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Bhubaneswar: As the state gears up for general and assembly elections, the women of Odisha are curious to know what the government has to offer them to make them feel special and empowered. Orissa Post caught up with a few women to know their thoughts...

Bhubaneswar: The empathetic and compassionate nature of a woman plays an important role in addressing climate change issues, said Akanksha Priyadarshini, Chief Executive Officer of Aurassure, a climate-tech startup based in Bhubaneswar. The innate emotional tendency of a woman works best to heal the cracked...

Bhubaneswar: Liza Guada, 19, M Madhusmita, 31, Minati Sahoo, 26, and P Yasoda Devi, 20, seem to enjoy their new identity and status in their colony- Bhubaneswar’s Sikharchandi Nagar, a slum which houses over 1,700 families and approximately 7,500 people. As local healthcare volunteers, their...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has launched an initiative to revise its Senior Citizens Policy to adapt to changing demographics and evolving scenarios, officials said. To facilitate the revision, the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department, in collaboration with the United Nations...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday approved as many as 602 projects in Sambalpur and Deogarh districts. On second day of ‘One Day Governance’ towards quick grievance redressal, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian received petitions from people of the two districts through video...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Executive of OrissaPOST and Dharitri, Adyasha Satpathy, has featured as one of new India’s women architects by leading magazine Outlook. Satpathy has been placed in the list of 36 top woman achievers of the country, including  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,  fashion designer...

Bhubaneswar: A day after ruling BJD and opposition BJP held separate meetings on the possibility of forging an alliance before the upcoming elections for the Lok Sabha and state Assembly, none of the parties are forthcoming about whether the parties would contest together after more...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and OPCC president Prasad Harichandan has been appointed as convenor of election management for upcoming polls in the state by All India Congress Committee (AICC). In a press release Thursday, Ajoy Kumar, AICC in-charge of Odisha, said, “In preparation for the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched an initiative to revise its Senior Citizens Policy to adapt to changing demographics and evolving scenarios, officials said. To facilitate the revision, the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department, in collaboration with the United Nations...

Bhubaneswar: With the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) hinting at a potential alliance with the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Odisha Congress president Sarat Pattanayak Thursday alleged that both the parties are teaming up to exploit the state and its natural resources, including...