Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today visited the Mission Shakti Mela organized by the Directorate of Mission Shakti at the IDCO Exhibition ground here. Naveen visited various stalls managed by the members of the Women Self Help Groups ((WSHGs) from across Odisha. Women and Child Development Minister Tukuni Sahu was present on the occasion. Sujatha [...]

Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh Tourism and Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today and invited him to the National Tribal Dance Festival to be held in Raipur from December 27 to 29. Sahu met the Odisha CM at the Lok Seva Bhawan here and gave him the invitation sent by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today advised the newly recruited teachers of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas (OAVs) to lay stress on building good charter and moral values in students. Speaking at the orientation programme of principals and newly recruited teachers of OAVs at Rabindra Mandap here today the Chief Minister said, “Teaching is a noble [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday extended his warm wishes to former President of India Pranab Mukherjee on his 84th birthday. Naveen prayed for Mukherjee’s long and healthy life on the occasion. Warm birthday wishes to former President of India, Shri @CitiznMukherjee. May you be blessed with good health and a long life. [...]

By Gopabandhu Dash Bhubaneswar: The first ever Mission Shakti Mela organized by the Directorate of Mission Shakti at the IDCO Exhibition ground in Bhubaneswar is attracting a large number of footfalls. This Mela is one of its kind of exhibitions in India that illustrates the true reflection of women’s empowerment and self-reliance. Put up in [...]

Berhampur: In another step towards engagement of Self Help Groups in environment friendly activities, the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has signed an MOU with an Andhra based company for collection and recycling of e-waste from the town of Berhampur. The company will engage SHGs to collect e-waste and transport it to the neighboring Srikakulam district [...]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another welfare step for the downtrodden of the society, the Odisha Government today released fund to the tune of Rs 33 lakh to three NGOs for the implementation of ‘Rehabilitation of Physically and Mentally Challenged Socially Disadvantaged Persons’. Rs 22,20,000 was released to Centre for Rehabilitation Services & Research (CRSR) situated in [...]

Kendrapara: In a bid to address the problems faced by the migrant plumbers from Kendrapara district, a dedicated Migration Support & Resource Centre has been opened for them here today. Inaugurated by Odisha Labour and ESI Minister Sushant Singh, the Centre will resolve different migration related issues faced by the plumbers in India and abroad. [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that the inclusion of non-violence (ahimsa) in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution will be a step forward in the protection of human rights. Speaking at a function organised by Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) at Jayadev Bhawan here on Tuesday on occasion of World Human Rights [...]

New Delhi: Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan N Tata has expressed his happiness over the Odisha Government winning the prestigious World Habitat Award for the Jaga Mission, a slum land titling project benefiting a million urban-poor living in the slums. “It makes me so happy that the Government of Odisha was awarded with the World Habitat [...]