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New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Prioritise repair of shrines around Lingaraj temple: Odisha CM
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday took a review of the redevelopment of three major temples - Maa Tarini Pitha at Ghatagaon, Maa Biraja temple in Jajpur and Parikrama Project of Ekamra Kshetra in Bhubaneswar - to assess the actual progress made. As per the review meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan here, the development work of Ghatagaon Maa Tarini temple spanning 59 acre is being carried out in four phases. The integrated development and beautification of the shrine is expected to be completed within two-and-a-half years. The `224.7 crore project will feature a 200-bed Yatri Niwas, a 300-seat auditorium, a food plaza, parking facilities, a market complex, drainage system, ponds and road infrastructure, among other amenities. The chief minister emphasised that the agencies engaged for the redevelopment and beautification works should do it in consultation with the temple management committee. He further directed that the shops around the temple be relocated to the proposed market complex. Majhi had announced the development project during his first visit to Keonjhar district after taking oath as the chief minister last year.
New Indian Express
18-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Maa Biraja self-help group gets relief in paddy procurement case
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has set aside the debarment order issued by Sambalpur collector against Maa Biraja self-help group (SHG), allowing the group a fresh opportunity to defend itself in connection with alleged procedural lapses during the ongoing paddy procurement for kharif marketing season (KMS) 2024-25. The petitioner, represented by secretary Mani Pani, challenged the order dated May 13, 2025, which barred the SHG from participating in procurement operations. The group has been actively involved in paddy procurement under the Regulated Marketing committee (RMC), Sambalpur, since its recommendation by the sub-divisional selection committee on October 21, 2020. Maa Biraja SHG was licensed as a trader/commission agent/surveyor broker/weighman/measure on March 13, 2023, for operations in the regulated market yard of Sambalpur. The debarment came amid the procurement season spanning from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. During the hearing, taking note of submissions of senior advocate Subir Palit representing the SHG, the HC observed that no opportunity of hearing had been afforded to the petitioner either during the enquiry or before issuing the debarment order. The additional government advocate conceded that no such opportunity was given, suggesting it would have been a mere formality. Justice Raman directed that the final order must be duly communicated to the petitioner, reaffirming the need for transparency and procedural fairness in administrative actions.
