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Inter-refineries Sports Meetconcludes at Paradip RefineryPARADIP: The 20th Inter Refineries Sports meet conclud-ed at Paradip Refinery recently. Director Refineries,IndianOil SM Vaidya congratulated the winners. He saidsports is about competitiveness and passion to win. “Theenergy and passion are to be translated into work front formeeting new business challenges,” he added. ExecutiveDirector & Refinery Head, Paradip Refinery TDVSGopalakrishna said that every player is an ambassador ofhis/her unit. The event kicked off on Feb 22 in the presenceof ED I/c Human Resource, Refineries Headquarter VKShukla, TDVS Gopalakrishna, ED (HR) RC Upadhyayand other senior officials of IndianOil. As many as 15 dis-ciplines comprising of Table Tennis, Badminton and Lawntennis was held during the event in which 183 players par-ticipated. The team from Refinery Head Quarter, NewDelhi emerged the tournament champion. —PBD

Dhenkanal bags second positionin completion of PMAYDHENKANAL : Dhenkanal district has achieved the sec-ond position in allotment and completion of housingunder Pradhan Mnatri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in the cur-rent financial year till February 23. Sambalpur district topsthe list in achievement. According to officials, the districtadministration has completed 11,577 houses against targetof 17751 (65.224pc) by February 23. The officials saidmore than 85 per cent of beneficiaries received theirinstallments for construction of houses. Notably, theGovernment pays Rs 1.20 lakh for each house underPMAY. If any beneficiary completes his/her house con-struction within six months, and extra Rs 10,000 incentiveis paid while the beneficiary gets an extra incentive of Rs20,000 if the construction is completed within fourmonths. DRDA Project Director Narottam Behera saidthe officials, including the BDO, are monitoring theprogress on a daily basis. “The Collector and me sharethe progress on official whatsapp group,” he said. —PBD

Drunk headmaster ofOdisha school suspendedKENDRAPARA : The headmaster of a government-runupper primary school in Kendrapara district was sus-pended on Tuesday after he allegedly came to the schoolin an inebriated state and abused some students, officialssaid. Rabi Narayan Mishra, the headmaster of the KiajoriUpper Primary School in Sanabadagopalpur gram pan-chayat in Rajnagar block, had come to the school drunkand verbally abused some students recently, a seniorofficial said. The video of Mishra creating nuisance onthe campus went viral on social media, he said. Afterthe incident came to the notice of the authorities, theheadmaster was suspended as an inquiry found verac-ity in the allegations, said Rajnagar Block EducationOfficer (BEO) Rajesh Kumar Swain. —PTI

PBD BUREAU

MUMBAI, FEB 25

PRIVATE steel major TataSteel has been recognisedas one of the World's MostEthical Companies by theEthisphere Institute, a glob-al leader in defining andadvancing the standards ofethical business practices,for 2020, a company releasesaid here on Tuesday.

With this, Tata Steelhas got the recognitionnine times in the 'Metals,Minerals and Mining' cat-egory.

“We are honoured to beonce again recognised as

one of the World’s MostEthical Companies. Thisrecognition encourages usto stay committed to thevalues and operating prin-ciples as practised by thevisionary Founder leadersof the Tata Group. The Tataname evokes a sense ofTrust, Credibility, andIntegrity amongst stake-holders in India and over-seas. It is a privilege to bepart of the legacy and tobuild on this equity whichhas been earned so assidu-ously through our ethicalconduct through theyears,” Tata Steel CEO andMD, TV Narendran said.

Congratulating Tata

Steel on earning this recog-nition, Ethisphere’s ChiefExecutive Officer TimothyErblich said, “This is amoment to acknowledgethe leaders working toadvance corporate culturesdefined by integrity andaffirm those companiescontributing to broadersocietal imperatives andthe greater good.”

The companies earn-ing the World’s MostEthical Companies dis-tinction in 2020 will behonoured at Ethisphere’sWorld’s Most EthicalCompanies HonoureeGala Dinner in New YorkCity on March 31, 2020.

Tata Steel recognised as one of World's Most Ethical Companies

PBD BUREAU

SANAKHEMUNDI (GANJAM), FEB 25

ALLERGAN, Sightsaversand the InternationalAgency fort h ePreventionof Blindness(IAPB) onM o n d a yannouncedthe launch oftheir uniquejoint initia-tive ‘KeepSight India’, a community-based glaucoma screeningprogamme to preventglaucoma-related visionloss in Ganjam District.

