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Activists Gathered to Save River

odisha-newspaper — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:27:38 +0000

Women activists have moved from several organizations in Cuttack to demand a roll back on the government decision about the use of water from Jobra barrage for the industrial purposes. They have pressed for the demand during a sitting agitation that has lasted for more than three hours. The activists have even supported the causes of the Mahanadi Banchao Andolan in order to protest the Posco’s using of the Mahanadi water for its proposed steel plant in Paradeep through the Taladanda canal.

Former MP Archana Nayak from Kendrapda have joined the activist group and she mentioned that the water flow for the Mahanadi Barrage has moved down and adequate amount of water is not left for the branch of the river and for its distributor channels such as the Puri main canal, Pattamundai canal, and Taladanda canal.

Uncivilized action by TTE to a passenger

rutambhara — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:27:29 +0000

In another barbarous act by TTE, a passenger lost his limb forever. Benudhar Bhoi from Sambalpur was traveling today in Puri Howrah passenger when he was encountered by Train ticket collector.He is working in orchestra for livelihood. When he denied of having ticket, the TTE push him out of the train. He got admitted in Jajpur hospital and then transferred to Cutttack hospital for treatment.But alas! the passenger lost his leg. He has to get a big punishment for this small guilt.
Today this situation repeated, in a similar situation last year another small children has to lose his both limbs for not paying the ticket fee.Cuttack DSP said that the law will take proper action in this case.

Election poll again for 25 different booths in Orissa

rutambhara — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:59:44 +0000

After the dismissal of election polls due to various reasons, once again
poll will be conducted in 25 booths. There will be vote in 22 booths of
Nawarangpur, 2 booths of Nayagarh and 1 booth in barbati of Cuttack district.
Including 13 areas of Malkanagiri district and 1 Chitrakoot area, Nawarangpur
is on high military alert.The naxalites had looted the ballot box in those far
-flung areas.Some areas are reconducting poll due to the tampering in ballot
machine.The poll will be conducted from morning 7 to afternoon 3 in Nawarangpur
districts.Both Nayagarh and Cuttack voting will continue till 5 in the evening.

Presiding Officer died due to the carelessness of Govt.

rutambhara — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:49:27 +0000

When there was crowded in front of Bhubananda School at Cuttack for depositing EVM
one presiding officer unknowingly fell into the half open water sump present there.
Rajesh Biswal was the presiding officer from 216 no. booth of Mahanga region of Cuttack.
He was a lecturer in one of Cuttack Engineering College.At the campus , there was a huge
crowd for depositing the EVM polling machine. A small disturbance occured within the crowd
and in this disturbance he fell into the half open sump.
It is purely the mistake of Governement as it hasn’t taken any care for the safety of the area.
The district officer has said that they will go deep into the case.