Tag: Otv Impact

Locals alleged that such incidents are frequently happening due to the lackadaisical attitude of the administration.

Nandi’s grandmother died on January 30. Her last rites were somehow managed with the help of locals. But she was too broke to bear the expenses of other rituals. She moved from house to house asking for rice and money. 

The MBBS student, who was fighting financial constraint to pursue his studies received monetary help of Rs 1 lakh from a woman after his ordeal was telecasted on OTV. 

Scores of others from different parts of the state are also continuing with a frantic search to trace their family members who are still missing.

The minor boy, identified as Ramananda Paswani, along with three others from Nepal was travelling on Coromandel Express when the tragic mishap took place claiming 288 lives. While the three companions of Ramananda died in the mishap, he miraculously escaped with injuries. 

“I couldn’t even afford to buy new notebooks. So, instead of writing in pen, I would write with a pencil so that I would erase them and write again,” said an emotional Muduli as she recalled her days of struggle to top Plus II Commerce in the district.

The directive from Kendrapara Collector came after Odisha’s leading news channel OTV aired the news on the plight of these beneficiaries who used to cover a distance of 17 kilometres to get a pension of Rs 700, putting their lives at risk.

The family members thanked OTV saying their words are falling short to express their gratitude to the leading channel of Odisha for the help it extended. 

Till two years ago, this historic pond used to bear a picture of utter neglect. Accumulation of silt and garbage and water hyacinth had made this pond unusable.

The help came Prafulla Das's way only after OTV aired a report on his plight.

With no income source, the elderly couple finds it hard to take care of their blind son.

Hours after OTV aired the news on the difficulties faced by menstruating girls and women in flood-hit areas for not having sanitary pads, the State government announced distribution of pads in the affected areas free of cost.

The move from the hospital authorities came after OTV’s report highlighted this case of alleged discrimination to HIV patients in Odisha.

The move from the district collector came soon after a report regarding the same was first aired by Odisha’s leading news channel OTV on Saturday.

Bhadrak: Encroachments of almost two acre of forest land at Mousudha village under Chandbali Tehsil in the district were cleared off on Saturday following the telecast of a report by OTV recently. According to sources, some influential people had encroached more than two acre of forest land by erecting barbed wire around the land. After […]