The progamme pro-vides training for health-care professionals toscreen at-risk populations,ensures early and accuratediagnosis and providesappropriate treatment andlong-term care in an effortto make a positive impact

on people with glaucomaat all levels of comprehen-sive eye care.

The first outreachcamp was organised onDecember 3, 2019 and sub-

s e q u e n t l yfour outreachcamps werec o n d u c t e dunder thepilot project,which kickedoff in October2019. The out-reach campsi n c l u d e d

services like vision testing,refraction, IOP measure-ment, fundus photogra-phy, spectacle dispensing,cataract identification,referral services and coun-selling services. So far,8276 people have beenscreened for glaucoma inthese four outreachcamps, from which 749glaucoma suspects wereidentified and referred tothe base hospital.

‘Keep Sight’ initiative toaddress glaucoma-related issues

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MALKANGIRI , FEB 25

A Maoist, carrying areward of Rs 5 lakh on hishead and allegedlyinvolved in many inci-dents of crime, includingkillings, surrenderedbefore the police inOdisha's Malkangiri dis-trict on Tuesday, policesaid.

He did this with adesire to return to themainstream, a seniorpolice official said.

Kamlu Beti, a residentof Bijapur district inChhattisgarh, who was anarea committee secretaryof the banned CPI(Maoist), surrenderedbefore the DeputyInspector General (DIG)of Police, South WesternRange, Shefeen AhamedK, here.

The Maoist was activemostly in Malkangiri andnearby areas in Odishaand he carried a cash

reward of Rs 5 lakhannounced by theGovernment of Odisha,the DIG said.

Suspected to beinvolved in many inci-dents of crime, includingassault and killing ofcivilians, exchange of firewith security forces anddestruction of govern-ment properties, Kamlutold police that he decid-ed to give up the path ofviolence as he was disillu-sioned with the Maoistleaders.

Beti saw various

developmental activitiesbeing undertaken by thegovernment in this areaand realized the futility ofviolent path of Naxalismbefore deciding to join themainstream of the society,the DIG said.

He was disappointedwith the behaviour of sen-ior Maoist leaders andregional feelings amongTelugu and other cadres,Shefeen Ahamed K said,adding, the Maoist hadalso realized that theMaoists are doing nothingfor the development of

the villagers in forestareas.

The DIG said that peo-ple want developmentand police is providingsecurity for these workswhich are being wel-comed by people Maoistsare losing support inSwabhiman Anchal andother parts of Malkangiri.

Their cadres becamedisheartened with theorganization and they aresurrendering as they real-ized that Maoists are notfor the development ofthe region or for the wel-fare of the people, he said.

"They have vestedinterests. This has result-ed in the desertion of theorganization by theircadres, he added.

Having joined the CPI(Maoist) in 2007, Kamluwas working as the areacommittee secretary ofKangerghati area commit-tee under Darva Divisionof Dandakaranya SpecialZonal Committee(DKSZC), the DIG said.

Maoist carrying reward of `5 lakh surrenders in Odisha

eerw_kpd@yahoo.comGOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER RURAL WORKS DIVISION, KENDRPARAINVITATION FOR BIDS (SHORT NOTICE)

'E' PROCUREMENT NOTICE NO.RWD/KPD-21 / 2019-20 DT. 24.02.2020

1. Name of work : Special Repair of Road & Building work in the District of Kendrapara for the year2019-20

2. Total No of work : 05 Numbers of Road & 04 numbers of Building works3. Estimated Cost : Rs.1.79 lac to Rs.13.39 Lac approximately4. Period of Completion : As Specified in the Annexure5. Class of contractors : As Specified in the Annexure6. Cost of tender paper : Cost of tender paper is to be remitted ONLINE as specified in column-5 of the

Annexure7. Detail projects : As Specified in the Annexure

Other details as follows:

a) Procurement officer : Executive Engineer Rural Works Division, Kendrapara

b) Availability of tender online : 28.02.2020 at 11:00 AM to 11.03.2020 up to 5:00 PMc) Last date & time of seeking : 07.03.2020 up to 5:00 PM

of tender clarification d) Opening of Tender : 12.03.2020 at 11:00 AMe) Decision to conduct Lottery : If required, to decide the agency, transparent Lottery shall be conducted

on dt.16.03.2020 at 11.00 AM in Office Chamber of the undersigned.

