By-Pragati Prava
Newly-elected Member of Parliament from the east Indian state of Odisha, Pramila Bisoyi, is known for her grassroots conservation efforts, particularly protection of the peacocks around Pakidi hills in Odisha.
Under Bisoyi’s leadership, women in the forest-dependent villages have taken up rotational patrolling to shield the forests....
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged off the Bolangir-Bicchupali passenger train amid much fanfare on January 15,2019. However one year down the line new information has exposed that the project was a futile attempt of the railway department.
Hinting at a gross neglect of the...
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 15: The Odisha government is again caught on the wrong foot as it is now seen openly defying the earlier orders of the Supreme Court relating to the temple administration reforms. The court in the Mrinalini Padhi versus Union of India has passed several directions...
By-Manish Kumar
Ganjam: While single women in urban areas are able to carve out their own path, their lesser educated counterparts in rural areas often lead a neglected life in compromised situations, given the social stigma associated with being single.
Jambhu Gouda is a 60-year-old single woman from the Karsingh village in...
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 12: The fifth edition of the Bhubaneswar Literary Meet came to an end on Sunday with an array of power packed performances from noted comedians, authors and other artists who tried their best to end the special fest on a happy note.
The literary extravaganza, which...
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Odisha witnessed the strike as part of the Bharat Bandh call given by the left parties, trade unions and others outfits. Following are the top 10 developments that took place in the whole day in Bhubaneswar and Odisha at large.
Around 2000 private buses went off...
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New Delhi, Jan 8: The Narendra Modi government at the Centre Wednesday approved the in principle disinvestment of equity shareholding of six Public Sector Units (PSUs) into the Odisha-based Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL), a joint venture of two Odisha government PSUs and others.
Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited...
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: Train and bus services are likely to be hit on Wednesday in Odisha due to the Bharat Bandh call given by the Trade Unions and other political outfits. The organisers which have been able to mobilize the support of other political outfits have threatened...
By-Pramit Karmakar
Bhubaneswar, Jan 4: On the occasion of #WorldBrailleDay, we tried to show how Braille books are aiding in the literacy of people with low vision/blindness and how advanced technologies are transforming their lives besides the bottlenecks.
We visited the only Braille press of Odisha based in Berhampur and also talked...
By-Basudev Mahapatra
Kandhamal/Kalahandi: "Unless we consume a variety of foods that include vegetables and greens, pulses and legumes, and meat and fish along with rice, where will we get adequate nutrition? How can our children have proper physical and cognitive growth?” asked Golapi Kanhar.
The question from Golapi Kanhar (35) of...