Brahmapur Commissionerate Police system soon

The much-awaited setting up of a Commissionerate police system here has got a boost with identification of required land for construction of its headquarters and staff quarters having come to final stage.

Sources said the Brahmapur police have submitted their proposal to the State Government for establishment of the proposed headquarters of the Commissionerate of Police near the Income Tax office (Ayakar Bhavan) at Ambapua in the city. For this purpose, a patch of land measuring 2.5 acres has been identified. Similarly, another suitable land measuring 2.5 acre have also been identified for construction of staff quarters, sources said.

Brahmapur police sources said they have started looking a suitable building in the city for the purpose of residence of the new Commissioner. Till the Commissionerate of Police has its own building in the proposed site, it would start functioning in the office of the Brahmapur Police District Headquarters likely by May this year, it added.

Meanwhile, the local Police have submitted several new proposals and measures to the State Government for effective functioning of the Commissionerate of Police in the city.

According to the new proposal, three police stations at Jarada, Digapahandi and K Nuagaon under the Brahmapur police district might function under the Ganjam police district, while three police stations at Chhatrapur, Chamakhandi and Arjipalli under the Ganjam police would be included in the proposed Commissionerate Police system. Besides the exchange, other eleven police stations of the Brahmapur police district would come under the new system.

Like the Commissionerate Police (Bhubaneswar-Cuttack), the whole Commissionerate area would be divided into five zones headed by five Assistant Commissioner of Polices (ACP). Apart from that three IPS officers would be appointed for the post of the Commissioner of Police along with two DCPs (Territorial and Headquarters). Under each ACP, separate cells like Crime, Human Trafficking and HRPC would function.

Notably, DGP Sanjeev Marik during his last visit had assured the Brahmapur people to strengthen the police in the city to gain confidence of the public.

-23 February 2015 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA PANDA | BRAHMAPUR

Tara Tarini Chaitra Yatra to be polythene-free

The famous Maa Tara Tarini Chaitra Yatra of Ganjam is going to begin from March 10. As per traditions, it will be performed on the four Tuesdays of the month of Chaitra. Keeping in view the flow of lakhs of devotees to the temple, the district administration held a preparatory meeting at Chatrapur on February 10. Revenue Divisional Commissioner (SD) and chairperson of the Tara Tarini Development Council Sailendra Narayan De presided over the meeting.

Old Image of Tara Tarini Shakti Peetha :Braving heat lakhs of devotees standing in long queue to enter the famous Tara Tarini hill temple (Breast Shrine of Shakti) near Berhampur city in Ganjam district, Odisha

Ganjam Collector Premchand Choudhury explained the significance and pride of the heritage temple and the famous yatra and sought the cooperation of all the service wings of the district administration and people of all walks of life for smooth and successful conduct of the yatra.

The meeting, among other things, decided to make the entire region of Maa Tara Tarini Temple free from polythene, construct adequate  rest sheds to protect devotees from possible heat wave, provide drinking water, put in place effective traffic system for transportation of devotees, provide temporary healthcare camps and sanitation in the temple premises, deploy fire fighting vehicles and ODRAF team, prohibit sale and consumption of liquor and other drugs in the region, repair and renovate all approaching roads on war footing and construct temporary toilets for devotees, among others.

It was also decided in the meeting that the Chatrapur Sub-Collector will review the progress of the preparatory work once in each week till the yatra begins. A master plan for all-round development of the temple was presented. The committee advised the chief of the Technical Committee Binod Kumar Patra to complete all the pending works on war footing.

Among others, Maa Tara Tarini Temple Development Council secretary Pramod Kumar Panda, Additional Collector Pradeep Kumar Nanda, CDMO Dr PC Sahu, the Ganjam ADMO, the Chatrapur Sub-Collector, the Purushottampur BDO, representatives of Sevayats Tapan Rana and Jagannath Rana attended.

Berhampur University to start online PG and M.Phil courses from next academic year

After successful admission for Plus II and Plus III through online process, the Berhampur University has decided to to start online admission process for the Post Graduation and M.Phil courses from the next academic session.

Students from other districts who had to travel all the way to the university can now easily fill the admission forms online. 

It can be noted that many other colleges affiliated to the university are already following the online admission procedure for admission of Plus II and Plus III.

Talking about the benefits, Vice Chancellor of Berhampur University Dipak Kumar Behera, said, “We will start the system from the next academic year. It will benefit the students who had to travel a lot from different places.”