31 May 2011

Vedanta University – Its importance to Odisha and India.

Bhubaneswar:
Vedanta University, Could be a Game Changer for Odisha & India,
Political opposition is opportunism & political parties that oppose it
AP (Congress) & Karnatak,(BJP) Wooing It.


Vedanta University, as envisioned, could be a game changer for Odisha and India. However, its parameters (Rs 15K crores initial budget, 10K faculty, 6K+ acres, etc.) are so audacious that many well-meaning people are skeptical about it and oppose it. But Ex-CM of Andhra, Rosaiah, a Congressman, comprehended its once-in-a-millennium type potential and wrote the following to chairman of Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF): "I request you to choose Andhra Pradesh as the state has a unique capacity and culture to nurture the institute of your dreams that will put Indian education back on the global map. I depute the chief executive officer of AP Invest, the state government’s nodal agency, to make a detailed presentation to you in this regard. I assure you that the state government will extend every possible support to this endeavour. Your vision of building a research university of the stature of Stanford in India, your dream of providing higher education of global standards to over one lakh students is all the more heartening." So most of the political opposition is opportunism and political parties that oppose it in Odisha have their governments in Andhra (Congress) and Karnataka (BJP) wooing it. We request people who are for Odisha's development to explore the pages here and in facebook and openly come out in support of this project and help spread the positives of this project. The facebook pages have support statements from many Odisha origin academics from Odisha and abroad. Please read what they say.

Note: A facebook site in support of Vedanta University has about 1200 “likes” and its companion facebook account has about 500 “friends”; about 300 of them are common. The site ishttp://www.facebook.com/vedantau and the account is http://www.facebook.com/vedantauniv.)

Odisha IT, Minister gets 1st class in +2 Exams

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha’s IT, Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi, who had appeared for the Plus-II Arts examination from Panabedha, college in Nabarangpur district,
passed in the first division securing 376 marks out of total 600.
Mr.Majhi was a student of Science at Biju Patnaik College, Bhubaneswar in 1995-96. However, he failed to clear the exam due to some inevitable reasons.
Later, Mr. Majhi entered politics and became the Block Chairman at the age of 19 after his father's demise. He was then elected to Nabarangpur Zilla Parishad.
Ramesh Majhi was later elected as the MLA on BJD ticket from Dabugaon in 2004. During his second tenure as an MLA from Jharigaon in 2009, he was inducted into the Cabinet by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Mr. Ramesh Majjhi currently holds the portfolios of IT and Fisheries & Animal Resources (Independent Charge). He also holds the portfolio of SC & ST Development,(State)
“I am happy for the success amid hectic schedules,” Majhi said.After a long 16 years, he again wrote the papers on becoming a minister.

Youth Cong to be strengthened for next General Elections

PNS | Nabarangpur
The Congress will strengthen its youth wing, Indian Youth Congress (IYC), for ensuring a better performance in the next general elections. At the same time, it also wants that the functionaries of the youth outfit are duly elected through democratic process, said the zonal coordinator for Parliament constituencies of southern region Wasim Sagar Azmi.

In the first phase, the IYC will hold an awareness drive to make youths below 35 years aware that why they should join the outfit. The second phase would be the membership drive. Out of the grass root members, five delegates would be elected for each booth who on the latter stage would elect president for the district and State, Azmi said while talking to the mediapersons here.

Since youth are the vital components, the party is going to give importance to them . Rahul Gandhi has also directed to work in similar lines, Azmi, said.

He informed that organisational elections would be held from the booth to State-level which would include booth committee (five members), Assembly committee (10 members), and Lok Sabha committee (10 members). In Nabarangpur Loksabha constituencies, 1064 booth committee will be formed .

“Two years ago, the process of internal organisational election was taken up as a pilot project and till date the organisational elections have been conducted in more than 20 States and lakhs of youths joined Youth Congress,” said Nabarangpur, Loksabha coordinator Khalid Pathan.

27 May 2011

CBI Team Begins Probe in Pujariguda,GP.

Nabarangpur:


The three member Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team started investigation in the alleged large-scale corruption in implementation of the rural job scheme under MGNREGS in 2006-07.
The team headed by K.P Tripathy, along with SN Rath, and SC Khatua, verified documents and muster rolls of MGNREGS at DRDA and Tentulikhunti block on 25th to 27th and field inquiry at Pujariguda, Gram Panchayat on Friday.
As per the direction of the state government, the additional district maristrate, (ADM) Narendra Pradhamn, who has appointed nodal officer in the district to cooperate the CBI teams in the investigation,"
A CBI team arrived here on Wednesday "We have been helping them in beginning probe," said Nabarangpur district collector Sibabrata Dash,

The teams, on the first phase, would probe alleged irregularities of MGNREGS in 16 villages said the officials.

