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Cuttack,Thursday, January 1, 2015
OMBADC to focus on
execution of Action Plan
NEWS IN PIX
Eight districts taken up in first phase
PBD BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, DEC 31
HIEF Secretary GC
Pati has advised
officials of the
Odisha Mineral Bearing
Area
Development
Corporation (OMBADC)
to focus on field level execution of the action plan
through close monitoring
and involvement of the
community in those areas.
The Corporation has
also been advised to
ensure inter-departmental
coordination and convergence with ongoing programmes of the State.
Pati’s directive came
during the First meeting
of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation here
yesterday.
PPCF
&
Chief
Executive
of
the
Corporation JD Sharma
outlined the objectives of
the Corporation and put
forth the proposed action
plan for discussion.
Sources said, the corporation will undertake
area development and
tribal welfare works for
ensuring inclusive growth
and
environmental
upgradation in mineral
C
Evicted slum dwelers in Cuttack staging demonstration demanding early rehabilitation. PBD Photo
Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak inspecting records at the City Hospital at Cuttack
during his surprise visit on Wednesday.—PBD Photo
TODAY FOR YOU
ARIES
What ails you now can be eliminated if you're willing to stand up
and say exactly what needs to be
said, Aries. Going with the flow may be an easy
route to follow, but it might not always take you
down a path that leads to the fulfillment of your
dreams.
Sesa Sterlite felicitates
weightlifter Dora Kondagiri
It takes two to tango, Taurus.
Remember that life isn't a oneway street. There needs to be a
bit of give and take if you expect others to treat
you the way you want to be treated. Don't let
people take control when it comes to taking
charge of your own life.
GEMINI
CANCER
Intense emotions are apt to dominate the scene today, Cancer. Don't
do anything halfway. It's time to
give it your all or nothing. You have the power to cut
to the heart of the issue. Don't hesitate. If you meet
opposition, stay strong. There's a valuable lesson to
be learned.
LEO
There's an overwhelming intensity about the day that might
make it difficult for you to maintain the peace, Leo. Strong opinions and courageous emotions are clashing in a climactic fashion. You might find yourself in the middle of conflicting forces if you aren't careful.
VIRGO
You may feel extra self-confident
today, Virgo, making you more
able to say and do the things you
might normally keep inside. Be warned, however,
that you're apt to run into some powerful, unexpected opposition.
LIBRA
You might find that others' strong
opinions dictate today's actions,
Libra. The atmosphere is quite
intense, so you might want to lay low and let others have their way. Don't try to put up a fight.
Unexpected opposition may come out of nowhere
and take control.
SCORPIO
Create your own reality, Scorpio. It
could be that you have the puppet
strings in your hands, but you're too
afraid to use them. Don't shy away from responsibility.
Take your time and don't lose sight of your goals. The
stakes are extra high today, and you will find that the
slightest movement is magnified several times over. Be
careful how you use your words.
SAGITTARIUS
Things that you thought were
obvious may not seem quite as
clear as you'd like them to be,
Sagittarius. Be aware that there may be some
intense opposition to your plans. Take care of
other people and their emotions.
CAPRICORN
There's a need for decisive action
today, Aquarius, and you're the one
fit for the job. Strong wills and
forceful opinions will win out. Others aren't likely to
be easily manipulated. Everyone has a voice and
they won't be afraid to use it.
PISCES
There may be tension and opposition today, Pisces, so be prepared. It could seem like everyone wants to rattle your cage. Stand strong.
There are forceful opinions crying out to be
heard. The more stubborn you are, the harder it
will be for important information to flow freely.
token share capital.
In the first phase, it
has been proposed to
launch the interventions
in
8
districts
like
Keonjhar, Sundargarh,
Jajpur,
Koraput,
Jharsuguda, Dhenkanal,
Mayurbhanj and Angul as
major portion of the total
additional
NPV
of
Rs.1661 cr has been realized from these districts.
An action plan of Rs
818cr was discussed in the
meeting, sources said
adding, the major activities include raising social
infrastructure, provision
of drinking water, sanitation, livelihood promotion, irrigation, skill
development for alterna-
Approximately 76.85 lakh rupees will be spend for the
enhanced DA for 42 employees of Group-A, 118
employees of Group-B, 328 employees of Group-C and
165 employees of Group-D of IDCO.
RAYAGADA: Sesa Sterlite under its public relation
activities felicitated Dora Kondagiri, a native of
Rayagada and the Gold medal winner at the World
Weightlifting competition held in Jamshedpur recently.
He was felicitated on the closing day of Chaiti festival
by Commissioner (Culture) Arabinda Padhi with a
cheque of Rs. 25000 sponsored by Sesa Sterlite Ltd.
