BUREAU CUTTACK, DEC 22 VIGILANCE squad today laid traps and arrested two Revenue department officials in two districts for accepting bribes. A Revenue Inspector of Gualsinghi Revenue Circle under Derabis Tehsil in Kendrapara district was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 3000 while a junior clerk in the Tehsildar Office in Gop under Puri district was arrested for demanding Rs 18,000, vigilance Department said. According to department sources here Debendra Kumar Sahoo was arrested after he was caught redhanded while accepting the bribe from one Madhab Behera of Khandasahi village of the district for issuing rent receipt for conversion of his agricultural land to homestead land. The vigilance sleuths laid a trap following a complaint from Behera Central Bank celebrates 104th Foundation Day BHUBANESWAR: STATE-RUN Central Bank of India celebrated its 104th Foundation Day at Regional Office, Bhubaneswar with customers and staff on Sunday. The Foundation Day function was inaugurated by SK Bhattacharya, Regional Manager, in presence of Dilip Kumar Mohapatra, Deputy Regional Manager, Balakrishna Swain, Chief Manager and other dignitaries. Speaking on the occasion, Bhattacharya said Central Bank of India has been serving the cross sections of society for the last 104 years and it is committed to provide excellent service to the customers. The Bank is pioneer in launching many innovative and caught Sahoo. Subsequently his house was searched and Rs41,000 cash, 21 gms gold was seized, vigilance sources said. In another case, Narendra Kumar Sahoo, Junior Clerk in the office of Tahasildar, Gop, was arrested for accepting Rs 18000 from one Pravakar Behera for chaning the land type. His Govt. Qrs. inside Block Colony, Puri was also searched, the department said. schemes for the customers, he added. The Bank organised free health check-up camp, quiz and debate competitions; and felicitated some staff and customer to mark the occasion. Union Bank opens two branches in Capital City BHUBANESWAR: The Union Bank opened two new branches here today taking its branch count in the State to 117. The branch at Cuttack Road was inaugurated by P K Jena, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Bhubaneswar while the Kalinga Vihar branch was inaugurated by Vijay Srivastava, Deputy General Manager, Bhubaneswar Regional Office of the Bank. Union Bank, with 117 branches and 143 ATMs in Odisha, is among the few banks having presence in all the 30 districts of the State. ‘Either prevent or tolerate wrath of climate change’ Things may seem a little cloudy today, Libra, but this is no reason to be blue. It could be that you need to make adjustments before you can smoothly relate to others. Take this opportunity to attend to things that you normally wouldn't think of. Try to curb your tongue today, Sagittarius. There's no reason to lash out. You will find that the more sensitive your approach, the farther you will get in your pursuit of your goals. Today might find you feeling moody, and your emotions could be running away with you. BHUBANESWAR, DEC 22 There is a lack of coordination between the concerned departments. And for last six months people are suffering regarding and it has become a manmade disaster and according to our sources industrial waste is one of its main reasons behind the spread of the disease, added Pujari. Notably, with Sambalpur getting no respite from jaundice, the municipality has started de-silting of the chocked drainage system of the city to make it hygienic. Water supply has been stopped in the affected areas for necessary repairing and drinking water is being supplied with help of tankers, informed sources. LIBRA SAGITTARIUS PBD BUREAU Two Revenue officials arrested by vigilance on graft charge You will find that your emotions are much more under control today, Virgo. You're able to strike a happy balance and avoid extraordinary extremes that scare others away. In fact, quite the opposite is true. People will be attracted to you as you provide a life raft on turbulent waters. Try not to see the negative in everything today, Scorpio. Concentrate on the positive. You will pick up subtle signals from others that can be very helpful as you gather data throughout the day. As you proceed through it, keep in mind that everything need not be a race to the finish line. Enjoy where you are now. There's no reason to rush to the next activity if you're having fun. Cuttack, Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Bus fare further slashed by two paise per km BJP condemns CM visit, says Jaundice deaths understated VIRGO SCORPIO www.pbdodisha.in