26 May 2011

Odisha Government to appoint 18 Mobile Veterinary Dispensaries says minister

A review meeting of Fishery and Animal Resources held under the Chairmanship of the department Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi. Chief District Veterinary Officers of all 3- districts were present. It has been decided to appoint 18 Veterinary Doctors to open 18 Mobile Veterinary Dispensaries in 6 districts. At least 100 animals will be treatment daily with these Mobile Units.

Department Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi told that this department is meant for service to the poors. They should be benefitted by all the plans and projects of the department. The Minister called upon the Departmental Officers to provide all facilities to the poors.

Departmental Secretary and Chairman of OMFED Satyabrata Shoo expressed the plans and projects of the department. He told that Animal Health Treatment Camps will be organized by the department in every Panchayat through Kalyani Project. Atleast 10 thousand animals will be treated in this camps. About 210 Quintals of grass seeds will be supplied by 10th June.

From this year more cheaper generic medicines will be supplied. Refrigerators will be supplied to all veterinary hospitals to keep injections. About 1.5 crore will be incurred expenditures. Director Bishnu Prasad Panda, Chief of Kalyan Project Y.A.Pathak were present.

24 May 2011

CBI Inspector arrive Nabarangpur to probe MGNREGS Scam.

Nabarangpur:
State CBI inspector K.P.Tripathy, arrive Nabarangpur today to probe the rural job scam under the MGNREGS. He meets with the Collector, Sibabrata Dash, On Wednesday he will proceed to the blocks identified for investigation. He further said that a tem of the central agency is coming to the district but there is no official confirmation about the visit.
Hear it is note that the Supreme Court on May 12 directed the CBI to probe the alleged financial irregularities in the rural job scheme in the districts of Balangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Rayagada and submit its first status report in six months.

The court further directed CBI to take into consideration all the three documents - the survey report prepared by CEFS, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report of March 31, 2009, and the report submitted by National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) to the State Government. It was the CAG which first pointed out irregularities running into crores of rupees in the implementation of the job scheme in the State.

23 May 2011

Unit of Youth Congress to enroll 10 lakh member

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) launched a twenty-day pre-membership awareness drive for the State at the Congress Bhawan here on Sunday. AICC secretary and Odisha in-charge Mirza Irshad Baig, IYC secretary Mohd Shahnawaz Choudhury and Pradesh Youth Congress (PYC) president Pradip Majhi (MP) jointly inaugurated the programme. The drive will be followed by a month-long membership enrollment campaign.

Irshad Baig told newsmen at the Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters that AICC will extend full patronage to the IYC team, now in Odisha, in the membership drive and instructed the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) and all the Districts Congress Committees (DCC) to extend their full cooperation to the IYC members during the process.

Baig said the IYC is going to conduct organisational elections in the State soon after the membership drive. As to eligibility for membership and participation in the elections he laid the age limit between 18 and 35 years. Youth believing in secular ideology and with clean image can become members and contest the elections for any post.

Mohd. Shahnawaz said AICC General secretary Rahul Gandhi belived that leadership should not be imposed on the youth, rather they must choose their leaders in a democratic manner.

OPYC president Majhi appealed to the youth of Odisha to join the Youth Congress and contribute to the progress of the country.

Among others, Pradesh Congress Committee(PCC) spokesperson Kailash Acharya, IYC zonal co-ordinator Iftikar Ahemad and Pankaj Basotra were also present.

