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Hindustan Times
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Hold back salaries in colleges that don't file Internal Complaint Committee reports: Cuttack collector
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde has ordered over 100 colleges in the district to suspend disbursement of salaries to their employees for failure to submit reports of the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) set up under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act. Cuttack collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde said principal who fail to submit ICC reports in the next 24 to 48 hours wpuld face suspension along with the withholding of staff salaries (X/CuttackDM) Shinde said the head of institutions that haven't complied with the mandate would be placed under suspension. No college will be allowed to delay compliance, especially in matters involving women's dignity and grievance redressal, he said Only some of the district's 210 institutions have complied with the directive. A July 21 notification stated that the salaries of the institution's staff would remain suspended until full compliance is ensured. 'Appropriate action may be taken against the heads of defaulting institutions by withholding the salary of the entire establishment of the defaulting offices,' the order said. It also threatened suspension of the principals in case of non-compliance. 'I don't have the exact number, but many colleges have not submitted their reports. If they fail to do so in the next 24 to 48 hours, they may also face suspension along with the withholding of their salaries,' said Shinde. Following the suicide of a 20-year-old woman at Fakir Mohan College in Balasore last week to protest official apathy over her complaints against a professor, the Odisha government directed all colleges and universities in Odisha to form Internal Complaints Committees within 24 hours, as mandated under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There are over 700 government-run and aided colleges and 17 public universities in the state. They were also instructed to publicly display the names and contact details of ICC members for awareness. The state higher education department has also ordered universities and colleges to organise sensitisation workshops on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, and the UGC Regulations, 2015, for both staff and students to enhance awareness and prevent such incidents. The government also launched the Shaktishree Programme to ensure the safety of girl students in higher education institutions, under which permanent 'Shaktishree Empowerment Cells' would be set up in every college and university, managed by a woman student (Shaktishree Saathi) and a woman faculty member with five working women as mentors visiting every three months. A Shaktishree mobile app will be launched to allow students to report complaints via text, audio, or video directly to the ICC chairperson, with an option to escalate unresolved issues to a local committee. A code of conduct for teachers and non-teaching staff, requiring annual online training on women's safety, gender sensitivity, and professional ethics, is also being planned.
New Indian Express
07-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
3.5 years on, evicted traders of CMC market complex yet to be rehabilitated
CUTTACK: Over three-and-a-half years have passed, but the Cuttack administration is yet to rehabilitate the 30 shopkeepers that it had evicted during the demolition of the CMC market complex in Ranihat to facilitate easy access to SCB medical college and hospital. Sources said, after the state government initiated steps for expansion of SCB MCH, the 30 shop owners who ran their stores in the CMC market complex were evicted and the structure demolished in November 2021 for expansion of the Taladanda Canal road to improve connectivity to the hospital. During eviction, the administration had provided cheques amounting to Rs 1 lakh to each affected shopkeeper towards compensation, and assured to rehabilitate them by constructing a market complex on a piece of land near Ranihat High School within six months. However due to some issues, the administration changed its decision and decided to construct the market complex adjacent to the land allotted to OPTCL for construction of grid station. Accordingly, a detailed project report (DPR) was prepared and tender floated by Odisha Bridge & Construction Corporation Limited (OBCC) for construction of a modern multi-purpose market complex before the general election. However, the new BJP government cancelled it after coming to power. 'Now in the last one year, the DPR has been changed thrice but the authorities concerned are yet to take a final decision. With no income to maintain their families, some of the evicted shopkeepers are under acute mental stress,' said former local corporator Bijay Kumar Sahoo, urging the administration to rehabilitate them soon. Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde and mayor Subhas Singh could not be reached for their comments.
Time of India
16-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Cuttack's pvt hospitals to face compliance checks
Cuttack: The district administration on Monday decided to launch a drive to examine private hospitals' compliance with medical regulations. District collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde warned that criminal proceedings would be initiated against private hospitals found violating the Clinical Establishments Act. "No one will be spared if found guilty of violating medical, legal, or safety standards," Shinde said. Three specialized teams, led by an additional district magistrate, will conduct both scheduled and surprise inspections over the next month. The teams will scrutinise hospital licences, doctors' registrations, infrastructure, fire safety compliance, hygiene standards and patient record maintenance. The initiative comes as a response to growing concerns about unauthorised facilities and poor services in the private healthcare sector. According to the health department, Cuttack has over 700 clinical establishments that will come under scrutiny. Birendra Senapati, a medicine specialist who is into private practice, welcomed the move. "This initiative should have been implemented earlier. Many lives could have been saved if the monopoly of unruly private hospitals had been checked sooner," Senapati said, adding that the drive would enhance accountability and patient safety in private healthcare sector. Hospital administrators have been directed to ensure all documents are in order before the inspection begins. The drive, set to start this week, will continue until all private hospitals in Cuttack are verified. "This is not just about checking documents," Shinde emphasised. "It's about ensuring that citizens receive safe, ethical, and quality medical services."
India Gazette
04-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Odisha: 3 dead as slab of under-construction bridge collapses in Cuttack
ANI 04 May 2025, 05:28 GMT+10 Cuttack (Odisha) [India], May 4 (ANI): Three people died after a slab of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Cuttack on Saturday night, said officials. The officials said that the cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained. 'An unfortunate incident has people were injured, of whom three died. The reason behind the incident will be known after investigation,' Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, District Magistrate of Cuttack, told reporters. BJP MLA Prakash Chandra Sethi, who represents Cuttack Sadar in the Odisha Assembly, also reached the spot of the incident. 'An unfortunate incident has people died in the injured have been admitted to the reason behind the incident will be known after the investigation,' Sethi told ANI. Further details are awaited. (ANI)
Times of Oman
30-03-2025
- General
- Times of Oman
India: One dead, 8 injured after Bangalore-Kamakhya Superfast Express derails in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: One person was dead and eight were left injured after the Bangalore-Kamakhya Superfast Express derailed in Cuttack in Odisha on Sunday. "One person has died in the incident...8 people injured needed a referral and have been inquiry is being done of the incident," Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, District Magistrate told reporters. Earlier in the day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that two passengers from his State were injured in the train accident. "Sharing an update on the incident involving Train 12551. There are no casualties from Assam. 2 persons from the State - Willson Digal of Udalguri and Amiran Nisha of Baksa are injured and undergoing treatment. Both are out of danger," he said in a post on X. Eleven coaches of the Bangalore-Kamakhya Superfast Express derailed near Nergundi Station at around 11.54 am on Sunday. Meanwhile, HS Bajwa, Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road Division, told reporters that the teams from NDRF and SDRF were at the accident site. "Today Bangalore-Kamakhya Express derailed near Nergundi Railway Station...A special train is being run on the same route which will go to the same this, the restoration work will will provide the ex-gratia from the have also arranged food, water, first aid and and SDRF are enquiry will be done," Bajwa said. Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government is in touch with the Odisha Government and Railways. "I am aware of the incident involving 12551 Kamakhya Express in Odisha. @CMOfficeAssam is in touch with the Odisha Government and Railways. We will reach out to each and every person who is affected," Assam CM said in a post on X. Ashoka Kumar Mishra, CPRO, East Coast Railway said, "As far as we got the information, accident relief train, emergency medical equipment was sent. Senior officials are going to reach the spot soon. DRM Khurda Road, GM/ECoR and other higher level officials rushed to the spot. We will get to know the cause of derailment after the inquiry. Our first priority is to divert the trains waiting on the route and start the restoration work...".
