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Posco boundary wall construction illegal, says PPSS
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 :
Reacting to the sudden move by the Posco India officials to start the construction of a boundary wall for their steel project in Nuagaon on Saturday, the spokesperson of the Posco Pratirodh Sangram…
Black Day for Human Rights say LGBTs, supporters
OST Bureau
New Delhi, Dec 11 :
In a joint press release today Voices Against 377, Alternative Law Forum, Adhikaar and other petitioners including parents of LGBT persons, mental health professionals, academics and law professors have…
Call for more investment in disaster-resilient measures
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10:
Special Disaster Resilient Habitat (SDRH) on the lines of SEZs should be developed in a cyclone-prone state like Odisha, to lure techno-agencies, builders, investors and financers to invest in…
‘People’s Manifesto’ workshop on Dec 22-23
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10:
Sudarshan Chhotray, convenor of the People’s Manifesto Committee* , a civil society platform formed in connection with forthcoming general elections 2014 has appealed to activists and civil society…
OSDMA bags ICHL award
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Dec 9:
Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) was conferred with the prestigious ICHL Award 2013 for Excellence in Humanitarian Action in the field of disaster preparedness by the Indian Institute…
Women activists seek SCW help in banning liquor
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Dec 3:
Around 60 women activists of Balianta and Bhubaneswar blocks belonging to Alibha Women’s Federation and various Self Help Groups (SHGs) on Tuesday sought the help of State Women’s Commission (SCW) in…
Panel discussion on ‘Water and Sanitation’ held
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Nov 28:
Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), in partnership with FICCI Aditya Birla CSR Centre of Excellence and FICCI Odisha State Council, organised a panel discussion on ‘Water and Sanitation:…
PPSS pays rich tributes to Prof Abani Baral
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19:
In a press release the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti has expressed its deep sense of loss at the passing away of Prof Abani Kumar Boral and offered rich tributes to the great leader.
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Week-long PECUC Children’s Festival inaugurated
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Nov 15:
Education is the key to all-round development of children as t gives them the opportunity to develop their full potential. This was the consensus among speakers who addressed the inaugural function of…
Call for end to discrimination against children
OST Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Nov 14:
Every child in the society should get equal opportunity to grow to his/her full potential. Any kind of discrimination or violation of rights of children not only hampers this section of the society but also…