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‘Over 70 lakh Indian senior citizens abused last year’

Odisha News Insight Jun 15, 2018 0

Young India's population of senior citizens is also rapidly rising - and so is the number of cases of abuse inflicted on them mostly by people from whom there is an expectation of trust. Last year, around six per cent of India's elderly…

Odisha

Odia senior citizens on pilgrimage meets with accident in Vellore

Odisha News Insight Jan 8, 2018 0

ONI Bureau: As many as 30 senior citizens from Odisha who were on a pilgrimage met with an accident in Vellore of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The accident occurred when a truck hit the stationary pilgrim-laden bus from behind at a traffic…

Odisha

Odisha CM flags-off Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Train

Odisha News Insight Nov 23, 2017 0

Insight Bureau: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday flagged off Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra train from Bhubaneswar Railway Station. Around 1024 senior citizens of 10 districts left for Ajmer and Pushkar as part of the…

Odisha

Odisha CM flags off 3rd phase Pilgrimage Train for Senior Citizens

Odisha News Insight Nov 22, 2016 0

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday flagged off third phase of the special pilgrim train for senior citizens at Sambalpur Station. Around 1000 pilgrims of 10 districts left for Rameswaram and Madurai in Tami Nadu and Varanasi…

Odisha

Odisha CM flags off 2nd phase Pilgrimage Train for Senior Citizens

Odisha News Insight Sep 24, 2016 0

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday flagged off second phase of the special pilgrim train for senior citizens in Bhubaneswar Railway Station. Around 1000 senior citizens of 10 districts left for Allahabad and Varanasi as part…

Odisha

Odisha CM flags off Pilgrimage Train for Senior Citizens

Odisha News Insight Jul 26, 2016 0

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday flagged off a special pilgrim train for senior citizens in Berhampur Railway Station. The senior citizens from ten southern districts of Odisha left for the Rameswaram and Madurai as part of…

Odisha

Senior citizens visit Odisha’s Dhamra Port on Anniversary Day

Odisha News Insight Dec 18, 2015 0

Dhamra, Dec 18: Nearly 40 senior citizens of Dhamra and nearby areas went on a familiarisation trip to Dhamra Port, on occasion of 4th Anniversary of the port on Friday. The senior citizens, who were special guests of the port for the…

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Indian Railways double quota for Senior Citizens

Odisha News Insight Oct 8, 2015 0

New Delhi, Oct 8: Indian Railways on Wednesday said it has doubled the reservation quota in sleeper class for senior citizens, female passengers above 45 years and pregnant women. "Accommodation earmarked in sleeper class has been enhanced…

Odisha

Odisha launches Pilgrimage Scheme for Senior Citizens

Odisha News Insight Jul 24, 2015 0

Odisha government announced ‘Pilgrimage Scheme’ for senior citizens on Thursday. The Chief Minister gave his nod to the scheme that will avail pilgrimage facility to elderly people of the state. The Naveen government has fulfilled another…