21 May 2011

2 Days Bandh on Hike in Sugar & Textile, Odisha Govt. feels Good

4 per cent VAT in Sugar & Textile products.
All Odisha Textile & Sugar dealers called two days Bandh

Nabarangpur:
BJD had launched frontal attack on Centre on Petroleum price, How Imposed 4% VAT on Sugar & Textile in Odisha only.
The Orissa government has levied 4 per cent value added tax (VAT) on sugar and textile products. Orissa is the only state that has imposed VAT on sugar and textile products.
The BJD had launched a frontal attack on the Centre on the petroleum price issue by burning effigies of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
On the other hand, it issued an order on May 3, 2011, for imposition of VAT on sugar and textile and asked for collection of 4 per cent VAT with effect from April 8, 2011.
The government officials said after the Centre had abolished the excise duty in lieu of sales tax, the Orissa government imposed VAT of 4 per cent. “As a state share, we used to get Rs 270 crore to Rs 300 crore from the Centre towards tax from sugar and textile. After abolition of the excise tax if we don’t impose the tax, the state will lose huge money. The state cannot afford to bear the loss,” said an Orissa government official.
However, the officials agreed that because of imposition of the VAT, the consumer are now paying Rs 2 more on 1kg of sugar. The all Odisha textile and sugar, dealers (Wholesale & Retail) has opposed the imposition of VAT on sugar and textile in Orissa. Mr. Sushil Jain, one of the executive Member of the dealers said that “Traders across the state will keep their shutters down on May 24 and 25 as a mark of protest.

17 May 2011

BJD block NH-201 over petrol price hike.

T
Nabarangpur.
Ruling Biju Janata dal, took to the streets protesting against hike in petrol prices and demanded immediate roll back. The BJD activists organized rallies and demonstration, blocked the NH-201, in Nabarangpur town area here shouting slogans against the Centre.
Claiming that the price of petrol had been raised nine times during the last nine months, the protesters said it would put enormous financial burden on common people.
Monohar Randhari, MLA, critisised the price hike and said Congress had betroyed the people. The hike will result in rise in prices of essential commodities.The UPA government must announce a subsidy and take steps to control prices of petroleum products, he demanded.

Congress MP Pradeep Majhi asked 501 Questions in 2 Years.

A record in 15th Lok Sabha so far.
Nabarangpur.
While the UPA government is all set to complete two years, Congress MP from Nabarangpur in Odisha, Pradeep Majhi has set a new record. The first-timer Lok Sabha MP asked 501 questions in two years.
A study by Hush Puppies revealed that the people of India elected 61 MPs in the 25-40 age group, to the 15th Lok Sabha in May 2009. Who form over 11 per cent of the total strength of the house. Going by the statistics of their attendance in the house, the number of questions they asked, the debates they participated in, and the private member’s bills they introduced, their performance has been clearly below average.
Ironically, Rahul Gandhi, who is considered as the youth icon in the country, neither participated in any Parliamentary debate nor asked any question. His attendance was a meagre 47 per cent. His busy and hectic schedule across the country did not help him to focus on Parliamentary proceedings.
Pradeep Majhi, who hails from Odisha's tribal district - Nabarangpur, took part in five debates with an attendance rate of 66 percent. He asked 501 questions - a record in 15th Lok Sabha so far. He focuses on social issues, tribal development, human rights issue and infrastructure development. His campaigns against the Vedanta Mining Project in Niyamgiri Hills and MGNREGS scam in Nabarangpur, earned him accolades.
As the MP from Nabarangpur, a predominantly tribal area, he has taken up tribal rights issues both inside and outside Parliament. In the recent Budget session, Majhi took up the issue of the demand of the Konda Reddy community of Orissa to be recognised as a scheduled tribe. “It is strange that the community should have ST status just across the border in Andhra Pradesh and despite being a primitive tribe, continue to wait for it in Orissa,” he says. According to Majhi, not meeting the demand is one of the reasons for a large number of youth from this tribe becoming Naxalites.
Majhi played an important role in bringing to focus the opposition of the tribal communities to the Vedanta mining project in Niyamgiri Hills. Indiscriminate mining is an issue that he has been campaigning against, and was looking forward to participating in a discussion on it scheduled towards the end of the Budget session this year. Majhi had even managed to get himself listed as the third speaker on the issue. However, the house adjourned after some disruption, and the discussion did not happen. “It was very disappointing for me,”hesays.
Majhi uses zero hour to raise issues in Orissa because, he says, “there are only two or three people who do it”. He admits that his attendance in the Lok Sabha took a hit because of the organisational elections of the Youth Congress of which he is the president in Orissa. “The last session was anyway washed out. I have tried to make up for the loss in the Budget session,” he says.
Pradeep Majhi currently holds the post of Orissa Pradesh Youth Congress President. It's heartening to see that despite holding such an important post, Mr. Majhi managed to discharge his duties as a Lok Sabha MP whenever he got a chance.

Youth Writer Felicitated.

