Puri-bound Dhauli Express derails
Bhubaneswar: A bogie of the Howrah-Puri Dhauli Express derailed between Bhogpur and Panskura in West Bengal on Tuesday morning. “All passengers of the derailed bogie are safe. The train will resume its journey after detachment of the particular bogie,” said South Eastern Railway CPRO Sanjoy Ghosh. A four-member inquiry committee has been formed to probe the incident, he added. Almost all concerned passengers were adjusted in the Falaknuma Express coming from Howrah going towards Secunderabad.
DCBL to invest Rs 2,500 cr in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL) has announced Make in Odisha Conclave an investment in the State to the tune of Rs 2,500 crore in setting up new cement manufacturing plants in Rajgangpur and Cuttack. Dalmia Bharat Group MD Puneet Dalmia and DCBL MD Mahendra Singhi attended the conclave. The DCBL had earlier proposed to set up a new unit of 2.25 MTPA cement manufacturing and 3-MTPA clinker manufacturing capacity at Rajgangpur. The new Dalmia DSP Unit would entail an investment of Rs 2,000 crore and is expected to be commissioned by late 2019.
Insurance Ombudsman observes Bima Lokpal Day
Bhubaneswar: The Insurance Ombudsman, Bhubaneswar observed the Bima Lokpal Day here on Monday with an aim to create awareness among the general public and the policy holders about the institution of Insurance Ombudsman and its role. Secretary (In-Charge) Diptish Prasad Swain presided over the meeting and discussed about the role of the institution in redressing public grievances. He appreciated the support extended by the life and non-life insurance companies of the State. Among others, Assistant Secretaries Kanhu Charan Behera and Khitish Chandra Mohanty were present.
IIT BBS holds tribal conclave ‘Samvaad’
Bhubaneswar: The School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar in collaboration with the Tata Steel CSR organised a academic conference on “Samvaad: A Tribal Conclave” at its Argul campus recently. Inaugurating the metting, IIT BBS Director Prof RV Rajakumar highlighted the various aspects of tribal welfare including the need for an aggressive and proactive program for inclusivity and a serious necessity for providing access to quality education. He also stressed upon the need for carrying out further research on tribal medicine, culture and linguistics.