Hemant Kumar Rout

Bhubaneswar

Journalist at The New Indian Express

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JSW Steel's Odisha plans under cloud as SC strikes down takeover of BPSL

5 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

By Hemant Kumar Rout "After the BPSL setback, JSW Steel may go back to the drawing board and rework its plans. The state government, on its part, must see that investor confidence is not impacted," said an industry insider. Apart from new projects, JSW Steel had also planned expansion of BPSL from 4.5 MTPA to 10 MTPA and proposed Paradip plant's capacity from 13.2 MTPA to 24 MTPA for which an MoU has already been signed.
Govt frames new guidelines for semicon policy

5 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

By Hemant Kumar Rout BHUBANESWAR: With Odisha aspiring to be a significant player in the country's semiconductor landscape, the state government has released detailed operational guidelines for facilitating investments and disbursing capital investment subsidies under its 'Semiconductor Manufacturing and Fabless Policy'.
IDCO to acquire land in Odisha's key districts for smooth grounding of projects

6 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

By Hemant Kumar Rout BHUBANESWAR : As part of its renewed industrial thrust under the Utkarsh Odisha initiative, the state government is gearing up to create a robust land bank to facilitate the smooth grounding of projects worth over Rs 5 lakh crore over the next five years.
Armed forces veterans

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

By Hemant Kumar Rout "India has every right to respond to threats emanating from across the border. This operation reinforces that our tolerance for terrorism has a limit. Yet, it is important that we act without pushing the envelope towards war. It is high time Pakistan learnt a lesson and refrain from looking at India with similar measure that it used to two or three decades ago," he said.
'Gujarat, MP report the highest burden'

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

BHUBANESWAR: Heart attacks and strokes are striking early and India is in the grip of a health emergency. As per a new global study, there has been a staggering uptick in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the south Asia region (SAR), with India shouldering a disproportionate burden.
CEA approves Upper Indravati project, will add 600 MW to Odisha

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

By Hemant Kumar Rout As per detailed project report, around 152 ha of land, including 107.5 ha of forest land, 24 ha of government land and 20.5 ha of private land will be acquired for the project. While demarcation of land and tree enumeration has been completed, the proposal for the forest land diversion has been submitted. OHPC will acquire private land in Thuamul Rampur and Jaypatna tehsil areas on direct purchase basis.
Odisha's malaria woes spill over with 63.6% rise in cases in 2024

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha's much-celebrated success in reducing malaria by 80 per cent (pc) in 2018 appears to be fading away with the state witnessing an alarming 63.6 pc rise in malaria cases in 2024 as compared to the previous year, and topping the incidence chart in the country. According to National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) data, the state reported 68,693 malaria cases, including the highest 50,501 P falciparum, and eight deaths last year.
Odisha government to private hospitals

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

By Hemant Kumar Rout BHUBANESWAR: A day after private hospitals expressed their reluctance to accept the low package rates and other unrealistic paraphernalia for settlement of bills under the newly-launched Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY), the government on Tuesday issued a stern warning to empanelled private hospitals directing them not to deny treatment to any eligible patient.
Odisha's ambitious coastal highway project hits hurdles due to missing land records

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

BHUBANESWAR: Delayed by a decade over alignment issues, the ambitious coastal highway project has hit another major hurdle, with land records missing in several villages in at least three coastal districts. Sources said particulars of over 250 hectare of land across 53 villages in Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts have not been provided to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), stalling further progress of the proposed 346-km highway.
Odisha woman defies notice for deportation, police in a fix

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Hemant Kumar Rout

By Hemant Kumar Rout BHUBANESWAR: The police administration is in a fix after 72-year-old Razia Sultana of Soro in Balasore district refused to comply with a deportation notice asking her to leave India and return to Pakistan by Sunday. The notice was served in the wake of the Centre's directive to all states to identify Pakistani nationals and ensure their immediate return following the recent terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Kashmir.