Sarbananda Sonowal To Inaugurate ‘ODISHA HEALTH CONNECT SEASON 2’ Conclave On Jan 20

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by Hemanta Pande

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Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate a health conclave titled ‘ODISHA HEALTH CONNECT SEASON 2’ here in Odisha on January 20

Bhubaneswar, Jan 18: Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate a health conclave titled ‘ODISHA HEALTH CONNECT SEASON 2’ here in Odisha on January 20, officials said on Thursday.

The health conclave, organized by the Argus News- a leading TV channel in Odisha, will be held at a hotel in the State Capital. Several health experts and other dignitaries from across the country are scheduled to participate in the day-long event.

In the conclave, a wide range of discussion will be held on various aspects of the health services in the State.

"Over the years, Odisha has witnessed a gradual improvement in the health status of the population due to many factors. However, geographical inaccessibility, cultural barriers, ignorance of people, poverty, poor service quality, reliance on informal sector etc are few key features of the health ecosystem in the State," an organizer said.

“The conclave is an effort to unearth the challenges and concerns pertaining to the health care facilities in Odisha. It will chalk out a roadmap for healthcare in the State towards greater accessibility and affordability," he added.

The Conclave will discuss on following issues.

Affordable, Accessible and Integrated Healthcare in Odisha

An action plan designed to take healthcare in Odisha to the next level by examining ways to make it universally affordable and accessible. To approach the rising lifestyle problems through advances in Indian system of medicine and making the inclusive health by Integrated Medicine.

Healthcare - Need and Scope

Efforts to formulate the strategy, roadmap for the Generation Next, addressing the gaps and multi-sectoral coordination, engaging health infrastructure and insurance sectors, to achieve the affordable, available, acceptable health at door step of every individual. To bring the harmony for a “Fit India Healthy India” by need based intervention towards the goal of “HEALTH FOR ALL”

Holistic and Preventive Health

To bring lifestyle modification, adoption of preventive health, integrating holistic healthcare, both in rural and urban set up. Involving Civil society organisation, positive media, targeting chid hood to elderly and involving the industries as well as corporate sectors for 360-degree solutions to disease prevention rather than disease treatment.

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Assault Of Army Officer At Police Station In Bhubaneswar: Bharatpur IIC, 2 Cops Transferred

by Hemanta Pande

Bhubaneswar, Sep 18: Commissionerate Police transferred Bharatpur police station Inspector In Charge (IIC) and two other cops in connection with alleged assault of an army officer and 'molestation' of his woman friend at the police station in Bhubaneswar, officials said on Wednesday.

According to a notification issued by the Commissionerate Police, Bharatpur police station IIC Dinakrushna Mishra and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Salilamayee Sahoo have been transferred and posted to the office of DCP, Bhubaneswar.

Similarly, Constable Balaram Hansda has been transferred and posted to RO Bhubaneswar.

The alleged incident took place at Bharatput police station early on Sunday morning when the army officer and his woman friend had come to lodge a complaint of road rage.

The army officer posted in West Bengal and his woman friend were allegedly assaulted by on-duty cops at Bharatpur police station when they requested to expedite the case. They also accused the police of attempting to cover up their wrongdoings by releasing a statement falsely accusing them of assaulting and misbehaving with their staff.

The army officer was allegedly kept in the lockup and his woman friend was taken to a secluded room by a female officer, where she was allegedly assaulted, stripped and molested. The army officer was detained for over 10 hours before being released following intervention by Army authorities, the complainant further alleged.

Following the incident, the Central Command, Indian Army, in a post on X said, "An incident of manhandling of an Army officer by police station, Bharatpur, #Orissa has been reported in the media. #IndianArmy takes a serious view of the incidence. Necessary action has been taken up with the state authorities."

Now, the Odisha police have handed over the case to Crime Branch for proper investigation into the case, a police officer said.

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Will Meet Fantastic Man PM Modi During His US Visit, Says Trump

by Hemanta Pande

New York, Sep 18: Former President Donald Trump has said he will meet “fantastic man” Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week when he visits the US.

"He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he's fantastic. I mean, fantastic, man,” Trump said on Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Flint, Michigan.

PM Modi will be in the US from Saturday to Monday, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.

The Ministry’s programme listed only PM Modi’s participation in the Quad Summit in Delaware on Saturday, his speech to the Indian diaspora on Long Island on Sunday, and his address to the United Nations Summit of the Future on Monday.

It did not mention meeting with Trump but said, “On the sidelines of the Summit, the Prime Minister would be holding bilateral meetings with several world leaders and discuss issues of mutual interest.”

Trump's campaign calendar shows him in North Carolina on Saturday and in Pennsylvania on Monday evening, with nothing pencilled in for Sunday.

The former president mentioned the meeting with PM Modi while talking about trade imbalances and how he would hike duties on imports from India through a Trump Reciprocal Tax Act.

He called India “a very big abuser” of the tariffs system because of the high duties it imposes on some imports from the US and said New Delhi “is very tough” in negotiations.

“If anybody charges us 10 cents, if they charge us $2, if they charge us 100 per cent 250, we charge them the same,” he said.

Listing India among them, he said that countries the US was trading with are “the sharpest people. They're not a little bit backward … they're at the top of their game, and they use it against us”.

He added, “China is the toughest of all, but we were taking care of China with the tariffs, so we're going to do a reciprocal trade.”

While in office Trump tangled with India over tariffs, putting a spotlight on the duties on Harley-Davidson motorcycles and whiskey.

He hiked duties on steel and aluminium imports and eliminated the Generalised Scheme of Preferences that provided for concessional tariffs for some Indian exports and New Delhi retaliated by raising duties mostly on agricultural exports like apples and almonds.

Even though they had differences on trade, PM Modi and Trump developed strong personal ties.

With elections about five weeks away and Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in almost a tie, PM Modi has a tightrope walk ahead -- not appearing to favour either party but also having to keep his lines of communication open to both.

Before the 2020 election that Trump lost, PM Modi appeared alongside him at a community event billed as “Howdy Modi”, in Houston in 2019 and, in a play of his own election slogan, cheered him, “Abki baar, Trump sarkar” (This time, Trump’s government”).