PBD BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 22 “SIMPLY tolerate or prevent – these are two options left to face the negative effects of climate change,” remarked Senior Advisor of World Agroforestry Centre, South East Asia Dr Virendra Pal Singh, while presenting his keynote address at the inaugural session of the 5th Odisha Environment Congress here at Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) on Monday. “Climate Change and Environment is one of the six (6) programmes of the World Agroforestry,” he informed stressing on the communitydriven process to deal with the effects of climate change and environment. Singh also advocated climate-smart agriculture, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, livelihood improvement and environment sustainability. Dr Singh, while speaking on climate change, informed that two noticeable effects of climate change on the environment in India are rise in temperature and shift in snowfall. He advised that mitigation, adaption and minimization should be the key objectives of a solution to climate change. Industries, School and Mass Education minister Debi Prasad Mishra inaugurated the 3-day long OEC-2014 and expressed his concerns about health hazards in various vulnerable pockets in the state as climate change and its impact is visible nowadays. Panchayatiraj Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo appealed the scientists and experts to prepare action plan keeping in view the problems of laymen and stressed “maximum budgetary provision should be made for climate change and environment.” OEC Chairman D K Roy presided over the inaugural session attended by former Member of Board of Revenue Aurobindo Behera, RMNH Director Indresh Kumar and OEC Organising Secretary Sudarsan Das. The theme for this year ’s Congress was “Climate Change & Environment – Issues and Challenges for Odisha”. The theme of first technical session of OEC was ‘Climate Change and Odisha’ while ‘Climate Change, Mining and Energy Sector in Odisha’ and ‘Climate Change and Coastal Zone Management, Odisha’ were the themes of discussion in second and third technical sessions respectively. As many as 42 experts have contributed papers on climate change and environment out of which one of the papers would be rewarded with “Best Paper” in order to promote young researchers and scientists (Age: Below 35). The OEC, to spread climate change issues and solutions among the young, is organizing a “Children Environment Congress” on December 23 in which young students will be given a chance to present their understanding, creativity and activities. A workshop on “Odisha Climate Change Action Plan” is scheduled to be held on December 24 which will be inaugurated by the Chief Secretary of Odisha G C Pati and to be attended by many other experts including Development Commissioner UN Behera. It is worth mentioning that in collaboration of the State Forest and Environment department, Odisha Environment Congress (OEC) is being organized as an annual scientific event since 2010. Human Development Foundation (HDF) Bhubaneswar, Centre for Environment and Development (CED), Thiruvananthapuram and Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) Bhubaneswar are the organizers of this event which has been providing a unique platform for academicians, researchers, scientists, planners, policy makers, students and practitioners to discussing and deliberate upon issues concerning environment. OEC also provides scope for publication and presentation of Odisha specific research based articles on the chosen theme. Themes for previous years were “Water and Environment (2010), Forest and Environment (2011), Energy and Environment (2012) and Agriculture and Environment (2013). MOVIES IN THEATRES PK BHUBANESWAR INOX Keshari Maharaja Stutee Swati Sriya Ekamra Ravi CUTTACK Brindaban Sangam1 Sangam2 Samrat LINGAA BHUBANESWAR INOX Keshari Sriya CUTTACK Brindaban ACTION JACKSON BHUBANESWAR INOX Keshari Maharaja Swati CUTTACK Sangam Samrat Published and printed by Suravi Mishra on behalf of Colours Multmedia Pvt Ltd, D-935, Sector-6, CDA, Cuttack-753014 (Odisha) and printed at Nijukti Khabar Prakashan, Plot No TS/193, Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar-751010. Head Office: Pratap Bhavan, 5 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 Tel No: 30180065, 30180068 Fax: 30180070 Bhubaneswar Office: Qtr No. VI C 3/2, Unit-I, Bhubaneswar-751009 (Odisha) Tel No: 2597505 Fax: 2598505 [email protected] Editor- Puneet Nanda, Resident Editor (Odisha)-Bijoy Ketan Mishra
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