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Bhubaneswar, August 20, 2018: Noted environmentalist and activist Dr Biswajit Mohanty has been appointed as the new Chairman of Greenpeace India. He is the first from the State to head this international NGO. On August 18, Dr Mohanty was appointed as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Greenpeace India whose headquarters are at Bengaluru. […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 19, 2018: Odisha Election Watch on Sunday launched a unique campaign “Hum Badlenge Apna Bharat”- a campaign aiming at strengthening democracy by involving participation of students. The initiative is being organised in collaboration with Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and in cooperation with People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC), National Service Scheme (NSS) and Council […]
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Bhubaneswar, August 19, 2018: The Odisha Government on Sunday wrote to Kerala Additional Chief Secretary (Disaster Management and State Relief Commissioner) urging him to make necessary arrangements of food, drinking water and other necessities for 187 persons from the State who were trapped in different parts of flood-ravaged Kerala. The letter also carries the names […]
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Bhubaneswar, August 18, 2018: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) SOA would host 26th National Children Science Congress during December 27-31, 2018. Nearly 1500 participants, including overseas children are expected to participate. This time SOA is organising the battle for the designers to nourish the talent of the students to design a logo for […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 18, 2018: In the aftermath of Super Cyclone – 1999, the Odisha Government started working on disaster management capacity building in a big way with creation of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF). It was initially raised with only three units in 2001. In 2004, another two units were raised and five years […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 18, 2018: At least 76 power boats and a total of 275 Fire Service personnel, including 15 supervising officer specially trained in flood rescue and relief operation were flown to Kerala in a special aircraft from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here after the Centre spoke to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking help. […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 16, 2018: Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a man of great talents yet a simple and humble demeanour and his contribution to Odisha, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that Odisha will remain indebted to him for his immense support during the Super Cyclone of 1999 which devastated more than half of […]
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Bhubaneswar, August 16, 2018: For effective disaster management, the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) will be hosting Disaster Management Training Programmes for counsellors of Youth Red Cross (YRC) and Junior Red Cross (JRC), units of Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). A meeting was recently held at OSDMA conference hall for finalisation of Disaster Management […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar, August 15, 2018: Maintaining that ensuring ‘Health for All’ is a true cornerstone of independence, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday dedicated the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), a health assurance scheme, to people of Odisha on the occasion of 72nd Independence Day. “Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana is a historic initiative and will have […]
Continue ReadingBhubaneswar August 14, 2018: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Odisha, has written to Central and State Governments urging them to reconsider the proposal of operating sea planes in the Chilka Lake. AB Tripathy, State Convener of INTACH said that the delicate ecosystem of this Ramsar Site will be severely affected […]
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