ECoRWWO

ECoRWWO make donation to children home

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO), engaged in promoting various socio-cultural services, headed by its president, Anupama Srivastava visited children home of Adruta, a shelter for destitute children at Kantabada in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. ECoRWWO donated an arranger keyboard for the requirements of the inmates during the visit. The keyboard will help…

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World Suicide Prevention Day

80 per cent of suicides preventable, says expert

Bhubaneswar: Around 80 per cent of people dying by suicide send out tell-tale warning signs before taking the extreme step but prompt actioncan prevent such deaths, an eminent psychiatrist said on Saturday. “Most of the adolescents, before killing themselves, drop hints about their mental condition which are mostly ignored by family members, colleagues,teachers or friends,”…

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leopard

Two killed in wildlife attacks near Lansdowne

Pauri: Tragedy struck the Lansdowne area of Pauri district over the past 24 hours as two people, including a toddler, lost their lives in separate wildlife attacks, officials said. In the first incident on Saturday, a leopard attacked a family in Barswar village of Jaiharikhal. A one-and-a-half-year-old girl, Yashika, was snatched from her mother’s arms…

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MUKTA

State-level orientation programme of MUKTA professionals held

Bhubaneswar: A one-day State level orientation programme for Mukta professionals was inaugurated on Wednesday by Usha Devi, Minister Housing & Urban Development. She said MUKTA (Mukhyamantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan) is an urban wage employment programme introduced in the mid of Covid-19 pandemic for providing a socio-economic safety net by rapid mass employment opportunities for the…

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aravalli

Protests erupt in Gurugram, Udaipur over new Aravalli definition; activists warn of ecological damage

Gurugram/Udaipur: Environmental activists and local residents staged protests in parts of Haryana and Rajasthan on Saturday against a newly approved definition of the Aravalli hills, voicing fears that the move could weaken protection for one of India’s oldest mountain ranges and upset its fragile ecological balance. In Gurugram, activists, members of social groups and residents…

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Utkal University

Utkal University: Induction programme for students of Public Administration held

Bhubaneswar: An induction programme for Masters in Public Administration students was organised by Post Graduate Department of Public Administration, Utkal University. During the inaugural address, former executive director NALCO (HR) talked about leadership and human resources. He urged everyone to follow the principle of 5D: dream, desire, dedication, direction and discipline to achieve success in…

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