Bhubaneswar, Jan.17(Odisha.in) Members of several citizens groups, forums and senior citizens have demanded CBI probe into the large scale scam in Orissa Health System Development Peoject. In which politicians and bureaucrats have alegedly misappropriated around Rs 400 crores of meant to provide better health infrastructure and facilities for the poor people of the State. The […]
Archives for January 2008
Lawyers condemn gang rape attempt on lady colleague
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16( Odisha.in) Hundreds of lawyers Tuesday boycotted the courts, blocked road, damaged a police vehicle here demanding justice for one of their lady colleague who allegedly physically abused by a group of miscreants. The group of miscreants allegedly attempted rape on the lawyer near Balipatna when she was returning home from the court […]
Sulia Yatra begins amid tight security
Bhubaneswar,Jan 15(Odisha.in) Orissa has deployed adequate security forces in order to stop mass animal sacrifice during a local festival in the poverty stricken Balangiri district on Tuesday. Keeping in view of mass slaughtering of animals during Sulia Yatra, district administration has stepped up security measures in the entire district and asked the people not to […]
Alert sounded in Orissa following reports of Bird Flu
Bhubaneswar,Jan 15(Odisha.in) State Animal Husbandry and Health Departments officials on Tuesday sounded an alert following reports of Bird Flu in neighbouring West Bengal State. State’s Animal Husbandry and Health Departments officials said here that Collectors of all districts have been asked to remain high alert to ascertain the possibility of Bird Flu. “In fact, we […]
Blind youths turn furniture maker
Kendrapara, Jan.15 ( Odisha.in) Making chairs and sofas with plastic ropes regularly is a huge task, especially when you are a visually impaired person and on your job in competition with others in the similar profession. But, two blind youths , Alekha Chandra Jena (21) of village Indupur and Golakha Chandra Nayak (22) of village […]