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Educating the Visually Impaired Children of Odisha
By Sagarika Satapathy: Access to education is a basic human right, but children with disabilities in general and visually impaired children in particular face manifold barriers to acquire basic education in India. A survey report says, only…
Railways lead Swachh Bharat Mission in Bhubaneswar
By Srikanta Mohanty: Ranking as a top station among the first fifty in India, Bhubaneswar Railway Station has the most fast-flowing traffic of passengers as well as trains. As in the last years, the state has felt increasing demand for new…
Barapitha – Odisha’s 1st Solar Powered Village
By Hemanta Pande: Odisha is the fastest growing economy in the eastern part of India. Accordingly, the electricity requirement of the state is also rising. However, the state is not able to produce enough electricity to meet even the…
Odisha wants its Buddhist Circuit in Tourism Scheme
Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: A recommendation to include the Buddhist circuit of Odisha in the Swadesh Darshan scheme announced by the union ministry of tourism was made by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday.
In a letter to union…
Odisha Congress kicks off 2nd Phase ‘Jagaran Yatra’ in Nuapada
Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) launched its second phase Jagaran Yatra in Naupada district on Friday and the rally will be organized in Nabarangpur district on Oct 31.
As per reports, the second phase…
Maoists set a Bus on fire on Malkangiri-Chhattisgarh Border
Malkangiri, Oct 30: A bus was set on fire by Maoists on Malkangiri-Chhattisgarh border on Friday morning. However, no one injured in the incidents, as red cadres asked all passengers to get down.
As per reports, a group of Maoists…
Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha writes to State Human Rights Commission
Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: The women wing of State BJP has submitted a memorandum on Friday to Odisha Human Right Commission over the misconduct for IIC Balichandrapur police station.
A delegation led by President of Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha,…
Farmers’ Suicide in Odisha: Two more Farmers end lives today
Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: Two more deaths of farmers reported in Odisha state today morning. As many as 13 famers have ended their lives in last 28 days. The two deaths were reported from Kalahandi an Angul.
In Kalahandi district, a famer…
Sudhira Das, 1st Woman Engineer of Odisha dies at 83
Bhubaneswar, Oct 31: Sudhira Das, first woman engineer of Odisha, died on Friday morning at the age of 83 here. She was born on March 8, 1932 in Cuttack. She was also the first Principal of Women’s Polytechnic, Rourkela.
She completed…
Odisha Govt issues Guidelines to auction Ponzi Assets
Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: In a relief to the duped investors of chit fund companies, the Odisha government on Thursday issued guidelines to expedite the auctioning process of confiscated assets of chit fund companies.
Over the process, the…