Tag: Poor

Supreme Court of India
'Poor Suffer In Jail, Rich Get Bail': SC For Early Release Of Prisoners Serving Over 10 Yrs

The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the government and the courts should adopt a reformative approach for those who have spent 10-14 years in prison, while serving a life term, and explore the possibility of releasing them either by granting bail or remitting their sentence.

  • Friday, 25 February 2022
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Govt launches subsidised loan scheme for higher studies

To provide an opportunity to meritorious students with poor financial background to pursue higher studies, the Odisha government today launched a new scheme 'Kalinga Sikshya Sathi Yojana’

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Delhi air quality improves to 'poor' on Diwali

New Delhi: After several days of suffering from ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ air quality, the national capital on Wednesday surprisingly breathed better air in Diwali as its pollution level went down, improving the quality to ‘poor’. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the overall Air Quality Index for the Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) region […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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BJP promises rice, dal & salt at Re 1; BJD calls it 'biggest lie'

Cuttack: In a bid to woo voters, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today announced that BJP will provide food articles at Rs 1 if the party is voted to power in Odisha. “If the BJP comes to power in Odisha, it will provide 5 kg rice, 500 grams dal salt at Rs 1. Nearly, 3.26 crore […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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New Odisha Initiative: Meal In Exchange For Plastic Waste

Koraput: In an effort to raise awareness about the perils of using plastic, the Kotpad Notified Area Council (NAC) in Koraput district is providing free meals to the poor in exchange for a kilogram of plastic waste. The programme, which started on Monday, entails a meal for anyone who brings a kilogram of used polythene […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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