Bhubaneswar, August 14: Even as the State government claims to be taking every possible step to contain the dengue outbreak, the situation seems to be slipping out of control. The outbreak has now spread to
Baripada (Orissa), Aug 6: Two persons including a woman were allegedly burnt alive as their house was set ablaze in Orissa's tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district, the police said.The incident took place at Nuagaon village in Bangirposi
Paradip, Aug 3: Work at the proposed Posco mega steel plant site was stalled again today after 11 days with a pro-Posco body saying it would not allow it to continue as the fate of
Jharsuguda (Orissa), Jul 13: After backing tribals of Niyamgiri in Orissa who had opposed Vedanta's mining project, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said people facing displacement by the Posco steel project should get justice, proper
New Delhi, June 29 : In what can be seen as a relaxation in its ban on mining in ‘no-go' areas, the Environment Ministry today cleared six coal blocks, including five in such areas, for
Paradip, Jun 11: A day after declaring assembly of anti-Posco agitators at entry point to Dhinkia area near here as "unlawful", Orissa government today re-deployed police force and hinted at action if protesters continue to
New Delhi, Jun 7: Former Orissa Minister Niranjan Patnaik was today appointed state Congress president. Patnaik replaces former minister K P Singh Deo. The announcement was made by AICC General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi.Meanwhile, in Bhubaneswar,
Bhubaneswar, May 20: In an embarrassment to BJD government in Orissa on the eve of its second anniversary in third term, senior party MLA Damodar Rout today alleged that chief minister Naveen Patnaik is only
Keonjhar (Orissa), Apr 16: A day after the death of a woman and her six children in a suspected suicide deal in Keonjhar district, her ailing husband today confessed to have fed the family members
Kolkata, March 10: A top Maoist leader Shashadhar Mahato was killed in an encounter with CRPF in West Midnapore district, West Bengal today.The encounter took place in Kapgari village in Binpur police station area of
Bolangir (Orissa), Mar 3: A senior official of a private steel plant died after his vehicle was set afire by some persons outside the factory at Titlagarh, about 75 km from here today, police said.
Puri, Feb 27: The Puri police in Orissa on Saturday found 522 pieces of silver bricks, weighing about 18 tonnes 87 kg 750 gm, worth Rs 90 crore stored in four wooden boxes at the
Cuttack, Feb 23: The Orissa High Court today granted bail to top Maoist leader Ganti Prasadam, whose release is among the conditions set by the Naxals for the safe return of abducted Malkangiri District Collector
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23: After a seven day ordeal, abducted junior engineer Pabitra Majhi was freed today by Maoists in Orissa while suspense continued over when fellow hostage and Malkangiri district collector R V Krishna will
Malkangiri/Bhubaneswar, Feb 18: Asking Maoists to extend their two-day deadline, Orissa government today said it has established contact with two mediators handpicked by the Naxals to negotiate the release of abducted Malkangiri District Collector R
Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 : At least five people were injured today in a clash between Sangh Parivar activists and organisers of a meeting here, when the saffron brigade opposed the presence of writer Arundhati Roy
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15: Heavy rains pounded several parts of Orissa today as the depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression with threat of a cyclone, disrupting normal life and dampening Durga
A 12-hour Bharat bandh call given by 13 opposition parties including the Left to protest price rise had a partial impact in some states of India. While private airlines cancelled flights to and fro Kolkata,
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