Collector of Rayagada Sashi Bhusan Padhy, SP
Rayagada K Subhramani, Deputy Collector and
DIPRO Rayagada SK Madina and Sidhartha Behera
from Sesa Sterlite were present on the occasion. COO
of Sesa Sterlite KK Dave congratulated Dora Kondagiri
for his efforts and also thanked the district administration for arranging the felicitation program in Chaiti
Ground - a hub for culture and sports events. Dora
lauded Sesa Sterlite & the District administration for
encouraging local talent.
WESCO employee in
Vigilance trap
SAMBALPUR: Dileswar Dhal, a Lineman (B) at the JE
Electrical Section of WESCO Deogarh was forwarded
to the Court of Sambalpur Vigilance Special Judge
today after being arrested on December 30. The
accused who has been remanded to custody till
January 12, 2015 was arrested after a case was registered for demanding bribe of Rs 5,500 to provide a
new electric connection to his house. As per direction
of SP Vigilance, Sambalpur Division Rabinarayan
Patra, DSP of Vigilance Deogarh Unit office laid the
trap and Dhalwas caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe. The bribe money was recovered from the shirt pocket of Dhal and seized in presence of witnesses.
DA enhanced for IDCO staff
BHUBANESWAR: Industry minister Debi Prasad
Mishra sanctioned 7 per cent more DA of IDCO
employees with effect from July 2014. As a result 653
employees of IDCO will be benefited. The DA has
been enhanced from 100 to 107 per cent.
KENDRAPARA: In a crackdown, forest personnel took
into custody three persons on charges of smuggling
out live mud crabs from Bhitarkanika National park
waterbodies in Kendrapara district. Acting on a tip-off,
wildlife protection squad of the department made a
seizure of two quintals of live crabs packed in sacks
from a Kolkata bound bus at Nalitapatia village near
the national park boundary, forest officials said today.
The arrested persons - Babuli Mallick the driver,
Sanjaya Kumar Das the helper of the bus and the crab
supplier Ajambila Das - were booked under the provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and remanded to
judicial custody after being arrested yesterday, they
said. The mud crabs recovered from the arrested
offenders were later released into the water bodies of
Bhitarkanika, said DFO, Bhitarkanika Mangrove
(wildlife) Division, Kedar Kumar Swain. "We had
received definite information about illegal trading and
catching of mud crabs. The catch was making its way
to Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata and other areas," he
said. PTI
Ghadai demands hike in
minimum wage
JAJPUR: Former finance
minister Prafulla
Chandra Ghadai today
pleaded for fixing the
minimum wage to Rs 300
a day in the state from
the existing Rs 164.
Ghadai told PBD that
many states in the country have raised the minimum wage to above Rs
200 per day.
“Haryana has raised the minimum wage to Rs 236,
the highest in the country. Similarly, it is Rs 222 in
Andaman, Rs 212 in Kerala and Rs 200 in Punjab.
However, the State government has not yet raised
the minimum wage, Ghadai said. He said, in the past
one year, prices of essential commodities have gone
up manifold. When the wage earners have started getting Rs 250 in villages, why should they work for Rs
164 fixed by the State government? he asked. Citing
the Raghuram Rajan Committee and Planning
Commission reports, Ghadai said a majority of the
people in State lived the below poverty line (BPL) category and they needed to be brought above the BPL
by enhanced economic support. He maintained that
the migration of labourers problem, which has often
brought disrepute to the State, could be also checked
to a great extent if the wages were hiked.
Other people may tend to snap
under the emotional pressure of
the day, Capricorn, but you're well
suited to soar through with flying colors. You're
ruled by your emotions and you have no problem
navigating rough waters. Other people may look to
you for strength and support.
AQUARIUS
bearing areas of the State.
The objective outlines
of
the
Corporation
include improved infrastructure
facilitating
livelihood enhancement,
income enhancement of
the tribal and vulnerable
households, boosting up
human
development
index, environmental sustainability and reduction
of income disparity.
The Corporation will
draw its funds from additional Net Present value
(NPV) realized from mining leases.
Sources said, about 50
per cent of such NPV will
be utilized through this
Corporation. State Govt
has provided Rs 1 lakh as
Three held for smuggling
live mud crabs
TAURUS
t may be hard to resolve anything
today, Gemini. It could be that
there's an overwhelming resistance making it difficult to act according to plan.
Today isn't a good day to fight. If things don't seem
to be going your way, don't push it.
The corporation
will undertake
area development
and tribal welfare
works for ensuring
inclusive growth
and environmental
upgradation in mineral bearing areas of the State.
tive livelihood & supplementary income, environmental upgradation, construction
of
roads,
angnawadi
centers,
power supply infrastructure, health services and
development of sports.
The programmes will
be coordinated and monitored through a district
level committee under the
chairmanship
of
Collector. The line departments, people’s representatives and NGO workers
will be involved at the
ground level for effecting
better implementation.
