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Bhgawat hits out at US, China
-Third party interference over Kashmir dispute unacceptable

BHUBANESWAR (VISAKEO): Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Mohan Rao Bhagwat on January 26 came down heavily on the US and China and asked New Delhi to act promptly against the anti-India elements. Addressing RSS workers here at Capital High School Ground in Bhubaneswar, Mr Bhagwat said India should not hold any daydream that America could control Pakistan in checking insurgency in the country.
“America preaches for India while it is powering Pakistan to fulfill its design of a showdown with China and impose its agenda (in South Asia),” Bhagwat said.The RSS chief said America cannot control Pakistan, as it wanted to take on China through Kashmir, where the neighbouring country had been flaring up insurgency. While China, too eyeing on India and have forcible occupied Indian Territory in Arunachal Pradesh. “Barring Pakistan, China wants to establish its authority not on in India, but also in Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, Bangladesh to became a dominant force in entire Asia,” the RSS chief.Bhagwat also urged New Delhi to demolish the terror camps in Pakistan since Islamabad has admitted having no control over the terror groups operating on its soil. Army guarding our borders in Jammu and Kashmir should take on terror elements instead taking a soft stand on cross border infiltration, he said.The RSS chief reminded the people that the culture and civilisation of India is age-old and has withstood the shocks of the centuries and would also do so in the days ahead.
He called upon Indians to wash off the blot and stigma of one thousand years of hangover of alien culture and feel proud of being a true Hindu or an Indian. Bhagwat mentioned that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is of the same opinion. He criticised those who are of the view that there are divisions among Indians. Although India appears being divided owing to its multiplicity of cultures and ethnic groups and variety of languages, it is one and inseparable underneath like water in a pond after the weeds are uncovered from the surface. Bhagwat said the Muslim and Christian “brethrens” should not feel alienated or estranged from the national mainstream because “since long ago we all have come from the same predecessors.” Mr Bhagwat also called up RSS workers to expidite Sangh Sakhas across the country and played a major role in nation building. Bhagwat also expressed concern about the plight of Kashmiri Pandits.He called for the settlement of Hindus in the Kashmir region where laws prohibit outsiders from to buying property."Indian patriots should be more in number in our Kashmir. For this if we have to inhabit more of India lovers then we must. If people residing in Kashmir are not loyal to their motherland and do not consider themselves as Indians, then we should not hesitate to settle the state with Indian patriots," Bhagwat said.Guest of honour Swami Prajnananandaji Maharaj, a noted saint of the Swami Hariharananda Giri lineage, was of the view that the present political map of India is not the real one. Once upon a time, the map included a large portion of the continent of Asia, and all seers agree with Shri Aurobinda that the map will be restored one day. He reminded that anything foreign is not superior to everything that is Indian. Earlier, Pranta Karyabaha Gopal Prasad Mohapatra introduced the guest after a fascinating drill of the RSS cadets. Prantiya Sanghchalak Bipin Bihari Nanda, Pranta Pracharak, Jagadish Prasad Khadanga, Pranta Prachar Pramukha Ravi Narayan Panda and Zilla Pracharaks, Bibhaga Pracharaks, were present. Also present were prominent BJP leaders like Manmohan Samal, Biswabhusan Harichandan and Suresh Pujari and eminent RSS personalities like Asim Basu.

Dalai asks China to remain more transparent
CHANDRAGIRI/BHUBANESWAR (VISAKEO): With Communist ruled China’s forcible infiltration into Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh hitting headlines in past couple of weeks, Noble laureate and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on January 12 accused Beijing of not cooperating to improve its bilateral ties with New Delhi.“I would be happy if China remains more transparent for ensuring a good relation with New Delhi,” the exile leader told reporters on the third day of his four-day long Orissa visit.“I always support good relation between New Delhi and Beijing but the later has not been transparent,” he said at Chandragiri in State’s Gajapati district. Dalai Lama denied that his presence and activities affected relations between China and India. The spiritual leader asked people across the world to visit Tibet under the “military occupation” of China to see for themselves the “sufferings” of Tibetans.Particularly after 2008, the situation has turned worse in Tibet and your Tibetan fellow human beings are undergoing the worst-ever suffering under Chinese military rule,” the Buddhist monk said.The Dalai Lama’s impassioned plea came within a year of his appeal last March to the UN and other international agencies to “inspect the violation of human rights” in Tibet. The agencies, however, did not respond to the spiritual leader’s appeal from Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, apparently because of China’s clout.“The Chinese government’s propaganda agencies tell that 50 to 60 per cent people in Tibet are happy for they have no objection to living under Chinese rule. If after visiting China you find truth with what China has been propagating, I will have no objection. But visit the place under the military dictatorship of the worst order to make an assessment of the truth on your own,” he said.

