Category: Odisha

By Anil Dhir Bhubaneswar: Baijayant Panda has written to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to release his copters so that they can be used for relief work in cyclone and flood-ravaged areas in the State and offered to give them free of cost. It will be interesting to know how many times IMFA Aviation has given […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would not celebrate his birthday on Tuesday due to the devastating cyclone Titli and subsequent floods in the State, sources said. Patnaik turns 72 on Tuesday. Patnaik, the four-time Chief Minister of Odisha, was born at Cuttack on October 16, 1946. The Chief Minister has also requested his well […]

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the continuous decline in the salt production in Odisha, BJP’s Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray, a businessman-turned-politician, has urged the State Government to set a minimum support price (MSP) for salt. In 2017-18, the salt production was 3,135 metric tonnes (MT) against the annual requirement of 6.7 lakh MT of the State. This […]

Bhubaneswar: The three south Odisha districts – Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada – have battled one of the worst floods. People have been stranded, houses have been demolished. While the situation right now isn’t as bad as it was in the last few days, the problems are far from over. The calamity has left behind a […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday reviewed the flood situation in Gajapati, Rayagada and Ganjam districts and announced relief for 15 days. Even though very severe cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ did not cause much damage to Odisha, the resultant rains led to severe flood in Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada, and Ganjam being the worst affected […]

Kandhamal: More than 100 girls have taken pledge against child marriage and violence against them in Kandhamal district. They took this pledge in a programme organised to mark the International Day of the Girl Child here. This initiative was organised by Save the Children in collaboration with SWATI here on October 11. They also shared […]

Bhubaneswar, October 12, 2018: The Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) and Sakha, a Bhubaneswar-based organisation with technical support from Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has launched a first of its kind innovative community media initiative to promote behaviour change among pregnant and lactating mothers through the largest transgender network of Odisha. In the first […]

Bhubaneswar, October 12, 2018: Even though very severe cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ did not cause much damage to Odisha, the resultant rains led to severe water-logging in the State, Ganjam being the worst affected district. Two Navy choppers were pressed into service for rescue and relief operation in the district. According to Indian Navy, two Chetak […]

Bhubaneswar, October 11, 2018: Social networking giant Facebook has activated its ‘Safety Check’ feature in Odisha that has witnessed the cyclonic storm ‘Titli’ that made landfall on Thursday morning near Gopalpur creating havoc in coastal and south parts of the State. Around 3 lakh people have been evacuated in five districts to safety. They have […]