By: Basant Rath, Bureau Chief.
Eminent Youth writer, poet and columnist, of Southern Odisha, Bulu Hota, conferred the prestigious Dakhina Odisha Sahitya Samblini Sammana, Which provides space for eminent writer, poet, columnist and people in the field of art, literature, social service, education, and media, held at Sastri Bhawan, Nabarangpur. Eminent Social Worker, Mrs.Rutupurna Mohanty,who was the chief guest, felicitated Mr.Hota. Several Illustrious writing columns published in the leading oriya daily, newspapers bases on the happenings and creativity.
When asked for his reaction on receiving the unique honour, he said I have been writing a column for 10 years and have penned over several books. I am satisfied as a writer; one feels happy when one is loved.” Mr.Hota added.
The award create inspirations and competitive attitude of talents in different fields of Odiya literature, and creativity. The Dakhina Odisha Sahitya Samblini creates facilities for all other media persons to use it’s platform for inspiration, creation, contribution and getting appreciation and rewards for excellence.

Dakshina Odisha Sahatya Samilani Concluded

Nabarangour.
orissadiary.com, newsweb.in,
For the first time in the district three days Dakshina Odisha Sahatya Samblini, was held at Shastri Bhawan was concluded on Sunday. On the Inaugural day Rajya Sabha, MP, Mr. Baisnav Parida, was the chief guest inaugurated the samilani. Commissioner, for persons with disability, Odisha, Ms. Kasturi Mohapatra, Mr.Bhupandra Mohapatra, were the guest of honour, while Psychologist, of Utkal University, Dr. Pratap Rath was Chief Speaker. In the second day of the function, Mayadhar Nayak, was the chief guest, while in the concluding day, Ms.Ritupurna Mohanty, was chief guest said that there is a need of a fifth pillar to protect democracy.
The three pillars of democracy, namely, the legislature, executive and judiciary may be rightly balanced by the fourth pillar which is the media that acts as a watchdog in the functioning of a democracy. Due to neglect by elite, Corruption, Violence, bloodshed, chaos, rape, murder, molestation, child abuse, women torture, in the society another pillar is crucial that is social workers, including common man.

She requested every one it’s time stood up to face the truth, became more aware of what’s happening around us and acted upon it. Raise voices when our brethren are harmed.
Former minister Habibulla Khan, Freedom fighter Md.Bazi, writers, Monoranjan Tripathy, Prabhudan Bhatra, Bulu Hota, Dr.Susant Dash, Ballab Raot, Gokula Nayak, Jemamani Bissoy, Dr.Hrushikesh Panda, Pravat Kumar Mishra, Sudam Bissoy, Late Bhagirathi Patro, Gopa Bandhu Bissoy, Ms.Pramila Patnaik, Narayan Panda, Bhupen Mohapatro, felicitated at the meeting. Dakhina Odisha Sahitya Samblini, President,Pravat Kumar Mishra, presided over the meeting while Chief Secretary, Dandapani Mohapatra, coordinated the meeting. A documentary On saheed Laxaman Nayak, Swarnakhar, of Guruji Production, Jeypore, by padmashree Guru Kanhu charana Pradhan was inaugurated.

N’rangpur cops caught taking bribe

A Vigilance case was registered against Akhaya Kumar Raul, SI of Police in-charge, Maidalpur outpost in Nabarangpur district, for demand of an illegal gratification of `5,000 from Nityananda Gauda of Dahadamal under Papadahandi PS to compromise a dispute. A trap was laid on Sunday by Vigilance officers. On Raul’s direction, Gauda handed over the brine money to Nila Bisoi, Constable of the outpost. Bisoi, seeing the Vigilance team, ran away from the spot. After a long chase, he was caught by the Vigilance personnel, but on search the bribe amount could not be recovered from him. However, his hand and pant pocket wash gave positive chemical reaction confirming acceptance of bribe. Both Raul and Bisoi were arrested.

16 May 2011

Commissioner for Persons with Disability, visited.

Nabarangpur:
Commissioner for persons with disability visited, Nabarangpur on Friday. A meeting was organized at the Rajiv Bhawan, of DRDA. Details of programme and schemes of the government for the persons with disability, was were discussed at the meeting.
Collector, Mr.Sibabrata Dash, presided over the meeting, attracted the commissioner that with in the district, Mega Health Camp was organized by the district administration, NRHM and DHH.A stall was allotted to DDRC to providing therapeutic services, physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Psychological assessment to M.R hearing assessment of hearing handicapped persons and counseling and guidance to visually impaired persons and there 217 beneficiaries were benefited from the camp, he said. Also organized single window camps for persons with disabilities in eight blocks so far.
Due to non availability, physiotherapy, Occupational therapy this district fail to give disabilities certificates in time he added. CDPOs, Supervisors, including a persons with disabilities of district participated in the meeting and try-cycles were distributed

Birthday celebrations of Acharya Mahashraman held.

