2009 December « Development news of orissa and India

Pracheen Kala Kendra’s Convocation on 3rd January in Odisha, Shree Jagannath Temple singer Parasamani to felicitate

December 30, 2009 — IMC

Akhand in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, the premier organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation and dissemination of Indian classical art and culture since its inception in 1956, will hold Convocation of the successful students of Visharad and Bhaskar final of the session 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 belonging to the state of Orissa on Sunday, January 3, 2010.

To be inaugurated by Shri Debi Prasad Mishra, Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education, Tourism and Culture, Government of Orissa, the Convocation will take place at Jayadev Bhawan (Soochna Bhawan), Bhubaneswar from 11:00 a.m. onwards. This was announced by Mr. Sajal Koser, Secretary and Mrs. Shobha Koser, Registrar of the Kendra while addressing a Press conference at Hotel Sishmo here today.

Mrs. Shobha Koser said that there has been significant growth in the activities of the Kendra not only in the Eastern region but so also all over the country as a result of which 2,42,511 students appeared in our different examinations in the session 2008-2009 out of which 17,707 students appeared from nearly 300 affiliated centres spread throughout Orissa state. As many as 477 candidates examined for Visharad and 55 for Bhaskar examinations and the pass percentage is 90.90 and 85.53 respectively.

At the Convocation successful students of Visharad and Bhaskar courses will be awarded diplomas while meritorious candidates will be presented a medal and a certificate of merit. Mr. Sajal Koser further added that the Kendra has a pan-India presence with nearly 3700 centres propagating and upholding Indian music and fine arts. It has prominent standing outside India as well, including USA, Canada, Britain, Singapore, Mauritius, Dubai, Kuwait, Nepal, Bangladesh, etc.

Dr. Devdas Chhotray, Vice-Chancellor, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack will be the Chief Guest of the Convocation while Prof. Malabika Ray, eminent litterateur will deliver the keynote address.

The Kendra, besides awarding diplomas, will also honour two eminent personalities namely Smt. Parasamani Devdasi, Temple singer at Shree Jagannath Temple and Smt. Manimala Devi, noted Theatre and Cine artist for their outstanding contribution in their fields of specialisation. They each will be felicitated with a cash award of Rs. 11000/-, a shawl, a citation and a memento.

The Convocation will be followed by a well-knit concert of music and dance from 6:00 p.m. onwards when Salil Bhatt and Ankit Bhatt (Satvik Veena-Sitar Jugalbandi) and noted Kathak danseuse Madhumita Roy will mesmerize the city audience with their thrilling performances.

Salil Bhatt, Creator of Satvik Veena, represents the tenth generation of the famous Bhatt lineage, where music has been flowing for more than five hundred years. Salil is the son of the legendary slide player and India’s Grammy Award winner Padmashree Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Salil has learnt the nuances of music from his legendary father and after mastering the Mohan Veena for more than twenty years, he has created a new version of the traditional Veena named as the ‘Satvik Veena’ for which he is receiving innumerable accolades and rave reviews all over the world.

Ankit Bhatt is one of the young and promising Sitar players of the country. He is also belonging to the Bhatt lineage. Son of late Sitar maestro Pandit Shashi Mohan Bhatt, Ankit has received training in Sitar playing from Sitarist of eminence Pandit Krishna Mohan Bhatt and Vidushi Manju Mehta (both disciples of Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar).

Madhumita Roy is a well-known name in the field of Kathak dance. She is the one of the foresmost disciples of Pandit Ramgopal Mishra (Jaipur gharana) and Pandit Vijay Shankar (Lucknow Gharana). She has also taken advanced training in Kathak under the tutelage of Pandit Birju Maharaj. A widely traveled artiste, Madhumita Roy has performed in numerous dance festivals not only in India but also abroad, including USA, Germany, Canada, Italy, Spain, etc.

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Getting Justice at Kendrapara town police station has become a far cry for the victims

