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Odisha Government sent four more officials on compulsory retirement

Bhubaneswar:5/10/21: In continuation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Zero Tolerance policy against corruption, Odisha Government today sent four more officials on compulsory retirement.

Official sources said four officials, including two OAS officers, a district Sub-registrar and a former district chief of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (FARD) Department have been given compulsory retirement over corruption charges the four officials, Angul Deputy Collector Janakinath Mishra has two corruption cases levelled against him and is facing nine official proceedings. Besides, the allegation of dereliction in duty levelled against him has also been proved.

Similarly, Nuagarh Tehsildar of Gajapati district Akul Mallik has one corruption case lodged against him and is facing two department proceedings. He was sent on compulsory retirement for dereliction in duty and misappropriation of funds.

Besides, Sub-registrar of Dhenkanal district, Lalatendu Satpathy, has two corruption cases and two official proceedings pending against him. The stern action was taken against him for dereliction in duty.

Dr Trilochan Dhal, former district chief of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (FARD) Department, was given compulsory retirement as a corruption case is pending against him after he was found in possession of disproportionate assets.

With this, the state Government has so far given compulsory retirement to 122 officials.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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