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Odisha CM announces Mukhya Mantri Sikhya Puraskar Yojana, digital locker app launched

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 17, 2022November 17, 202202 mins

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Sikhya Puraskar Yojana’ (MMSPY), an award programme for school education worth Rs 100 crore. Under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Sikhya Puraskar Yojana’, students excelling in education, educational institutions, headmasters, teachers, sarpanchs, school management committees, and former students would be awarded. The award aims to improve…

CRUT awarded the ‘Most Innovative Bus Transit System in India’

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 17, 2022November 17, 202202 mins

Bhubaneswar: Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) of Odisha which runs Mo Bus and Mo E-Ride has been awarded for being the ‘Most Innovative Bus Transit System in India’ in the 2nd Urban Infra Business Summit & Awards 2022 in the category of ‘Transit & Mobility. The award recognises and honours corporates, and individual industry leaders…

Crafting a golden story with grass

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 15, 2022November 15, 202205 mins

Kendrapara: In Kendrapara, ‘Kaincha’ or golden grass has become synonymous with prosperity. For close to 3,500 women, who are a part of 200 self-help groups (SHGs), the golden grass craft has not just brought in a sense of financial independence but also empowered them at various levels. Primarily a women-dominated craft, it has taken the…

‘Medicines from Sky’: Drones are used in Arunachal Pradesh to deliver medicines in remote areas

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 15, 2022November 15, 202203 mins

Itanagar: In a major development to provide medical facilities in remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh, a drone service has been started to deliver essential medicines to inaccessible areas. On November 9, a drone flew to conduct the first-ever delivery of life-saving medicines from Seppa to a remote region of Bana located in the Richukrong circle…

World’s longest luxury river cruise from Varanasi-Dibrugarh to start from January

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 12, 202201 mins

Guwahati: The world’s longest luxury river cruise from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh will be launched in January 2023. The cruise will start its journey from Varanasi on January 10 and will cover a 4,000-km-long route in 50 days. It will pass through Kolkata and Dhaka before reaching Bogibeel in…

Invisible women workers of Cuttack’s handloom map

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 11, 2022November 11, 202206 mins

Cuttack: For women of Nuapatna and Maniabandha in Cuttack district, the labour is unending. In this male-dominated weaving cluster, women make up the majority of the workforce but recognition remains elusive for them. In the Nuapatna-Maniabandha weaving cluster, known for its Ikat or Bandha weaving and GI tag for Khandua Patta (woven in Maniabandha), there…

Odisha launches guidelines for Informers’ Incentive Scheme on fetus’ sex determination

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 11, 2022November 11, 202203 mins

Bhubaneswar: In a move to improve the male-female sex ratio in the state and safeguard the ‘right to life’ of the female fetus, the Odisha Government on Friday launched guidelines for wider implementation of the Informers’ Incentive Scheme. Speaking about the scheme, Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Shalini Pandit said, “Determining the sex of…

CM Naveen Patnaik approves to set Medical Cyclotron Unit in Odisha

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 11, 2022November 12, 202203 mins

Bhubaneswar: To give better facilities for cancer treatment in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the proposal for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Medical Cyclotron unit in the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital (TMCH) being established in the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) campus at Jatni. State Government would sanction a…

Odisha observes Mandia Divas to promote Millet

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 10, 2022November 11, 202202 mins

Bhubaneswar: Odisha observed the first Mandia Divas on November 10, to promote of consumption of millet as a superfood among people. On the occasion, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the extension of Odisha Millet Mission to all 30 districts of the state. “The Millet Mission of Odisha has become an example for other states in…

India Team for Women’s Nations Cup announced, Odisha’s Deep Grace Ekka named VC

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 9, 2022November 9, 202202 mins

New Delhi: Hockey India on Wednesday named the 20-member Indian women’s hockey team for the forthcoming FIH Women’s Nations Cup being to be held in Spain’s Valencia from December 11 to 17. A 20 member has been announced which will be lead by goalkeeper Savita Punia, while Odisha’s Deep Grace Ekka has been named as…