Further details can be seen form the Govt, website www.tendersorissa.oov.in

Sd/- A.K. MohapatraExecutive Engineer

Rural Works Division Kendrapara

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OIPR- 25064/11/0023/1920

PBD BUREAU

SAMBALPUR , FEB 25

THE members of the Jay DurgaAnchalika Krushak Sangathanon Tuesday demanded stream-lining of the token systemintroduced for paddy procure-ment in State.

“We don’t protest token sys-tem, but we protest the way it isimplemented,” said AswiniPruseth, the president of theorganization.

Pruseth and other memberssaid that if a farmer has 80 quin-tals of paddy, he is getting tokento sale 70 quintal.

“Then what he does with therest 10 quintals. There are twooptions left before him. Either hehas to sale the 10 quintal to themiller directly at much lowerprice or has to wait for nexttoken for 10 quintal. And whenhe gets the token for the rest 10quintals and go to market yardfor sale, he has to pay the vehiclerent in full that is another loss forhim,” said the farmers.

Hence, the token system isfaulty, they claimed.

Farmers demand streamlined token system

PUNE, FEB 25

THE Koregaon BhimaInquiry Commission hasdecided to summon NCP

chief Sharad Pawar for deposi-tion in the case of caste violencenear here in 2018.

The commission's chairman,retired Justice J N Patel, notedthat Pawar has filed an affidavitbefore the panel and he wouldbe summoned to depose, thejudicial panel's lawyer AshishSatpute told PTI on Tuesday.

"A summon to this effect willbe issued," he said. Pawar islikely to be summoned duringthe last phase of the hearing bythe commission, the lawyeradded.

Earlier this month, the ShivSena-led state government gavethe "final" extension to the com-mission till April 8 this year andasked the panel to submit itsreport.

Last week, social groupVivek Vichar Manch memberSagar Shinde filed an applica-

tion before the com-mission, seeking sum-moning of Pawar inview of certain state-ments made by him inthe media about the2018 caste violence.

In his plea, Shindecited a press confer-ence of Pawar held on February18. As per the application, at thepress meet Pawar alleged thatright-wing activists MilindEkbote and Sambhaji Bhide hadcreated a "different" atmospherein Koregaon-Bhima, located onoutskirts of Pune city, and itsvicinity. "In the same press con-ference, Mr Pawar also allegesthat the role of Pune city policecommissioner is doubtful andmust be investigated. Thesestatements are within thepurview of the terms of refer-ence of this commission andtherefore, they are relevant,"Shinde said the plea.

The applicant said he hasreasons to believe Pawar has rel-evant and additional informa-

tion, apart fromwhat he has alreadyshared in his earlieraffidavit filed beforethe panel regardingthe violence andother related mat-ters. Pawar filed theaffidavit before the

commission on October 8, 2018.The commission is headed byformer Bombay High CourtChief Justice J N Patel. FormerMaharashtra chief secretarySumit Mullick is the other mem-ber of the judicial panel. Thecommission was set up whenthe BJP was in power inMaharashtra.

Pawar's party is now a keyconstituent in the Shiv Sena-ledgovernment in the state. Theformer Union minister, in hisaffidavit, stated, "I would not bein a position to factually pointout the chronology of the saidevents as that would be thedomain of the existing law andorder machinery."

He also stated that he would

not be in a position to specifical-ly make allegations against anyparticular organisation.

"However, it is unfortunatethat the state government andlaw and enforcement authori-ties failed to protect the inter-est of the common man resid-ing at Koregaon Bhima and itsvicinity," he said.

Pawar further stated thatthe active role of "right- wing"forces behind the violence atKoregaon Bhima cannot beruled out. However, concreteevidence in this regard can begathered only by law enforce-ment agencies of the state, hesaid in the affidavit.

Gathering of anti-social ele-ments in large numbers atKoregaon Bhima indicated thefailure of law enforcementagencies, he told the panel."Hence, the state ofMaharashtra has to own theresponsibility of a failed lawand order situation onJanuary 1, 2018," hestated.–PTI

Koregaon Bhima inquiry paneldecides to summon Sharad Pawar