The
Development
C o m m i s s i o n e r,
Secretaries of Finance,
Forest & Environment,
Rural Development, Steel
& Mines along with PCCF
( WL) & Chief Warden
(Wild Life) have been
taken as members in
Board of Directors.
The
Development
Commissioner
UN
Behera,
Additional
Chief Secretary Finance
R
Balkrishnan,
Principal
Secretary
Steel & Mines Rajesh
Kumar Sharma along
with other members of
the Corporation participated in discussions.
PBD BUREAU/PTI
KENDRAPARA, DEC 31
AT least 22 persons have been affected by jaundice in coastal Kendrapara
district, officials said today.
Confirmed and unconfirmed
cases of jaundice have been reported
in Malliksahi village under Kansara
gram panchayat on the outskirts of
Kendrapara district headquarters.
At least 14 cases are symptomatically confirmed as jaundice while
seven others are suspected to be
afflicted, said health department
officials.
Medical teams have been
rushed to the village and have taken
a stock of the situation, said
Additional District Medical Officer,
MA Beig.
The blood samples of the affected
villagers have been sent to microbiology department of SCB Medical
College and Hospital, Cuttack. The
samples of drinking water drawn
have been dispatched to pathology
and bacteriology departments of the
hospital, he said.
The village has a population of
400. However, there is only one
deep-dug tube well to meet with
drinking water requirement of the
said villagers.
Contaminated
drinking water led to the outbreak.
Sources of drinking water are being
disinfected, the health officials said.
A three-member Central health
team visited Sambalpur after jaundice
outbreak hit the city claiming at least
17 lives and infecting 1921 persons.
Several leakages in main drinking water pipelines at Jeypore in
Koraput district have triggered fear
of outbreak of diseases.
Teenage models ooze talent, elegance
at Nanhipari-Little Miss India
PBD BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, DEC 31
STYLE, talent, intelligence
and elegance were on display as teenaged models
took the ramp at the 14th
Nanhipari- Little Miss
India beauty pageant that
concluded
at
KIIT
International School in
Bhubaneswar. 19 young
girls between 11-13 years
shortlisted from 10 States
took part in several competitions in the three-day
event and Mitali Bhilwaria
from Assam topped the
contest
bagging
the
Nanhipari-2014 title on the
final day. Aneshwa Nanda
and Saina Salonika were
crowned first runners-up
and 2nd runner up respectively. The top three
received a cash award of
1.3 and 1.2 lakh, respectively along with a silver
crown, trophy and certificate.
Besides my excitement
after winning the title, the
three day experience was
very enriching and unique
for me, said Mitali after
Ashna
Mohanty,
Nanhpari 2013 crowned
her on the final day.
The event aims at
developing confidence
besides inculcating values
that can develop personality and life skills for a successful future among
MOVIES IN THEATRES
PK
BHUBANESWAR
INOX
Keshari
Maharaja
Stutee
Swati
Sriya
Ekamra
Ravi
CUTTACK
Brindaban
Sangam1
Sangam2
Samrat
22 affected by
jaundice in
Kendrapara
LINGAA
BHUBANESWAR
INOX
Keshari
Sriya
CUTTACK
Brindaban
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE
OF THE FIVE
BHUBANESWAR
INOX
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BHUBANESWAR
INOX
young girls, added Malay
Mahapatra, organizer of
the event. Activities like
written test, Quiz, Sports,
Art, Song, Dance, Group
Discussion and training
programme on catwalk,
personality development ,
skincare, and make up
was organized in the
three-day camp. Other talented girls who participated were awarded 15 different titles along with
cash awards for their
excellence in different segments. Mr & Mrs Tarak
Dutta were felicitated as
best
parent
while
Samrudhi Panda won the
Little miss Whiz Kid
(Intelligence). Other title
winners were Bhoomika
Dash (Odisha) -Miss
Talent, Aksharita Baidehi
Jayanti (Odisha) - Little
miss Catwalk, Priyanki
Goswami (Assam) - Little
Miss Personality, Elina
Mahanta (Odisha) - little
Miss
Paridhan,
KR
Santoshini (Odisha) Little Miss Urvasi, Vanisha
Dandapat(Odisha) - Little
Miss Photogenic, Reya
Dutta (West Bengal) Little Miss Monalisha,
Aishwaya Samal(Odisha) Little Miss Sukeshi, Sweta
Mishra (Odisha) - Little
Miss Sunayna, Mitali
Bhilwaria (Assam) - Little
Miss Nightangle, Shivi
Koch
(ArunaChal
Pradesh) - Little Miss
Beautiful Skin, Sheba
Roman (Karnataka) - Little
Miss Mileage, Ankita
Pattnaik
(Andhra
Pradesh) - Little Miss
Little Elegance, Mani
Maitheli (Telengana) Little Miss Congeniality,
Smruti
Sikha
Patro
(Odisha) - Little Miss Fit
and M Indusha (Andha
Pradesh) - Best Campire
Performance.

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