December 29, 2009 — IMC

Rajesh Kumar Behera in Kendrapara, Orissa

If you are in trouble and seek urgent police help, then it is sure that you are going to be deprived to get justice from Kendrapara town police. Here, the victims, who come for getting justice, allegedly forced by the khaki clad personnel to compromise the case with the assailants. If an accused belongs from a political party or a distance relative of the police then the victimized person would forget that he is going to get justice at any cost. As most of the khaki clad police personnel dancing with the tune of political people either suppress the cases by denying the victim to get justice or force the victims to compromise with the assailants by not registering a case .Even ,several times it has been seen that if a victimized person has visited the town police station for justice in order to lodge an FIR , then he was detained with the accused in the police station .The reason behind such act of police is only to take bribe from both the sides by forcing them to compromise the case instead of providing justice to the victim. Though the senior officials were aware about the fact, but they are not taking any step. If a victim person dares to file an FIR at Kendrapara town police station, then he would definitely greet in the police station with the misbehaviour of unscrupulous rowdy police officers .Later, the constables of the said town police station will come and demand money by asking the victim person that their senior officer demand money to register FIR in the police station.Later, the khaki clad personnel allegedly ask to provide money for going to the spot in order to conduct inquiry and to nab the accused. In last four days two innocent persons of Manakarpur were victimized in the hand of a sub Inspector of Kendrapara town police as the said sub Inspector allegedly by supporting the mischief mongers forced to compromise with the mischief mongers . On Tuesday, one Asanti Behera, the widow of Batakrushna Behera, of Manakarpur allegedly lodged an FIR against three fellow villagers at Kendrapara Town police station following they allegedly assaulted her son and forcibly driven her out of the house. Later, the trio villagers allegedly made an attempt to stripped her . As a result, she went to Kendrapara town police station and lodged an FIR against the trio fellow villagers in order to get justice. But ironically, the sub Inspector of Kendrapara town police station, who was in-charge of Kendrapara town police station, allegedly detained her son along with the three accuseds after dancing with the tune of a local politician.The said SI allegedly forced the victim widow’s son to compromise the case with the accuseds by threatening her son to put behind the bar in the counter case which was filed by the accused persons. As a result, the victim’s son was compelled to compromise with the accused persons, stated Asanti Behera, the widow victim. Allegation pouring against the said SI of police that he was allegedly taking bribes from the accused persons and used to force the victim to compromise the case else he threatened to put behind the bars to the innocent victims . Police inaction to nab the accused ones has encouraged the criminals to commit crime and crime graph has increased in recent times. While there was not a single licensed shops of Ganja and opium in the district ,but more than dozen of drug peddlers have been selling the narcotic substances openly in the district under the very nose of the police department . Police are not arresting them as locals alleged that the drug peddlers have been giving monthly bribes to some of the police officials ,who are helping them to sell ganja and opium openly in the township area .The poor people have failed to get justice from the law enforcing machine. It is a tip of an iceberg,there are several instances, where the police have put the innocent persons behind the bar and left the accuseds to roam free in the area by remaining hand in glove with the ruling party leaders , alleged locals.

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Three fishermen arrested, trawler seized in Indian National Park

