Diana Sahu

Odisha

Special Correspondent at The New Indian Express

Special Correspondent @NewIndianXpress I @ACJIndia alumna I @Laadli_PF Awardee & Media Fellow I @WNCB_India Jury Awardee I ✉️ : [email protected]

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Odisha government plans survey of orphans, single-parent kids; vulnerable to benefit from different schemes

3 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu It has set a target group for the survey under which, an orphan child is one without biological parents or adoptive parents and a single parent child is one living only with mother or a child living with father having disabilities above 40 pc or suffering from chronic disease and unable to earn for the family. After the survey, the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has been asked to submit the final data to the department by September 4.
One year on, national scholarships elude 183 students with disabilities in Odisha

4 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu BHUBANESWAR: Even as the new academic session is set to start, as many as 183 students with disabilities of the state are awaiting national scholarships for close to a year. They had submitted applications for the scholarships through their educational institutions in 2024-25.
Shreejita provides hands-on education for children in rural Odisha

6 days ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

"For example, in the mock bank and shop, children learn to interact with one another in English or Odia, learn to write their names, do basic calculations, plan expenditures, etc.
Over 1 lakh applications for only 2,000 BEd seats across Odisha

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu BHUBANESWAR: A whopping 1,29,712 students have applied for admission to just 2,750 BEd seats and 1,651 students for 300 MEd seats, in a grim pointer to the demand-supply gap in teacher education in the state. Currently, there are 31 higher education institutes, including government colleges and standalone teacher education institutes, which offer BEd, MEd and BHEd (Bachelor of Hindi Education).
'Unfair practices' in exams reason behind delay in CBSE results in Odisha's Bargarh district

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu BHUBANESWAR: The pending CBSE Class X and XII examination results of six schools in Bargarh were announced on Tuesday. CBSE sources said the results were delayed owing to use of unfair means in two examination centres of the district - Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya (OAV) at Bandhupali and Padampur Public School - where students of the six schools including four OAVs had appeared for the tests. The Board had submitted a report on the malpractices on Monday.
UN human rights body flags relocation of tribal dwellers from tiger reserves

1 week ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu BHUBANESWAR : The relocation of forest-dwelling tribals from the tiger reserves in Odisha and 17 other states has been flagged by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), one of UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies.
82.7 per cent of students clear Plus II, girls outdo boys in all streams

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu In arts, 2,43,653 students took the exams of whom 1,96,171 passed. The pass percentage of girls was 86.8 against 72.64 for boys. Bargarh district recorded the highest pass percentage of 87.60 and Nabarangpur the lowest at 68.13. In science, 1,13,968 students appeared and 99,724 passed. Girls recorded 88.57 pc pass rate while 86.49 pc boys cleared the exams. Nayagarh scored the highest pass percentage of 97.58 and Boudh the lowest 71.85.
Odia film fraternity seeks new film policy for development of Ollywood

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu BHUBANESWAR: Members of the Odia film industry have called for formulation of a new film policy, expanding the scope of Odisha State Film Awards and promotion of Odia content on OTT platforms.
No sexual assault but probe reveals man entered Sevashram hostel twice in Odisha

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu The report submitted by Koraput collector V Keerthi Vasan to the department on Friday stated medical test report of the girl revealed no evidence of any sexual assault. However, investigation found an unknown person entered the hostel on the nights of April 13 and 19 but the matter was neither informed to police nor the higher authorities of the department.
At it again, ISKCON plans Rath Yatras in UK

2 weeks ago | newindianexpress.com | Diana Sahu

By Diana Sahu BHUBANESWAR: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has once again courted controversy by deciding to host an untimely Rath Yatra in Chelmsford, London, on Sunday. It has named the event as 'Festival of Chariots' and publicising it as the first Rath Yatra of Chelmsford temple. ISKCON Leicester has also planned to host its Rath Yatra under the same name 'Festival of Chariots' on June 22.