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Land Tenure Reforms can give a lease of life to Odisha farmers: Experts
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6:
An expert group consultation to review Land Tenure Laws of Odisha was organized here on Wednesday to draw attention towards the plight of small and marginal farmers and the sharecroppers who…
3-day training programme on disaster preparedness begins
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Sep 9:
With 125 youths from 13 most vulnerable and disaster prone districts of Odisha like Cuttack, Ganjam, Puri, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Balasore, Centre for Youth and Social…
Centre cries foul over violation of FRA by Odisha govt
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Sep 8:
Taking strong exception to some recent changes made in the Forest Right Act (FRA) by the Odisha government, the Union ministry of Tribal Affairs has called it 'illegal'.
In a letter to…
Odisha CM urged to withdraw false cases against activist
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Sep 5:
Several eminent personalities including human rights activists, litterateurs, journalists, trade union leaders and civil society leaders have urged the Odisha government to withdraw the false…
Right of Women Farmers stressed at Oxfam India- ICAR-CIWA national symposium
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Aug 24:
Oxfam India, in collaboration with ICAR-CIWA, organised a National Symposium on Women’s Land Rights and Access to Agri-resources & Services in Changing Development Scenario at…
Hope again for ousted Dalit families of Odisha’s Narayanpatna
Odisha Sun Times Bureau,
Koraput, Aug 24:
Innocent and poor Dalit farmers had been worst affected in the Naxal inflicted Narayanpatna tehsil of Koraput district in Odisha. Out of constant terror and uncertainty, thousands of Dalit…
Odisha CM distributes land pattas to 57 single women in Ganjam
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Brahmapur, Aug 12:
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today distributed pattas for homestead land to 57 single homesteadless women at Hinjili tehsil in Ganjam district.
The scheme is run through Women…
Only 3.3% of land in Odisha owned by women, says World Bank study
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Aug 5:
Despite numerous efforts towards protecting the rights of women through pioneering state policy and programmes, women continue to be discriminated with regard to access and control over land…
Memon’s execution misguided attempt to tackle terror: Amnesty
New Delhi, July 30:
The execution of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon on Thursday is a "misguided attempt to prevent terrorism", Amnesty International India said.
Memon was hanged till death in a Nagpur jail after his…
Inclusion of single women in Odisha govt’s landless enumeration
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jul 12:
In connection with the recent circular by the Odisha government, eminent members from academia, media and practitioners, working on women's issues in the state, organised a consultation here…