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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Inaugural Odisha TEX 2025 draws Rs 7.8K crore investment proposals, over 53,000 jobs
BHUBANESWAR: The first Odisha Textile Summit (Odisha TEX 2025) organised by the state government on Friday attracted investment proposals worth around Rs 7,808 crore that would generate more than 53,300 employment opportunities in the textile and apparel sector. Industry leaders, including Sportsking India Ltd, MCPI Pvt Ltd, First Step Babywear, Creative Garments Pvt Ltd, Aditi Lifestyle, Hindalco, SCM Garments Pvt Ltd, Tiruppur-based Adishtam Ventures Pvt Ltd and Coimbatore-based KPR Mill Ltd were among 33 companies which signed MoUs to set up their units. This was in addition to the 11 MoUs of Rs 7,002 crore signed during the Utkarsh Odisha: Make-in-Odisha Conclave 2025 held in January this year. The state government had then signed 145 MoUs worth Rs 12.89 lakh crore across 16 diverse sectors. Terming the first Odisha TEX 2025 a grand success, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the state government has set an ambitious target to create over one lakh jobs in textiles and apparel sector by 2030 with new clusters in Balangir, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam and Cuttack districts. 'We have received overwhelming response during the first textile summit. It will not only help reduce migration of workers from the state but also make Odisha a textile hub and lead Eastern India's textile revolution,' he said. The chief minister said Odisha offers the most attractive incentive packages in the country under its Industrial Policy Resolution 2022 and the Odisha Apparel and Technical Textiles Policy (OATTP) 2022.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Civic body faces heat over bio-composter contracts
T'puram: With just three months left in its tenure, the city corporation has come under fire for alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for bio-composter kitchen bins meant for household waste management. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Documents received by TOI alleged that the civic body was bypassing standard procedures, including e-tendering norms, in selecting service providers for the installation and maintenance of bio-composter bins. The allegations point to systematic favouritism towards two companies, Coimbatore-based Omega Ecotech Products India Pvt Ltd and Palakkad-based IRTC, since 2016. According to sources, instead of floating a formal tender, the corporation invited expressions of interest (EOI) to sidestep mandatory procurement rules. Omega was given the contract during the first five years from 2016, while IRTC handled it for the next three years. In Jan 2025, despite objections from BJP councillors, the corporation reappointed Omega through a council decision. The controversy deepens with revelations that Omega is not accredited by Suchitwa Mission. Despite this, the companies received contracts worth a total of Rs 15.37 crore between 2016 and 2024, including Rs 4.87 crore for the ongoing year. The contracts were awarded based on invoices from Omega, allegedly bypassing the requirement for e-tendering in purchases exceeding Rs 5 lakh, sources said in the document. In response to mounting protests, the corporation finally initiated an e-tendering process this year. Four companies submitted bids: Omega (Rs 1,876 per unit), Ram Biologicals (Rs 1,653), Radico (Rs 1,928), and Green Village (Rs 1,975). While Ram Biologicals quoted the lowest rate, the corporation disqualified it, citing the company's prior blacklisting by Suchitwa Mission for failing to implement kitchen bins in 2017 and 2022. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The firm is also reportedly under vigilance investigation following audit reports, sources alleged. Interestingly, Ram Biologicals also submitted the lowest bid in 2022–23, yet the contract went to IRTC. Critics claim this repeated pattern points to a deeper problem. However, health standing committee chairperson Gayathri Babu refuted the allegations. "Omega was chosen purely on merit. A technical committee comprising Suchitwa Mission officials evaluated all bids based on 10 selection guidelines and Omega came out on top. It was not the decision made by the corporation alone. They are not just suppliers but service providers who offer chatbot-based assistance and have good user feedback. I am willing to defend our decision publicly. That said, I cannot comment on decisions made in previous terms," she told TOI. She also added that the contract with IRTC was not renewed as they did not provide an end-to-end solution for users.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Plot to kidnap All Jamaat coordinator: Trio from Bengaluru prison produced before Coimbatore court
COIMBATORE: Three men, who were lodged in the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru in connection with a bomb blast case, were produced before the Coimbatore judicial magistrate court V on Wednesday for plotting to kidnap an All Jamaat Federation coordinator here. Kichan Buhari, Askar Ali and Zulfikar Ali were involved in the 2013 Bengaluru bomb blast case. Police said the trio and others had plotted to kidnap Coimbatore-based businessman and All Jamaat coordinator Inayathullah for ransom, to help a fellow jail inmate who had been arrested in a murder case. In 2019, during patrolling, the Ukkadam police noticed four men roaming in the city in a suspicious manner. Upon investigation, the police found knives in their possession. The group confessed their plan to kidnap Inayathullah. The police registered a case against 12 men involved in the case. They filed a chargesheet with Coimbatore judicial magistrate court V. The case hearing came up on Wednesday. The masterminds of the kidnap plan, Kichan Buhari, Askar Ali and Zulfikar Ali, were brought to Coimbatore and produced before judicial magistrate E Virgin Vesta. The case has been adjourned to Aug 7. The trio were escorted to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison on Wednesday night.
India Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Five men detained with Rs 3.80 crore in suspected Hawala cash in Tamil Nadu
Five men were detained and Rs 3.80 crore in cash was seized by police near the Meenakshi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district in what is suspected to be a major Hawala police, acting on a tip-off about an illegal money transfer, had deployed teams across key locations and were monitoring vehicle movements closely. Based on specific inputs, Vilakuthun Police received information about suspicious activity in a car parked in the Madurai Corporation's parking lot near the police team surrounded the vehicle and found Rs 3.80 crore in cash inside. Five individuals present at the location were immediately detained for questioning. Income Tax officials were informed and reached the Vilakuthun police station, where the cash was formally handed over. Authorities have launched a probe to track the source of the money, the network involved, and why Madurai was chosen for the investigation is March this year, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Wahidur Rahman Jainullabudeen, a Coimbatore-based physical trainer and senior functionary of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), for allegedly using hawala channels to fund its political wing, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI).- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
New Indian Express
21-07-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Tamil Nadu plans to expand Type 1 diabetes care centres in six more districts
COIMBATORE: The National Health Mission, Tamil Nadu, is planning to open specialised care centres for treating Type 1 diabetes in six more districts, including Salem and Dharmapuri within two months. A week ago such a centre was opened in Chennai to offer complete care to children suffering from Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease. Dr A Arun Thamburaj, Mission Director of the NHM, Tamil Nadu, told TNIE that they will launch centres in the first phase at Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital at Salem, Government Raja Mirasudar Hospital in Thanjavur, K A P Viswanathan Government Medical College in Tiruchy and Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, and the government medical college hospitals in Tiruvarur and Dharmapuri. Health department officials say around 2,600 children have registered and are receiving treatment for Type 1 diabetes in government hospitals across the state. They would be taken care of at these centres. These centres will be expanded to all districts in a phased manner, they added. Additionally, NHM Tamil Nadu is preparing a Standard Operating Procedure to streamline the treatment protocol for children diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at all government hospitals. 'This centre provides end-to-end care to children suffering from Type 1 diabetes. It offers treatment, medical support, education and counselling on par with global standards at no cost. We have also roped in Coimbatore-based Idhayangal Trust, which has experience handling Type 1 diabetes patients,' Thamburaj added. Dr Krishnan Swaminathan of Idhayangal Trust said that it is an initiative taken by the government to ensure no poor child with Type 1 diabetes suffers due to the lack of treatment.