Nabarangpur:
The Marwadi samaj of district organized 50th Birthday celebrations of Acharya Mahashraman held at Shastri Bhawan here recently. Swadhivi Dr.Kundan rekhaji was the chief guest described the life and teachings of Acharya.
The noble soul and great thinker was borned in 1962 at Sardarsahar, a small town in Rajasthan. At the age of 12 years he became a monk. Under the able guidance of Acharya Tulsi and Acharya Shri Mahapragya, he got his education and proved himself as an ardent disciple. He possesses the qualities of a Scholar, writer, brilliant speaker, meditator and impressionable personality. He also guides the Youth wings of Terapanth morally and emotionally.
Due to extraordinary characteristics Muni Mudit leaded many old monks in the Terapanth sect and became Mahashraman at the age of 28 years. He is like a gem with broad scientific and rational outlook. In 1997 at the age of 35 years he became the “Yuvacharya” successor designate to the present Acharya. He became Acharya on 9th May 2010 after the Mahaprayan of His Holiness Acharya Shri Mahapragya. Padabhishek was held at Sardarshahar on 23rd May 2010.
Suresh Jain, President of Odisha Jain Swatember Terapanth sabha, Swabhagya Sriji, Primal Sriji, and Kalyani yeshaji, participated in the meeting. Among others Mr.Sushil Jain, Mrs.Susama Jain, and LN Jain along with the swatember Terapanth sabha, members organized the birthday celebrations. Delegates from Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Balangir, Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Raipur and Jagdalpur of Chattisghar, Vishakpatnam, Vizanagaram, of AP, participated.

12 May 2011

ATMA General Body Meeting held.

Nabarangpur.
By: BASANT RATH.
The Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) new committee general body meeting was held at Ashok Meheta Conference Hall, here on Wednesday. Collector and Chairman of ATMA, Sibabrata Dash was the chief guest while, DDA, Brahamarbara Sahu, ADFO,CDVO, DDM, NABARD,Horticulturist, Convener and Chairman, of BFIC, newly nominated members were present at the meeting. A details annual action plan for the district was prepared. The members stressed on awareness campaign, farmers training, exposure visit of farmers, to facilitate transfer of new technology from laboratories to the farms would be brought. Mr. Dash, said that the farmers need to be sensitised and encouraged to make a shift from the traditional to scientific farming. He attributed the low farm production of the district due to low irrigation facility, so top priority for irrigation will be given. He further emphasize to setup Four numbers of farm school will be set-up in each block, and Gramya Krusuka Mancha in each revenue village, and the Krusaka Sathi, should enthusiastically work with Krusaka Club formed by NABARD.

Journalists Participated In Lawyers indefinite strike.

Nabarangpur:
Members of the Nabarangpur Bar Association launched an indefinite cease-work from 29th April demanding establishment of district and sessions judge court for their district in Nabarangpur town. The lawyers are on relay dharna in front of the sub collector office.
The members of the district journalists action committee,(DJAC) extended their support and participated in the dharana, here on Wednesday. It may be mention here that the DJAC, submitted a memorandum and discussed with the Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik, for the all round development of the district, in which establishment of district court, is one of the demand. From the DJAC, Basant Rath, Banka Bissoy, Suresh Naidu, P.Prakash, Siba Patnaik, Rabi Patnaik, Tapan Bissoy, Sadasiba Praharaj, present at the dharana, while from the bar association, Senior Advocate, Prakash Chandra Mishra, N.Ahmed, M.Narshima Rao,DK Behera, A.Jagidish, Sudhakar Patnaik, Asish Ranjan Patnaik, Sirajuddin Ahmed, were present.
Source: The Pioneer, Bhubaneswar, Orissadiary.com, newsweb.co.in