Do’nt allow Jobra barrage water to POSCO, BJP tells Naveen

BHUBANESWAR (VISAKEO): Stepping up its protest against South Koren steel maker, Orissa unit of BJP on January 8 asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to not supply water from the Jobra barrage in Cuttack to the mega steel plant project proposed to be come up in State’s Jagatsinghpur.BJP president Juel Oram and senior leader Bijaya Mohapatra told reporters here that the state government had decided to supply the water of Jobra barrage, meant for irrigation, to the POSCO project and soon an agreement would be signed between the government and the multi-national company in this regard.
Mohapatra said such decision of the government would lead to an alarming situation in Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack districts as the farmers in these region would be deprived of irrigation water.The BJP would oppose the move tooth and nail in the interest of the state and the farmers, he added.He said the jobra barrage was conceived only for irrigation purposes and accordingly the farmers in three coastal districts had been drawing water for irrigation through the Taldanda canal and Macchgaon canal linked to the Jobra barrage.
Mohapatra said as against the barrage capacity of 3000 cusecs water per day, the POSCO project alone would be drawing nearly 1389 cusecs water, upsetting the agricultuture in the region.He said it was most shocking that the Irrigation department in October last had maintained that there was no water in the barrage for use of irrigation purposes, but yet the government was going ahead with the proposal to supply water to the POSCO project at the cost of the farmers of three districts.The state government must find out other alternative water sources for the POSCO project and drop the idea of providing Jobra barrage water for industrial use, the BJP leader said.He also cautioned that the government would be ''responsible for the consequences'' if it obliged the POSCO at the cost of the farmers and signed the agreement to supply water to the proposes steel plant.


Puri Seer conducts Mahodadhi Arati to calm seas

PURI( VISAKEO): Mahodadhi Arati was conducted at the Shankaryacharya Mutt of
Gobardhan Peeth here. The ritual was performed under the supervision of Puri seer Jagadaguru Swami Nischalananda Saraswati.'We consider sea as our god. If it gets angry then it can destroy the world. That's why we perform prayer in order to calm the sea,' the seer said.According to Vijayramanuj Das, Mahant the ritual is performed to destroy the evil forces.'The prayer is done to fight against terrorism that we have before us and also against violence spread by the Maoists. In order to stop all this we need a revolution and that's why we are performing this ritual,' Das said.The ritual was also attended by Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingh Deb.Devotees, saints and seers from all over the country were present on the occasion.A total of 1008 aratis, a Hindu ritual, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee or camphor is offered to the deity, was offered to the sea god for world peace.


Row over book in Western Orissa

SAMBALPUR( VISAKEO): People in Orissa’s western parts have strongly opposed a book titled 'Popular religion-Studies on Mahima Dharma', which threw some light on the life and character of Santh kabi Bhima Bhoi.The effigies of the writers were burnt at Kandhara village, the birthplace of Santh Kabi, near Rairkhol in Sambalpur district by the angry villagers. Educationist Krishna Chandra Pradhan reacted sharply stating that the book contained nude, ugly, false and fabricated comments on the famous poet.He said how could a foreign writer and an unidentified Journalist from Orissa, the co author of the book, could know the character of Santh Kabi Bhima Bhoi. This was nothing but to gain cheap popularity overnight.In chapter seven and page 136 and 140 of the book, it was mentioned that Bhima Bhoi was a man of lascivious character and had illicit affairs with many women.Pradhan said Santh Kabi in his writings prayed before the Almighty for salvation of the entire mankind. He also practised the same in his life and led a pious life.No poet and writer have made such sincere prayer for mankind, he said and urged the government to take exemplary action against the two writers.

