Tag: Backward Areas

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Solar bulbs transforming lives in tribal village of Odisha

Mayurbhanj: For residents of Jadidar village in Khunta block of Mayurbhanj district, life is not same anymore. They no longer have to think twice before stepping out of their homes in the dark and children don’t have to skip their studies in the night hours. All thanks to solar-powered bulbs. “As electricity can’t reach everywhere, […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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District-review reports lay bare failure of welfare schemes

Bhubaneswar: The reports submitted by the Secretary-rank IAS officers who had been given charge to review various developmental works in backward areas of Odisha have exposed the loopholes in execution of many welfare schemes leading to its failures. Orphaned Rajesh Narayan (10) in ward No-1 of Malkangiri Municipality is an example of how the programme […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Tribals agitate demanding master plan for speedy development

Bhubaneswar: Accusing some forces of conspiring to stall progress in Odisha’s backward Kalahandi and Rayagada, tribals from the region today staged a sit-in near the Raj Bhavan here demanding a master plan for speedy agricultural as well as industrial development in the area. A large number of tribals, including women, gathered under the banner of […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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