11 May 2011

MINISTRY RESHUFFLE SIX NEW CABINET

RAMESH MAJHI, MINISTER RETAINS IT ALONG WITH FISHERIES, & ANIMAL RESOURCES, WITH ST DEVELOPMENT (STATE)
CHIEF MINISTER RETAINS GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, HOME WATER RESOURCES & WORKS :: PRAFULLA GHADEI IS MINISTER FINANCE & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES :: A U SINGH DEO IS MINISTER EXCISE, PLANNING & COORDINATION :: MAHESWAR MOHANTY IS MINISTER PANCHAYATI RAJ :: PRADIP MAHARATHY IS MINISTER AGRICULTURE :: LAL BIHARI HIMIRIKA IS MINISTER ST SC DEVELOPMENT :: USHA DEVI IS MINISTER TEXTILES & HANDLOOM :: SURJYA NARAYAN PATRO IS MINISTER REVENUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS :: DEBI PRASAD MISHRA IS MINISTER FOREST & ENVIRONMENT :: NIRANJAN PUJARI IS MNISTER FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES :: ANJALI BEHERA IS MINISTER WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT :: RAGHUNATH MOHANTY RETAINS INDUSTRY, STEEL & MINES :: BIKARM ARUKH RETAINS RURAL DEVELOPMENT & LAW :: BADRI NARAYAN PATRA IS MINISTER HIGHER EDUCATION & YOUTH SERVICES :: SARADA PRASAD NAYAK IS MINISTER HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT :: SANJEEB SAHOO RETAINS COMMERCE & TRANSPORT.ATANU SABYASACHI NAYAK RETAINS ENERGY :: PRATAP JENA RETAINS SCHOOL & MASS EDUCATION,PUSPENDRA SINGH DEO RETAINS LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT MR.SINGHD EO GIVEN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINOR IRRIGATION AS MOS, PRASANNA ACHRYA RETAINS HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

Lawyer’s are on Indefinite strike Demands Dist.Judge Court at Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur:
Judicial work in Nabarangpur district has been hit for the last 12 days with the lawyers resorting to indefinite relay strike in front of the Sub-Collector, Office, demanding district and sessions judge court for the district.
After Nabarangpur was carved out as a new district in 1992, the state government has made repeated commitments to sanction a district and sessions court for the district.
Despite the fact that in Feb 2010 during the visit of the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, and law minister, Bikram Araku, announced in a public meeting here for the establishment of district judge court at Nabarangpur soon. Now the assurance seems to be unfilled.
But nothing has been done so far despite a series of announcements and commitments. Land was not a constraint for building the infrastructure. The additional district court here is in possession of surplus land for the establishment of a district and sessions court, said Bar association president, Mr.Uma Sankar Tripathy. We will be forced to resort to ceasework and other means of agitation if the government does not make any announcement in this regard soon.
However, 18 years on, the repeated pleas with the Government to establish a District Judge Court here has fallen on deaf ears and the court in functioning in Koraput due to which the people and the litigants are suffering from great deal of hardship and their grievances have not been redressed. As per the government notification, six new judgeships were supposed to be created in the state. But the judgeship in Nabarangpur was excluded from the list. The judicial courts here are now under the administrative jurisdiction of Koraput district and sessions court.
“Even after 12 days of strike, none from the Law Department or the State Government has come forward to discuss our problems,” Secretary, District Bar association, Raghunath Padhy, adding, we are being forced to intensify our strike. Several organizations extended their support. Nabarangpur MLA, Monahor Randhari, Former MP, Parshuram Majhi, Zilla parisad, vice chairperson, Manjula Majhi, came to the demo place and discussed with the lawyers and said that the demand is a genuine one.
In the meanwhile on Tuesday, a team of the bar association, headed by presient, Umatripathy, secretary, Raghunath Padhy, Narasingha Tripathy, bar council member, Bishnu Patro, rushed to Cuttack, to apprise the matter before the Chief justice, high court, and law department.

08 May 2011

Naveen’s Cabinet Reshuffle expected by next 4-5 days

BHUBANESWAR:
As Governor MC Bhandare will be out of Odisha for more than a week, the much awaited reshuffle of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Hat-Trick Cabinet, is being expected by May 10 to 11.The Governor is leaving Odisha in second week of this month and will back in a week, reshuffle might took place by May 10 or 11, sources having knowledge on ruling BJD’s political affairs said on Saturday.
Sources said, both Chief Minister Patnaik and his advisor MP Pyari Mohapatra have jointly discussed the new list of Ministers. “The list has been finalised while date for reshuffle is yet to come,” highly placed sources in BJD said.Both Patnaik and Mohapatra till now are maintaining tight-lipped fearing an internal fight within the BJD.
Sources said that senior Ministers might survive while few young Ministers might face the ire of the Big Boss this time. Many senior BJD MLAs are also eyeing for Ministerial berth.
Meanwhile, if Sources manning high profile Naveen Niwas and Third Floor of the State Secretariat are to be believed, some five to six Ministers are under scanner.With Cabinet reshuffle coming close, these Ministers are busy in clearing files. Sources said after performance rating, these Ministers are found non-performing and inefficient. “So, they would be shown the door,”