ASI agrees to keep relics of Buddha
LALITGIRI (VISAKEO): Succumbing to the pressure of local activists, the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to keep the holy relic of Lord Buddha at the famous Buddhist site in Lalitagiri from where it was unearthed in 1985.The relic would be kept shortly after the construction of a site museum at the Lalitgiri Buddhist site was completed, ASI superintendent of Bhubaneswar circle Ashok Kumar Patel said.The local activists had sought intervention of several persons to take adequate steps to display the holy relics of Buddha at Lalitagiri The Lalitagiri hillock in Orissa's Jajpur district is famous for the discovery of several Buddha idols, a Stupa and three Buddhist monasteries where the Buddhist monks used to stay and worship. Sources said seven consecutive sessions of archeological spadework brought to light a huge Stupa on a hilltop at Lalitgiri and the golden casket containing tiny bones, presumed to be the relics of Lord Buddha and his favourite disciple. The relic was kept like a Chinese puzzle box in four independent caskets one inside the other,forming a unique unity. Those caskets are of Khandolite, stupa shaped, pale grey soap stone, with silver and gold enclosed. After the excavation of the relic, the ASI officials and the state government decided to keep it in the state capital for its safety.The archaeological treasures of Lalitagiri were first brought to notice in 1869 by Chandrasekhar Banarjee leading to subsequent documentation of the site by P.P. Chanda in 1927-28. Considering its archaeological importance, the ancient vestiges were declared centrally protected in 1937. Later in 1985 ASI started excavation and unearthed a massive stupa on hill top.

Lakhs of devotes takes holy dip at Orissa’s Chandrabhaga

KONARAK/BHUBANESWAR( VISAKEO): Lakhs of devotes from across the country on Friday took a holy dip at Orissa’s Chandrabhaga Beach close to Konark Sun Temple on the occasion of Magha Saptami on January 22.Despite unprecedented cold wave, devotes took the holy dip and offered players at Sun Temple, popularly knows as Black Pagoda of India. People in other parts of the State also took holy dips at several rive banks and offered prayers to Sun God.Mythologies say that Lord Krishna's son Samba got rid of his diseases by worshiping the sun god. So worshipping sun god on his birthday on the seventh day of Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of the moon) in Magha month is considered auspicious. People come to Chandrabhaga on this day to have darshan (glimpse) of the early sun. Elaborate arrangements were made by the district administration along the Chandrabhaga coast. More than 200 policemen were deployed.
"We have set up tents along the Chandrabhaga coast. Barricades have been erected so that the devotees can go in a queue and take the dip. Keeping in view the large number of people, we have deployed policemen to manage the traffic," said Fakir Satpathy, collector of Puri district.The average minimum temperature in Puri district Friday was 16.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below average for this time of the year.


Wife brings trouble for most wanted red rebel Sabyasachi

BHUBANESWAR (VISAKEO): If he surrenders or any mainstream political party show interest to rehabilitate him. That would be a different story but if not, Sabyasachi Panda, State secretary, outlawed CPI (Maoists), Orissa State Committee, would be in trouble with cops making roots to his whereabouts.With judicial remand of Sabyasachi’s wife, Mili Panda alias Saswati Das, extended till January 25, cops of five States including Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, besides, officials from Central Intelligence bureau, would try their best to reach out to the game plan of the Central Committee as well as Central Military Commission of the outlawed outfit.
With reports that, she has a very good relation with top Maoists leaders including Ganapati, who heads the outfit in the country, Kishenji and Sumitda for whom, cops of West Bengal and Jharkhand chasing since a long time.
If Mili reveals her husband’s whereabouts, then police would try it in south-western ranges of the State.The lore around 43-year-old Sabyasachi has grown not just because of his reputation of being the most violent brain in the Maoists world, but also because he comes from a family of freedom fighters.Hailing from Mayurjhalia village, Panda's father Ramesh Chandra is a three-time CPI (M) MLA from Ranpur in Nayagarh district.
His elder brother Siddharth, a Biju Janata Dal member while Sabyasachi joined the Naxalite movement in 1991 and it was he who revived it in 1996 and gave the call for a full-scale armed struggle against the establishment.He formed the Kui Labanga Sangha (Kui Youth Association), which later became a front organisation for the Andhra Pradesh-based People's War Group (PWG).He next formed the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA). Intelligence sources say, Panda went for the Nayagarh attack for two reasons: He is alleged to have links with several white-collar people in Berhampur, Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.


