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Odisha’s rural women set up 76 ‘millet tiffin centres’ to promote millets
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The Odisha Millets Mission (OMM), a flagship initiative of the state government of Odisha, has supported women self-help groups (WSHGs) to set up 76...
NCW chief seeks CBI probe into Odisha teacher Mamita Meher murder case
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National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Thursday demanded the CBI probe into the murder of Odisha school teacher Mamita Meher.
Sharma met...
Hamvira Deva Mohapatra: The great Gajapati warrior from Odisha who hammered the Bahmani Sultanate
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Hamvira Mohapatra was a Suryavanshi Khandayat and a scion of the Gajapati dynasty. One can't imagine the Gajapati empire without him, such was his...
Odisha cabinet to amend Shri Jagannath Temple Act, for ‘settlement’ of Jagannath land-related issues
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The Odisha cabinet on Wednesday decided to amend the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 for the immediate settlement of Jagannath land-related issues.
The cabinet meeting,...
Manabasa Gurubara festival and its message of women empowerment
Manabasa Gurubara is a festival celebrated every Thursday in the month of Margashira in Odisha. In this festival, Devi Mahalaxmi is the presiding deity....
BJD minister Dibya Shankar Mishra accused of having links to the high-voltage Mamita Meher rape & murder case
The Mamita Meher rape and murder case has shaken up the entire polity of Odisha and created huge outrage among the people. The 24-year-old...
A village in Odisha bans alcohol after incident of sexual harassment
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In mid-September this year, a group of women from Dharambandha village - situated in the Sadar block of Odisha's Nuapada district - went for...
Odisha: Man arrested for misappropriating govt subsidy of Rs 6 cr
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The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha police has arrested another accused for his involvement in misappropriation of government subsidy of Rs 6 crore,...
BJD demands law to remove 50% reservation cap
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A day after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar demanded a cast-based census, Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) demanded Central law to remove 50...
Odisha: 20-year-old Trushna Rani commits suicide after being molested by 65-year-old Muskin Sheikh
20-year-old Trushna Rani Nath committed suicide after she was molested by 65-year-old Muskin Sheikh in Odisha's Bhadrak district. As per reports, the accused is...