1,358 Odisha farmers committed suicide in 8 years: Minister
2016-09-29
The state government has announced a number of steps to avoid such incidents Continue Reading
Daughters dismantle roof top for mother’s funeral
2016-09-27
The women had pleaded with villagers to help them cremate their motherContinue Reading
3000 infants died in Odisha’s Kandhamal in 5 years
2016-09-21
Phulbani: The infant mortality rate (IMR) is alarmingly high in Odisha’s Kandhamal district as around 3,000 infants died in the district in the last 5 years due to malnutrition and lack of awareness programmes. As per Government data, as many as 555 newborns died in 2011-12. While 80 infants diedContinue Reading
19 sisters take final vows at Kalunga, Odisha
2016-09-10
Rourkela: This was a joyous day, a solemn day, truly a day of the Lord on the feast of Nativity of mother Mary on September 8, 2016, where 19 Sisters of Handmaids of Mary (HM) took the final profession at Risen Christ Church, Kalunga in the presence of two Bishops-Most RevContinue Reading
Patnaik to name road after Mother Teresa in Odisha
2016-09-01
In Odisha Missionaries of Charity has nine homesContinue Reading
First Odisha Martyrs Day observed
2016-08-31
K. Nuakgam: The Catholic bishops of Odisha on August 30 observed the first “Martyrs Day” to commemorate those who laid down lives for their faith during the anti-Christian violence in the eastern Indian state’s Kandhamal district. The Odisha Catholic Bishops’ Council (OCBC) had on March 10 decided to observe OdishaContinue Reading
Unicef suggests ‘Nutrition Mission’ in Odisha
2016-08-30
Bhubanswar: The exceptionally high malnutrition deaths of 18 children at Nagada in Sukinda valley of Jajpur district exposed the glaring lapses in the state’s initiatives to check undernourishment deaths. Though Odisha’s progress in improving nutrition outcomes for children under two years of age has been good, Unicef feels Odisha needsContinue Reading
Odisha tribals resent NGOs, demand development
2016-08-04
NGOS only promise, do not deliverContinue Reading
Malnutrition deaths: Odisha minister blames bad family planning
2016-07-30
In the last 6 months, 19 infants have died in Nagada village due to malnutrition and related diseasesContinue Reading
Discrimination in disaster report in four districts of Odisha
2016-07-24
Bhubaneswar: Social sensitivity has to be strengthened when discrimination in any form and degree in society is addressed, said Aurovindo Behera, former drafting commissioner of Odisha Relieve Code, Government of Odisha. He was addressing a gathering at a “study report release on Discrimination during Disasters” at Red Cross Bhawan, Bhubaneswar,Continue Reading