Posco appeasement raises eyebrows
JAGATSINGHPUR(VISAKEO): By deciding to go for an public opinion over the controversial country’s laregest FDI in State’s Jagatsinghpur district, the Naveen Patnaik led Government on Saturday went further ahead in appeasing South Korean steel maker Posco.

A meeting chaired by CM’s principal secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik here, decided that the Government would sought a public opinion over this issue. DGP Manmohan Praharaj, IGP (Central range) Santosh Upadhya and several others were present and decided to go for a public opinion.The move of the Government came few days after the anti-Posco agitators taken hostage of four company officials in Jagatsinghpur district. The company's proposed USD 12 billion project, has been under scanner with Posco Pratirodha Sangram Samiti led by CPI leader Abhaya Sahu upping in arms against the steel maker.Posco, one of the world's biggest steel makers, signed a deal with the state government in June 2005 to set up the plant near the port town of Paradip in the coastal Jagatsinghpur district, some 100 km from here, by 2016. The steel maker requires about 4,004 acres of land for the project of which 2,900 acres are forest land. The project has been facing delay since past over two years due to various reasons including due to local protest. There has been little progress on the ground as the villagers launched large-scale agitation against the project, the largest foreign direct investment in India, saying it will displace over 20,000 people from around 15 villages and ruin their betel-leaf farming.
However, the supporters of the project say the plant will bring prosperity and employment. According to Posco, the project would affect only 500 families but would create thousands of jobs.
Honorary Dsc for Kalam
ROURKELA (VISAKEO): The National Institute of Technology, Rourkel Orissa, has conferred former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam with an honorary DSc at the annual convocation to be held here on January 16.Dr Kalam attended the function as chief guest while chairman of NIT board of governors Drona Rath presided over the seventh convocation of the institute in the presence of NIT director Sunil Kumar Sarangi.Besides, the distinguished Alumnus-2009 awards conferred on former HAL Bangalore chairman N R Mohanty (1965 batch), entrepreneur Sukhendu Mishra (1969 batch) and IIT-Kharagpur director Damodar Acharya (1970 batch).A total of 326 B Tech, 135 M Tech, 20 M Tech (research) 30 MCA, 27 MSc and 13 Phd students awarded degrees on the occasion.
Bitta bats for uniform policy to counter terrorism
BHUBANESWAR (VISAKEO): While accusing the Congress led UPA government for soft stand of terrorism, All India Anti-Terrorist Front chairman M S Bitta on January 5 advocated for a uniform policy to counter the menace.Talking to reporters along with Ruksana, who had killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in September last year, Bitta said stringent action must be taken against those elements working in anti-India activities.Bitta said there was no point in shielding Afzal Guru, the mastermind of Parliament attack and Kasab, key accused in the Mumbai blast.The killers have no religion and they should be treated with iron hand, he said.He urged the UPA Government to allow central intelligence agencies to carry out operations with freedom.So, that it could be possible, sometimes, most wanted under world don Dawood Ibrahim are captured, Bitta added. Allow complete freedom to CBI, IB and RAW, Bitta said."I am sure Dawood could be booked if the CBI was given absolute freedom," he
said.

Crocodile population rises in Bhitarkanika
KENDRAPARA( VISAKEO): With Chilika lake attracted highest number of birds this year, the crocodile population in Orissa's Bhitarkanika national park here has gone up to 1,610 - from last year's 1,572.

"A total of 1,610 estuarine crocodiles, including three reptiles measuring more than 20 feet, were sighted in the water bodies of the park," DFO PK Behera said. The increase in the crocodile population is attributed to various conservation measures the state government has taken in the locality.

Chilika attracts more birds this year
CHILIKA LAKE (VISAKEO): The Chilika lake in Orissa has attracted more migratory birds this year as against previous year, officials claimed.This year officials sighted 9.24 lakh domestic and migratory birds belonging to 210 species as against 8 lakh birds belonging to 168 species last year in the lake. The migratory birds were from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Himalayas. The most attractive birds sighted in the lake are flamingos, grey and purple herons, egrets, spoonbills, storks and white ibis. " Out of the 210 species of birds, 114 were migratory and 66 were resident birds," BP Acharya, DFO, Chilika Wildlife Division said."At least two species of birds were spotted after a gap of five-ten years. Some white tailed sea eagles were sighted in the lake about ten years ago. They were again sighted this year. Five comb ducks were also seen after five years," he said. Spread across the districts of Puri, Khurdha and Ganjam along India's east coast and about 100 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, Chilika is known for its scenic beauty and rich biodiversity. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands declared it one of the six wetlands of international importance for Arctic and Central Asian waterfowl.

