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BJP MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir in a humanitarian act, performed last rites of a woman from Odisha, who was working as a domestic help at his residence for six years, amid nationwide lockdown restrictions. The deceased,…

Safety of women in India has been a question for a long time. Hence, keeping in mind the increasing crimes against women, the Commissionerate Police has issued helpline numbers for women passengers travelling in buses. Women passengers…

Hundreds of women gathered outside the collector's office yesterday and protested against sale of country-made liquor in the area of Kudia village under Sadar block in Kuala panchayat of Balasore. The much distressed women held brooms and…

ONI Bureau: Bureaucrat-turned-Politician, Aparajita Sarangi has launched a scathing attack on the Odisha Government on the issue of SHGs, saying the rosy picture of SHGs as claimed by the Govt is far from truth. "I have seen despondency,…

ONI Bureau: The much-awaited Triple Talaq Bill, criminalizing the practice of instant triple talaq was passed by Lok Sabha with 245 MPS voting in its favour. Congress, AIADMK, DMK, TMC, BJD, Samajwadi Party and RJD walked out of Rajya Sabha…

ONI Bureau:  Odisha Assembly on Tuesday approved resolution by unanimous voice vote for providing 33% reservation for Women in the House. Patnaik termed the motion as “historic”. Earlier on Tuesday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik…

ONI Bureau:  A 20-year-old woman named Jhunu Rani Dhal from Shingada village under Shulipada block has given birth to quadruplets at Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital in Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday. Though Jhunu was…

ONI Bureau:  Police used lathis after protesters resort to stone pelting and opposed to the entry of women in the 10-50 age group to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala having the deity of Lord Ayyappa. Three female journalists, working for…

ONI Bureau: The three-day global conclave on development, 'Kalahandi Dialogue' concluded today with the aim of coming up with more activities for women and youth in the district. At least 10 projects have been proposed in the field of…

ONI Bureau:  Ending an age-old ban on the entry of women between 10 and 50 years, the Supreme Court on Friday pronounced its verdict on the entry of women of all ages in Kerala's Sabarimala temple; said devotion cannot be subjected to…