Orissa Women

The Hirakhand Express, running through Naxal-affected tribal areas of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, will be the second train after the premium Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express to have a sanitary pad vending machine onboard.

The Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has placed a priest under suspension and served a show cause notice to another for allegedly helping a women devotee mount the chariot of Lord Jagannath before the ceremonial 'Pahandi' (procession) to Sri Gundicha Temple on Tuesday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said his government is committed to prevent discrimination against girl child and women.

Manipur beat defending champions Orissa 3-1 to win the title for the 17th time.

Orissa's Kalpana Dash, the first woman to climb the Everest from the state, is another experienced climber in the team. Kalpana had scaled the Mount Everest in 2008 in her third attempt after trying unsuccessfully in 2004 and 2006.

According to a schedule attached with a release from Orissa Cricket Association, Pakistan will play Australia in their opening match at the Barabati Stadium.

Dutee Chand of Orissa smashed the National and meet records with two blistering runs while winning the girls' 100 metres sprint in the 9th National Youth Athletics championship here on Friday, clocking 11.85 seconds in the final, slightly slower than her 11.80 in the semi-final heat.

There is tension at the proposed Posco site in Orissa over the construction of a new road that would connect the site with Paradeep port. Hundreds of people including women and children marched to the site and stalled the construction work.

'Mamata Scheme' - under which Rs 5000 will be paid to six lakh pregnant and lactating women in rural areas every year - was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.

Protests continue to intensify against land acquisition for the proposed 12 billion dollar POSCO plant in Govindpur in Orissa. After warning the government of dire consequences in a statement on Friday, five political parties including the CPI, CPM and even civil society activists reached Govindpur on Saturday to express solidarity with the protest...

Excise personnel claimed to have busted an inter-state drug trafficking gang on Wednesday with the arrest of five persons, including four women from Chennai.The police seized around 52 kg processed ganja from them at Sundhipalli, about 25 km from here. The processed ganja packed in four airbags and a box were seized from women smugglers yesterday w...

At least seven persons - five women and two children - went missing after the boat inwhich they were traveling capsized in a water reservoir in Orissa's Koraput district on Sunday, police said.The boat carrying 12 persons from Pujariput village under Lamtaput block was on its way to Jolahonjar, about 60 km from here, when it lost balance and capsiz...

A constable of the State Excise Department was today remanded to judicial custody by a Sundargarh court for allegedly torturing his wife and demanding an adequate dowry.The constable, Rajanikanta Das alias Babul, had married Sibarani Das, daughter of Malaya Das of Bilaigarh of the same district on May 10, 2006. The constable, who allegedly had an a...

Defending champions Orissa retained the title after edging past last year's runners-up Manpiur 2-1 in the women's football final of the National Games at JRD Tata Sports Complex on Saturday.

Maintaining their winning spree, defending champions Orissa thrashed hosts Jharkhand 8-0 to round off their Group 'A' league encounters unbeaten in the women's football event of 34th National Games on Thursday.

The Hirakhand Express, running through Naxal-affected tribal areas of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, will be the second train after the premium Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express to have a sanitary pad vending machine onboard.

The Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has placed a priest under suspension and served a show cause notice to another for allegedly helping a women devotee mount the chariot of Lord Jagannath before the ceremonial 'Pahandi' (procession) to Sri Gundicha Temple on Tuesday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said his government is committed to prevent discrimination against girl child and women.

Manipur beat defending champions Orissa 3-1 to win the title for the 17th time.

Orissa's Kalpana Dash, the first woman to climb the Everest from the state, is another experienced climber in the team. Kalpana had scaled the Mount Everest in 2008 in her third attempt after trying unsuccessfully in 2004 and 2006.

According to a schedule attached with a release from Orissa Cricket Association, Pakistan will play Australia in their opening match at the Barabati Stadium.

Dutee Chand of Orissa smashed the National and meet records with two blistering runs while winning the girls' 100 metres sprint in the 9th National Youth Athletics championship here on Friday, clocking 11.85 seconds in the final, slightly slower than her 11.80 in the semi-final heat.

There is tension at the proposed Posco site in Orissa over the construction of a new road that would connect the site with Paradeep port. Hundreds of people including women and children marched to the site and stalled the construction work.

'Mamata Scheme' - under which Rs 5000 will be paid to six lakh pregnant and lactating women in rural areas every year - was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.

Protests continue to intensify against land acquisition for the proposed 12 billion dollar POSCO plant in Govindpur in Orissa. After warning the government of dire consequences in a statement on Friday, five political parties including the CPI, CPM and even civil society activists reached Govindpur on Saturday to express solidarity with the protest...

Excise personnel claimed to have busted an inter-state drug trafficking gang on Wednesday with the arrest of five persons, including four women from Chennai.The police seized around 52 kg processed ganja from them at Sundhipalli, about 25 km from here. The processed ganja packed in four airbags and a box were seized from women smugglers yesterday w...

At least seven persons - five women and two children - went missing after the boat inwhich they were traveling capsized in a water reservoir in Orissa's Koraput district on Sunday, police said.The boat carrying 12 persons from Pujariput village under Lamtaput block was on its way to Jolahonjar, about 60 km from here, when it lost balance and capsiz...

A constable of the State Excise Department was today remanded to judicial custody by a Sundargarh court for allegedly torturing his wife and demanding an adequate dowry.The constable, Rajanikanta Das alias Babul, had married Sibarani Das, daughter of Malaya Das of Bilaigarh of the same district on May 10, 2006. The constable, who allegedly had an a...

Defending champions Orissa retained the title after edging past last year's runners-up Manpiur 2-1 in the women's football final of the National Games at JRD Tata Sports Complex on Saturday.

Maintaining their winning spree, defending champions Orissa thrashed hosts Jharkhand 8-0 to round off their Group 'A' league encounters unbeaten in the women's football event of 34th National Games on Thursday.