Odisha Takes Pioneering Step Towards Women Empowerment
Bhubaneswar: In a path-breaking decision towards women empowerment and inclusive sanitation, the Odisha government on Friday handed over Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of four Septage…
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Odisha Fights Coronavirus: Anganwadi Centres To Remain Closed Till April 30
Bhubaneswar: Stepping up its shutdown measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, Odisha government has ordered for a complete lockdown in the State. As a precautionary measure, the…
Don’t Hesitate To Give Loans To SHGs Backed By Credible Spiritual Leaders:…
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday lauded self-help group movements led by religious and spiritual leaders and advised banks to give up any hesitation in…
Avail Loans In The Blink Of An Eye: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Bhubaneswar: In just 30 seconds, Self Help Groups (SHGs) can avail loans up to Rs 50,000 while bank customers can get loans amounting to Rs 1 crore within 59 minutes, announced Union…
Women injured in clash while protesting liquor unit
Deogarh: Anti-liquor protests turned ugly when a number of women belonging to a Self Help Group (SHG) in Palasama panchayat of Deogarh district were injured after a clash erupted while they…
Cyclone Fani aftermath: CM Naveen announces Rs 1600 crore livelihood support package
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today announced a special package of Rs 1600 crore in total for livelihood support for cyclone Fani victims. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today…
Crafting bamboos and hopes, Salabeni women keep alive good old handicrafts
Mayurbhanj: In this era of synthetically finished products, the charm of traditional handicrafts is fading. Yet some women from a remote Salabeni village under Bangriposi block of Mayurbhanj…
Efforts on to bring all women into SHG fold by 2018: WCD minister
Bhubaneswar: The state government is trying to bring all women irrespective of their socio-economic class, caste, creed and religion in Odisha into the fold of Self Help Group (SHG)…
Kerala’s all-women self-help group to train Uganda women
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's all-women self-help group Kudumbashree is getting ready to impart entrepreneurial skill training to rural women in Uganda. Volunteers of Kudumbashree, the…
Women tie woman to tree, thrash her for selling liquor
Kendrapara: Tension prevailed in Pattamundai after a group of women allegedly tied another woman to a tree and thrashed her for hours for allegedly selling liquor in Gagua Chhak here on…