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Berhampur: Seven child labourers have been rescued from eateries in Baidyanathpur area by a task force set up by the Ganjam district administration in Odisha, officials said. Five children belonged to Ganjam district while the rest were from neighbouring Gajapati district, they said. The task force comprising the district labour officer (DLO), Berhampur, a member […]

Kuala Lumpur: India will host the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup as the sport’s continental body on Tuesday awarded the showpiece to the country with an aim to maximise the promotion of the game. India was awarded the tournament by the Asian Football Confederation’s Women’s Committee here as part of the AFC’s commitment to grow […]

New Delhi: The health and future of every child and adolescent worldwide is under immediate threat from ecological degradation, climate change and exploitative marketing practices that push fast food, sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco at children, said a new report on Wednesday. No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, […]

Berhampur: A five-year-old private school student died after falling off an auto-rickshaw near Tileswar Ram Mandir while on way to school in Digapahandi of Ganjam district on Wednesday. The student was reportedly rushed to hospital in a critical condition; however, doctor declared him brought dead. “The auto-rickshaw was overloaded. It was not the school’s vehicle […]

Cuttack: The State Government has issued a ‘latka’ (notice) to Inspector General (IG) with Odisha Police’s human rights protection cell (HRPC), NB Bharathi for her alleged professional misconduct and dereliction of duty. As the Home Department could not reach the 1998-batch IPS officer Bharathi to serve the notice through any means, the concerned department reportedly […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the ‘Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020’, intended to protect women’s reproductive rights. Calling it “historic Bill”, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that the Bill aimed for the welfare of women in the country as it proposes law to establish a national registry. “A […]

New Delhi: The coronavirus outbreak will have a limited impact on India but the global GDP and trade will definitely get affected due to the large size of the Chinese economy, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has said. Only a couple of sectors in India are likely to see some disruptions but alternatives are being explored […]

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday said the Odisha government is not proactive in taking advantage of the Central government schemes. He said the state government does not submit proposals for new projects while it failed to utlise the funds sanctioned by the Central government. “It is the responsibility of […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha reporting its highest ever single-day tally of 4445 Covid-19 cases on Monday, the State government assured the people of the State that the pandemic management system and…

Bhubaneswar: The crime against women in Odisha has taken an ominous turn. Women trafficking has gone rampant in Odisha in year 2019. The hard numbers of three women getting trafficked every ten days in Odisha during the last one -year are simply numbing. The big blooper for the State is it is emerging as women […]

Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad recently released a fresh notification inviting candidates for Apprentice training. Interested and eligible candidates need to brace up now as the last date to apply for the positions is tomorrow, February 21, 2020. Under the Apprentice Act 1961, applications are invited for selection to the […]

Bhubaneswar: If one has a strong will to pursue higher education, with time s/he realises age is no barrier. Fighting all odds, two Odisha women – one nearing 50 and the other in her mid 30s, have set an example for many such dreamers by appearing in the annual HSC examination this year. Sanju Pattnaik […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved Phase II of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) till 2024-25 to focus on Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus), which includes ODF sustainability and Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM). The programme will also work towards ensuring that no one is left behind and everyone uses a toilet, […]

London: Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has claimed that the ill-fated Malaysian MH370 that went missing on March 8, 2014 after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, was downed by a suicidal pilot. Citing the “highest levels” of the Malaysian government sources, Abbott told Sky News that the authorities thought “from very, very early on” […]

Mumbai: The demise of veteran Kannada actress Kishori Ballal, who shot to Bollywood fame playing Kaveri Amma in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Swades”, has left the film’s director Ashutosh Gowariker “heartbroken”. Referring to her as “Kishori Amma”, SRK said she will be sorely missed, especially for the way she would reprimand him for smoking. Shah […]