December 28, 2009 — IMC

Rajesh Kumar Behera in Kendrapara, India

The Bhitarknaika forest officials on Saturday intercepted a fishing trawler and arrested three fishermen on the alleged charges of illegally catching fish by entering into the prohibited zone of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary , informed Manas Ranjan parida , the ranger of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary . Notably, the forest officials of Bhitarkanika National Park authority imposed ban on fishing around 20 km off the shore under Gahirmatha marine sanctuary from 1st November to 31st May to protect the endangered marine turtles, which come en mass for laying eggs at Gahirmatha Marine sanctuary. According to Parida, while the forest officials were patrolling in the sea coast ,they found a fishing trawler was catching fish illegally by entering into the prohibited zone, as a result the forest officials intercepted the boat and allegedly nabbed three fishermen . All the trio arrested fishermen have been identified as Dinabandhu Malik, Rajendra Malik and Bandara Malik. All the trio arresteds belonged to Bhadrak district , added the Ranger of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary . The arrested fishermen are going to produced before the local court on Monday under wildlife Protection Act ,1972 . (2) Bee attack one died One person died following a swarm of violent honey bee attacked him at the Kolata village end under Tirtol police station while he going to Krishnandapur village in his motorbike on Thursday ,said police sources. . According to sources, one Rajak Mian,a resident of Kolata village under Bishunpur Gram Panchayat of Tirtol block , on Thursday, was going to Krishnanadapur with his motorcycle a swarm of violent honey bee came from a tree ,who were disturbed after some child threw stones at the bee hive , and allegedly attacked the ill fated person . As a result Rajak Mian injured critically following the attack of bee and he was rushed to the Cuttack-based SCB medical college and hospital for treatment with the help of villagers .But the ill-fated person succumbed to his injuries on the way to SCB medical college and hospital . (3) Son taking care of the reptile one of whom killed his father It is common that a son generally takes revenge against his father’s killer. Have you ever heard that a son has been taking care of dreaded salt water crocodile ,one of whom killed his father, after the untimely demise of his father ! Sounds strange , Such a case has come to the fore here in Kendrapara district ,where a son has nurturing the killer salt water crocodiles one of whom devoured his father only because there was no option left for the youth to collect bread and butter for his six family members ,including his widow mother Sasmita Behera, after the untimely demises of his father .For which circumstance compelled the youth to nurture the salt water crocodiles at the wages of Rs 103 per day to feed his family members by risking his life. The attacker is a crocodile ,who was held captive in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary while victim Madhusudan Behera, a resident of Bankuala under Rajnagar block , was an ad-hoc employee of Bhitarkanika National Park. Manoranjan, the son of the slain employee, is now on Daily Labour (DLR) of the department. Ironically, Manoranjan is shouldering the responsibility of taking care and nurturing the captive crocodiles. With crocodiles straying from their habitats into water bodies in and around the human settlements, tales of such tragic proportion are not far to seek in these parts of the state. According to Manoranjan Behera , his father used to feed the captive crocodiles inside the Crocodile Breeding and Research centre at Dangamala under Bhitarkanika National Park . On 24th April 2000 ,while his father was feeding a crocodile in a pond at Dangamala Crocodile Breeding and Research centre he was attacked by a crocodile resulting the untimely demise of his father . “Later , the forest department had paid a compensation amount of Rs 10,000 for the death of my father and asked me to perform the task which was earlier performed by my father. Since then, I have been taking care of the reptiles ” said Manoranjan. “Fate played a cruel joke with me ,as there was no option left with me ,I had to accept the job offer provided by the state forest department only for the survival of my family members”, added Manoranjan . Though , the task of collecting fish and crab and later feeding the captive reptiles are so risky and even a slight mistake of mine can cost my life dear ,but I have to carry out the task entrusted by the forest department despite all the risks coming on my life .Else how can I collect daily bread and butter to feed my family, stated Manoranjan. “Thanks to the state Forest department for erecting a memorial in remembrance of my deceased father inside the Dangamala Crocodile Breeding centre . With a hope that the state forest department would make my job permanent in the coming years , I have still been laying here despite all the danger coming on my part”, quipped the son of the deceased Madhusudan Behera.

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MAN RUN OVER BY TRUCK -MOB TORCHES FIVE TRUCKS

December 28, 2009 — IMC

Palpable tension erupted on Monday at Salepur on cuttack –chandabali road after a speeding truck ran over a 33-years old bike rider resulting the death of the motorcyclist and injuring critically to the deceased’s spouse and his four years old son. Later, the irate mob allegedly torched five trucks and assaulted the drivers of the truck by blocking the Cuttack-chandabali road.

According to Police sources, the deceased Sankar Mallick (33) of Tilakana village along with his wife Sanjukta and four year old son were traveling on a motorbike when a speeding truck ran over them resulting the death of Sankar on the spot.

Immediately, an irate mob of local people torched the killer truck and another four trucks standing nearby and also beat up the drivers of the killer truck and other trucks. In order to avert lawlessness and to bring the situation into normalcy, Police were deployed in the area .

According to Salepur police source, when the local police was conducting an inquiry , an irate mob came to the spot and started their hooligans and torched five trucks before more police force reached the spot . Fire tenders were called to douse the buring trucks ,added police

Later, police sent the body for post-mortem to the local hospital. Police have also detained at least six persons for the violent disturbances.

Local people alleged accidents take place regularly in the area as unauthorised parking has made the road narrow and to avoid toll tax from Cuttack to Kendrapara on the National Highway no-5(A) many trucks are using Cuttack- Chandabali road.Local residents also alleged that most of the trucks and buses , traveling in the route, always run at high speeds and do not adhere traffic rules.

According to the police rash driving of the truck driver resulted in the mishap. The mangled remains of the two wheeler and burnt trucks blocked the road for more than three hours as a result vehicular traffic was affected. The police with the help of the locals cleared the road for the smooth passage of vehicles. .

The injured spouse of the deceased Sankar and his four years old son were rushed to the SCB medical college and hospital at Cuttack for medical treatment.

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Former Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee turns 86

December 25, 2009 — IMC

Former Prime Minister and BJP leader Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 86 today. The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, went to the Krishna Menon Marg residence of the BJP partriarch to greet him on the occasion. Prominent party leaders including Mr L K Advani, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, Mr Nitin Gadkari, Mr Arun Jaitley and Mr. Rajnath Singh, also greeted Mr. Vajpayee. Mr.Gadkari inaugurated a blood donation camp at Party Headquarters on the occassion.

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