If Sources manning high profile Naveen Niwas and Third Floor of the State Secretariat are to be believed, some five Ministers in Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Hat-Trick Cabinet are under scanner. With Cabinet reshuffle coming close, these five Ministers are busy in clearing files.Sources said after performance rating, some five Ministers are found non-performing and inefficient.“So, they would be shown the door,” added a source.Sources also said, Naveen has yet not informed about the reshuffle to Party MP Pyari Mohapatra. Sources said, out of the five Ministers, few are pro-Pyari and regular visitor to Sahid Nagar.

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02 May 2011

RESHUFFLE OF MINISTRY SOON: Naveen-Pyari keeps all in guessing

BHUBANESWAR: 2.11.2011
BY: BASANT RATH. (Bureau Chief)
Who will get a chance? Who will be shown the door? Will Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bring a massive change in his Hat-Trick Cabinet? Will MP Pyari Mohapatra retain his supremacy? These are few billion dollar question right in this eastern State.

Sources said, a final list has been prepared and kept in very secrete.Pyari Mohapatra has already held talks with Naveen for Cabinet reshuffle.A suitable date is being prepared for reshuffle.
Sources in Naveen Niwas and Third Floor of the State Secretariat,informed that Naveen will take a final call not Pyari.

As per reports, several Ministers are under scanner.They are Transport Minister Sanjib Sahoo, Civil Supplies Minister Sarada Nayak,Sports Minister Prabin Bhanjadeo and SC&ST Minister B Bariha.These Ministers are expected to face the music.Sources also hinted that Women & Child Development Dept. might be taken away from Prafulla Samal.

Sources said, excluding Energy Minister Atanu Nayak, Planning Minister AU Singh Deo, Health Minister Prasanna Acharya and Higher Education Minister Debi Mishra, rest Ministers are under scanner for poor show.Nayak, Singhdeo, Mishra and Acharya might retain their positions while fate of rest will be decided in reshuffle day.

Sources also said, Dharmasala MLA Kalpatru Das, Pipili MLA Pradip Maharathy ,Puri MLA Maheswar Mohanty and Brahamgiri MLA Sanjay Dasburma are eyeing for Ministerial berth.
Interestingly, Ministers those are expecting danger, are frequently visiting Naveen Niwas instead Sahid Nagar. Sahid Nagar camp is worry a lot as few of camp followers might show the door.

BJD youth wing wants PM to quit

BHUBANESWAR:
By: BASANT RATH.(Bureau Chief)
After the parliament's public accounts committee indicted the Prime Minister in the 2G spectrum scam, the Biju Yuva Janata Dal, youth arm of the ruling BJD, on Thursday demanded Manmohan Singh's scalp.

"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has lost his moral right to continue in the chair. He should immediately resign and allow an impartial probe by the CBI," BYJD convenor Sanjay Dasburma told a media conference here. He announced that the BYJD would hold demonstrations, starting in front of the Raj Bhavan and subsequently in the district headquarters, demanding Singh's exit.

Dasburma, the Brahmagiri MLA, alleged that the Rs 1.76 lakh crore 2G spectrum scam, regarded as the biggest in the country, has exposed the corrupt ways of the Congress' top bosses. "The Murli Manohar Joshi-led PAC has found fault not only with the Prime Minister, but also with former telecom minister A Raja and the then finance minister P Chidambaram. All of them must have benefited from the loot," Dasburma said.

The BJD targeting its guns at Singh comes at a time when the Opposition Congress has been accusing the Naveen Patnaik government in the state of rampant corruption. During the past month, All India Congress Committee general secretary in-charge of Orissa Jagdish Tytler has upped the ante, charging Naveen of corruption in the rural employment guarantee scheme and the post sector.
Dubbing Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh as anti-Orissa, Dasburma alleged that he has jeopardised the future of thousands of tribals and common people by objecting to industrial projects in Orissa, Mr.Dasburma alleged.