Tag: Barishtha Nagarika Tirtha Yojana

Berhampur: As many as 1,060 pilgrims embarked on a journey from Berhampur to south India today as part of Odisha government’s Barishtha Nagarika Tirtha Yojana (senior citizen pilgrimage scheme). Through video conferencing, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off a train under which senior citizens from Ganjam, Nayagarh, Boudh and Kandhamal districts will visit various […]

Berhampur: When 72-year-old Laxmi Behera, a resident of Dura village of Berhampur, had departed for pilgrimage on February 15, little did her family members know that she will go missing during the trip. The elderly woman was among the 1,060 pilgrims who embarked on a journey from Berhampur to south India as part of Odisha […]