New Delhi, May 22 (Odisha.in) Odisha born film producer and promoter Jitendra Mishra has been named as a jury for the May 25 – June 2 Zlin Film Festival in the city of Zlín, Prague and other towns in the Czech Republic. Zlin Film Festival is considered as one of world’s oldest and largest film […]
Odisha
Watermelons stem distress migration in Odisha’s hunger belt
Forced to migrate due to poverty and recurrent droughts, and with no better life in faraway brick kilns, farmers in western Odisha have turned to watermelon cultivation, reaping rich benefits.
Odisha shares best disaster management practices
New Delhi, May 19 2018 (Odisha.in) The Odisha government has shared its best disaster management practices with the Centre so that other states can benefit from its experiences. Special Relief Commissioner and Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Government (Disaster Management) #Bishnupada Sethi made a presentation on best practice of handling cyclone by the state in New Delhi […]
School drop-out aggravates child marriage scenario
Silimi is a remote village in Gudari block of Rayagada district in Odisha. There are 65 households in this Dalit hamlet. A discussion on the issue of child marriage on any day could witness 30 child brides before any meeting. Most of the child brides have one or two kids in their laps. Most of […]
Odisha to get two new medical college
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (Odisha.in) The Centre has approved setting up two new medical colleges in Odisha. Union health minister J P Nadda informed that his department has approved establishment of two 100-seat government medical colleges in Balasore and Balangir districts during the academic year 2018-19. These hospitals will be set up under centrally sponsored scheme […]