Govt ignore Dalai due to pressure from Maoists, alleges BJP
BHUBANESWAR (VISAKEO): The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the Orissa Government coming under pressure from the outlawed CPI (Maoists) has studiedly ignored a State honour to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.BJP Orissa unit president and former Union Minister Jual Oram alleged that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik did not want to irk the leftwing ultras who are opposed to the Noble laureate for political reasons.The Chief Minister preferred to stay away from the spiritual leader just to appease the Maoists, he said.We strongly feel that the treatment given by Orissa Government to Dalai Lama is contrary to the foreign policy of the country, which has been supporting the political struggle of the Tibetan people.Earlier, Congress too had blamed Chief Minister for ignoring Dalai Lama during his visit to State. The BJP chief however asked Naveen Patnaik to sought a public apology for misconduct.The BJP president has been alleging that the BJD Government has a secret understanding with the ultras as CPI (Maoists) State unit chief Sabyasachi Panda is close to several ruling party leaders.

Chaos in Central but assault in Southwest (Editorial section)

Thanks to Bhaskar, secretary of Andhra-Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee and Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, who heads the CPI (Maoist) in the State? Life indeed terrible for State Police chief Manmohan Praharaj, Director Intelligence Prakash Mishra, Inspector General of Police (Operations) Sanjiv Marik and Deputy Inspector General of Police, south-western Sanjiv Panda.

Few days’ back, DGP Praharaj while attending the annual meet of the senior high paid IPS officers at State Police Headquarters in Cuttack, had said, they would overpower the Bhaskar and Panda led Red Army. Flanked by the confidence of IPS officers, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who attended the closing function, also not hesitate to overjoyed about his Government’s success in curbing leftwing insurgency. There after, he rushed to Raipur, where Union Home Minister P Chidambarm chaired meet and attended also by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh and Maharashtra Deputy CM RR Patil.So, after three to four days of fake morale boasting sessions, they again failed the Red Theory, which reads “ Create chaos in Central and assault in southwest” or “Surface in urban areas and attack in Rural” This was the theory of Maoists in recent times. They were not scared or disappointed after the Special Operation Group with the help of Capital Police arrested Saswati Panda alias Mili Panda, wife of Sabyasachi.
So, they killed four persons and injured 10 Jawans of the elite SOG of State Police in Koraput district by triggering landmine blasts. The incident, which sent a shock wave in entire southwestern parts of the State, came a day after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik joined hands with Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra to step up anti-Maoists operation jointly.
The Home Ministry had also agreed to provide additional eight companies of CRPF and two choppers for operations during the meet. Earlier, 13 people were killed in three different landmine blasts in 2008 and 2009. While two people were killed in 2008, as many as 11 people were killed in two separate landmine blasts in the same area last year.
The rebels have also called a two-day long bandh from January 25 protesting arrest of Saswati Das alias Mili.It is high time for the Chief Minister to relinquish Home portfolio and deploy a another person to handle the Department as he not fail to achieve what his counterparts in Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh achieved but also failed to live to expectations of the State people, who voted him to power for third time. The Red terror has spread its wings to 22 out of 30 districts in Orissa throwing a serious challenge to the state authority.When Naveen led BJD Government banned CPI (Maoists) and few of its frontal wing including Daman Pratirodh Manch, the Revolutionary Democratic Front, the Chasi Mulia Samiti, the Kui Lawanga Sangh, the Jana Natya Mandali, the Krantikari Kisan Samiti and the Bal Sangam on June 9, 2006, the annoyance of Leftwing insurgency was very negligible.But after 2006, the Red Ultras have expanded their network in at least 22 districts out of 30. The situation is almost alike an all-out war where both the State and the extra-constitutional forces seem to be interlocked in a deadly fight.


