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Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Rajeev Vishnoion Monday reviewed railway arrangements for Rath Yatra – 2014 and directed officials of Khurda Road Division to give utmost priority to comforts and conveniences of pilgrims coming to Puri by Rail.  The General Manager stressed upon safety, security and punctuality of Rath Yatra special trains, besides […]

Bhubaneswar: Children of prisoners of 21 jails across the State here on Saturday observed Raja festival with much fanfare. Hosted by the Odisha Patita Udhar Samiti, the children wearing new clothes played doli and ate various types of pithas and paan at the Jharpada Special Jail.   Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda, Bhubaneswar (North) […]

Says electronic media plays a vital role in youth empowerment Bhubaneswar: Highlighting the role of media in modeling the society Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said that electronic media plays an important role in the empowerment of youths. The Chief Minister was speaking at the launching ceremony of Focus Odisha 24X7 News Channel here. […]

Dhamra: A three-day long summer camp was organized by Dhamra Port within the port premises for students of various schools in the port periphery from June 10 to 12. The summer camp was attended by nearly 160 school children from five different schools in the surrounding of Dhamra Port. The summer camp is organized by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Union Government has decided to expedite the 53 km long Jharsuguda- Barpalli-Sardega Railline in Ib valley, which is a deposit work of Coal India Limited.    This was decided in a joint meeting between the Minister of Railways Mr  D.V. Sadananda Gowda and the Minister of State (Independent) of Coal, Power and Renewable […]

Bhubaneswar: On the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) on June 15, HelpAge India, State branch organised a signature campaign for generating awareness among the public.   Young volunteers moved round the city carrying placards along with signature campaign and distributing leaflets appealed to general public to respect elders  in their family and […]

Bhubaneswar: “Child sensitive social protection systems mitigate the effects of poverty on families, strengthen families in their child care role and enhance   access to basic services for the poorest and most marginalized. Hence, child sensitive social protection systems are indispensable for combating child labour,” observed speakers here while participating in a panel discussion on Thursday. […]

Bhubaneswar: An ActionAid-led consortium with the support from European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) organized a convergence meeting with the government officials to discuss on the GO-NGO linkages to speed up post Phailin response programme, especially the restoration of livelihood of the people affected by cyclone Phailin and its subsequent flood.  The onsortium which comprises International […]

‘Haladipadia slum becomes a major transit point of ‘brown sugar’ smuggling’ Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of slum dwellers of Haladipadia slum here blocked the road just in front of the Laxmisagar police station demanding immediate release of a man whom the same police station officials arrested on Sunday on the charge of brown sugar smuggling ‘illegally.’ Arguing […]