Odisha CM To Meet Union Home Minister, Railway Minister Today

Having already qualified for the knockout stage, India changed their entire line up for the last group match against Indonesia as they rested Tanvi Sharma in girls singles and played fresh mixed and men's doubles pairs. Dhruv Negi was given the responsibility to play the boy's singles rubber.

Navya Kanderi, who played the girls singles instead of Sharma, was the only player to earn a point as India went down 1-4 despite running the hosts close in all the matches.

The mixed doubles combination of Vansh Dev and Shravani Walekar lost the opening match against Taufik Aderya and Clairine Mulia 14-21, 16-21 before Negi’s over an hour fight against Bueno Oktora ended on the losing side of the 14-21, 21-11, 11-21 scoreline.

The fate of the tie was decided once Bhargav Ram Arigela and Vishwa Tej Gobburu lost the boys doubles 17-21, 15-21 against Anselmus Prasetya and Pulung Ramadhan.

Navya then put India on the scoreboard with a 21-19, 21-19 win over Mutiara Puspitasari.

--IANS

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According to information, the five students from Cuttack's Link Road area had gone to Saptasajya, a well-known tourist spot, for a move. They reported climbed up a hill and could not return. After it got dark, they told this to their family members over the phone. 

On being informed, forest officials of Dhenkanal have started a search drive. 

Further details are awaited. 

The Chief Minister said the offenders would be dragged out even if they hid in the Patala (netherworld).

"Our government is committed to a people's government. We will open Ratna Bhandar of Shreemandir soon. We will punish all those involved in corruption practices in the previous government. Those who looted the State's resources will never be spared," said the Chief Minister at the Welcome Event organized on Exhibition Ground today. 

The Chief Minister said all efforts will be made to uphold Odia Asmita. 

Over 10,000 people, including leaders and party workers, attended the event graced by CM Majhi, Deputy Chief Ministers- KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, Union Ministers- Dharmendra Pradhan, Jual Oram, Ashwini Vaishnaw, State BJP president Manmohan Samal, among others. 

Union Education Minister Pradhan attributed the credit for the formation of the BJP government in Odisha to the people and lord Jagannath. He said the new government would respect the trust of the people and fulfill all their aspirations. 

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said the government, all party leaders and workers would work in tandem to prove that people's trust in them will never fail. 

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing bigger support to the railway sector in Odisha. 

"The annual railway support has touched Rs 10,000 crore mark in the last three years. The Narendra Modi government will keep providing bigger support to Odisha," said Vaishnaw. 

BJP State president reasserted that all promises from paddy MSP of Rs 3100 per quintal to Subhadra Yojana voucher of Rs 50,000 will be implemented on time. He boasted saying that the new BJP government, as per promise, opened the Chari Dwar of Shreemandir and announced Rs 500 crore for the shrine within hours of oath-taking.

"The first Cabinet met within hours of oath-taking of the government. Chari Dwar of the Shreemadir was opened and Rs 500 crore was provided to the temple. Subhadra Yojana will be implemented within 100 days. All promises made in the manifesto will be implemented in letter and spirit," asserted Samal.

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