Butterfly garden coming up in Kandhamal

PHULABANI (VISAKEO): Orissa Government would soon Open a Butterfly Garden in Kandhamal. Butterflies like sun-loving flowers that produce lots of pollen and nectar (a sugary liquid). Accordingly butterfly-friendly bright coloured plants like red, yellow and purple colour are being planted, said Krishan Kumar Collector Kandhamal. Once the plants start blooming, one shouldn't have a long wait till the butterflies come, said he. The Mega Forest Nursery, which has come up in a big way at Mulagudari on the outskirts of Phulbani town will house the Butterfly Garden said Dr.Kumar. A 25-acre sprawling green space is being developed by the District authorities with the active support of the Chief Minister. Ananga Udaya Singh Deo, Minister Planning and Coordination visited the Mega Nursery on January 25 and was delighted with the developments taken place. Soon it will turn out to be an Eco-Tourism Centre, said Mr.Singh Deo. Mr. Singh Deo along with the Chairperson Zilla Parishad visited the nursery and talked to the gardeners and workers.NREGS supported schemes are being roped in to make this grand nursery which will produce all the forest species, said DFO Kandhamal. Annually 7 lakh saplings will be produced from the nursery, which is providing regular job opportunities to at least 30 women, said he. This scale will soon rise and it will turn up to be major source of saplings on forest species, said DFO.

Naveen unhappy with Pyari
BHUBANESWAR (VISAKEO): Naveen Patnaik project himself always is a protocol oriented personality. Big Boss of BJD has always maintained decorum both in State Administration and handling the party affairs. Now-a-days he finds some people are crossing their limits and trying to project them as “alternative source of power”. Media reports in various language news papers are agog over the issue. Major dailies are reporting that BJD Supremo came to know that Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, his Principal Advisor and Think Tank is asking the District Presidents of his outfit to organize workers’ conferences without his clearance. Rohit Pujari, a protégé of Mr.Mohapatra and District President of Sambalpur has organized a huge workers conference at Sambalpur on 11 February without the knowledge of the Big Boss of BJD. Mr.Mohapatra will be the Chief Guest of the meeting while senior Ministers will be mere speakers. Prasanna Acharya, Minister Health and Family Welfare brought the matter to the notice of the Big Boss.Similar meeting was proposed at Balangir, which has been shut down by the Big Boss. Anaga Udaya Singh Deo, Minister Planning & Co-ordination, known a staunch supporter of BJD Supremo is in no mood to tolerate any sort of “Second Power Centre”. Irked over such initiative, BJD Supremo has aksed all the District Presidents of the regional out fit not repeat not to organize any sort of meetings or worker conference without his order. However due to paucity of time, Mr.Patnaik allowed the Sambalpur Meet with a caution to Pujari. Mr.Mohapatra has been totally sidelined in the State Government by the top mandarins, feel his protégé, a Minister in Naveen Patnaik Council of Ministers. “Our Annadata has been cold shouldered by the Book type Bureaucrats, which will not be tolerated”, warned he. Few Ministers are making hush hush campaign in the State Secretariat against the “arrogant mandarins” and trying to gain support of their colleagues. Recently a senior Minister approached his colleagues and tried to impress them against the bureaucracy, which according to him has high jacked the Chief Minister. However he was bluntly cowed down by another senior Minister, who is close to the Chief Minister, said sources. Recently in the State BJD Meeting Mr.Mohapatra spewed venom against “arrogant and way ward bureaucrats” and asked Chief Minister to tame them.

Netaji was Tata workers' union chief for nine years
BHUBANESWAR(VISAKEO):People are aware of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose' heroic deeds, but few know that he was the president of the Tata Labour Association, Jamshedpur, rechristened later as Tata Steel Workers Union, for nine long years.

This little known fact can be learnt from a letter Netaji had written to the then managing director of Tata, N B Sakalatbala, way back on November 12, 1928.The 'confidential' letter, written by Netaji who was the president of the union from 1928 to 1937, throws light on his deep concern for Indian workers in industries at a time when Britishers were occupying key positions in all sectors.On the occasion of Netaji's 114th birth anniversary yesterday, a litho copy of the original letter was handed over to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at a function held in Cuttack, birth place of the freedom fighter.As the company was largely dominated by Britishers at that time, Netaji was made the association's president on the advice of national leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi, to speed up the process of 'Indianisation', according to Tata sources."I feel sincerely that the future of this industry - including peace in the labour world - depends largely on Indianisation," he said in the letter.