Swachh Sarvekshan: Bhubaneswar bags 'top mover' awardBhubaneswar was felicitated for being one of the cleanest cities in the country under the 'Swachh Sarvekshan' award category.
Maternal and infant mortality increased steadily in GajapatiMaternal and infant mortality in Odisha's tribal-dominated Gajapati district increased steadily amid ill-equipped healthcare facilities.
Asit Tripathy is the new home secretary of OdishaAsit Tripathy was posted as the secretary of home department and was also given the additional charge of employment training and technical ...
5-kg cylinder to be available at all LPG centres nowThe move is aimed at making LPG easily available to consumers. Till now, cooking gas was available for domestic use in 14.2-kg cylinders on...
BJD criticises Centre on flood reliefRuling BJD in Odisha criticised the Centre for not releasing fund for the cyclone-hit people in the state and said they would launch agitat...
- 9 firms applied for studying impact of fertiliser subsidy
Govt received nine proposals against a tender for hiring a consultant to study the impact of subsidy on crop nutrients after introduction o...
- Experts call for action plan to stave off water crisis in India
Experts in the Odisha’s capital city here urged for an urgent action plan on a priority basis to save the country from severe water crisis ...
- More than six lakh trees to be cut for Posco project
Over six lakh trees and some 1,800 betel vines will have to be sacrificed to set up Posco's Rs 52,000 crore mega steel project in Orissa's ...
- Work at Posco site remains suspended for the third day
A large number of women were seen guarding the forest area at Mathasahi while men were sitting on dharna at Nuagaon under the banner of BSM.
- Work at Orissa Posco site resumes after 10 days
Work at the proposed site for Posco's controversial Rs 52,000-crore steel project in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district resumed on Tuesday.
- Orissa govt halts Posco land acquisition for five days
In a temporary respite to anti-Posco agitators, the Orissa government today halted land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore steel project f...
- Policemen redeployed at POSCO site
23 platoons of police (about 800 personnel) were re-deployed in the area, official sources said.
- Medicine traders ask for special tariff for ACs
Wholesale medicine traders in Orissa's Ganjam and Gajapati districts today urged the state government for a special tariff package for inst...
- 3,000 families to get Posco rehabilitation
About 3,000 families of six villages are likely to get rehabilitation package if Posco-India establishes its 12 MTPA mega steel plant at th...
- 'Setback to anti-Posco agitation'
In a setback to the five-year long anti-Posco agitation, about 50 people of a village, hitherto known for their opposition, today supported...
- Orissa govt mobilising forces near Posco plant site
With Orissa government mobilising forces to start forest survey and land acquisition at the proposed plant site of Posco-India near Paradip...
- Suicide squad to stop Reliance Fresh outlets in Orissa
Traders and roadside vendors opposed to opening of Reliance Fresh outlets in Orissa on Saturday formed a "suicide" squad, vowing to die fig...