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In a major development in Odisha's capital city, Bhubaneswar, a group of civil society members took on the administration and tore down large posters and hoardings of BJP and BJD that completely covered Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das' statue…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30: Madhusudan Nyaya Pratisthan (MNP) a Voluntary Trust organised Seminar on “Tribal People” on Saturday at the venue BJB Nagar People’s Association, BJB Nagar, here. Around 70 members of MNP, lawyers, and  civil society…

Oslo, Oct 9: The Tunisian national dialogue quartet, a coalition of civil society organisations, has won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Academy announced here on Friday. According to an official statement, the quartet…

Bhubaneswar, June 4: In a press meet held on 3rd June 2015 at Lohia Academy, Civil Society Organizations alleged that Forest (Recognition) Rights, 2006 has been converted into land distribution scheme by the BJD Govt. in the State. Civil…

Ganjam traditionally sends half a million migrant labourers to Surat and Ahmedabad every year. Climate change has become a major concern for the communities in Ganjam. Frequent natural disaster like cyclone, flood, heavy rain, drought and…

As many as 210 organisations unanimously demanded the implementation of Health Rights Act and that the government should take necessary steps, at the Civil Society Conclave (Loka Sangathan Samabesh) held at Agrasen Bhawan in Sambalpur on…

Partnerships among Govt, Corporate world and Civil Society organizations has multiplier effect for development in the state said Chief Secretary Sri Gokul Chandra Pati while addressing a national level Multi-Stake Holder Dialogue on CSR (…

A State level public hearing on the issues and challenges in recognition of community forest rights in the State was organized by a group of Civil Society Organizations supported by Oxfam India on 11th Jan 2015 at Hotel Presidency,…

One day state level workshop on ‘disaster relief and rehabilitation’ was organised at Redcross Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. At the workshop, members of civil societies have demanded for climate change mitigation and adaption in Ganjam…