In the remote, mountainous village of Bargaun in the Hulma region of Nepal, Laiku Lama has been providing marginalised communities with solar energy. These villages, nestled into the breathtaking backdrop of the incomparable Himalayas, are hundreds of kilometres from grid accessibility. It is considered one of the most isolated and underdeveloped regions in Nepal, reached…
New Delhi: Five officers of Indian Navy’s INAS 314 based at Naval Air Enclave, Porbandar, made history on August 3 by completing the first all-women independent maritime reconnaissance and surveillance mission in North Arabian Sea. Led by Mission Commander Lt Cdr Aanchal Sharma, the Dornier 228 aircraft had on board pilots Lt Shivangi and Lt…
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Odisha MLAs met President Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday. The legislators from BJD, Congress, and BJP congratulated Murmu for being elected as the 15th President of India. She belongs to the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. They also felicitated her during the meeting and presented an artifact…
Bhubaneswar: The Satkosia Gorge which spreads over Mahanadi river in Odisha has been designated as Ramsar Site. The Union environment ministry on Wednesday announced 10 wetland Ramsar sites including Satkosia 98196.72. India has now 64 Ramsar Sites. The new sites include six wetlands in Tamil Nadu and one each from Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and…
Bhubaneswar: Over 17 people died of cholera in seven districts of Odisha. Health Minister Naba Kishore Das informed the Assembly on Monday. Rayagada, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Sonepur, Nuapada, and Gajapati are the seven districts where the diarrhoea outbreak has been reported. “Over 432 people in the state have been infected with diarrhoea of which 17…
Bhubaneswar: To increase the greenery of the city and to provide space for physical exercise, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to construct 50 mini-parks in Bhubaneswar. Under the flagship programme of the Odisha Government, Mukhyamantri Karma Tatapara Abhiyan (MUKTA), the parks will be dedicated to the citizens. This community-driven initiative will involve identified…
Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter Dutee Chand is out of the women’s 100m event at Commonwealth Games-2022 in Birmingham as she failed to qualify for the semi-final round on Tuesday. She clocked 11.55 seconds to finish the race of heat no.5. The first three runners in each heat and the next three fastest runners qualified for the…
Bhubaneswar: Penguin Random House India has commissioned Bhubaneswar-based senior journalist Sandeep Sahu to write the comprehensive biography of President Draupadi Murmu, the first tribal person to be the head of India. Titled ‘Madam President: A Biography of Draupadi Murmu’, the book is poised to open a window to the life of India’s first woman tribal…
Bhubaneswar: Unicef provided government agencies in Odisha with three sets of communication equipment like megaphones, jukeboxes, and pico projectors for creating awareness on COVID appropriate behaviour, COVID vaccination, and other child health-related issues in the tribal and aspirational districts of the state. The State Institute of Health and Family Welfare (SIHFW) and the Tribal Cooperative…
Bhubaneswar: Eminent singer Nirmala Mishra passed away on Sunday at her residence in Kolkata. She was a prominent singer in Odia and Bengali film industry during 1960s and 1970s. She was 81 and was suffering from old age-related complications. Nirmala was a household name in Odisha till 70s for her classic songs. She had rendered…
