Tata Steel to take 74% in BPPL for Rs 255 croreThe acquisition provides an opportunity to Tata Steel to meet growing power demand.
01 Dec, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
Former Odisha MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra passes awayKnown as Pyaribabu, the 77 year old former Rajya Sabha member was battling lung cancer in a Mumbai hospital. He is survived by two daughter...
21 Mar, 2017, 11.58 AM IST
Panchayat polls come to an end in OdishaOn day five the Bharatiya Janata Party carried on its good run potentially increasing its zila parishad wins almost tenfold from its dismal...
21 Feb, 2017, 10.08 PM IST
Nalco to consider selling alumina to VedantaSenior officials of Nalco said the firm would consider allow Vedanta to participate in its alumina tenders.
23 Dec, 2016, 11.17 PM IST
Shapoorji Pallonji set to acquire 51% in Gopalpur portThe second private port in Odisha, the Gopalpur project was won by a consortium of OSL, metal trader Sara International and Hong Kong-based...
22 Nov, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
Lookout circular issued against OSL MD in Paradip murder caseOn the morning of Oct 26th the manager of rival stevedoring firm, Seaways Shipping and Logistics company, had been shot dead while on h9s w...
04 Nov, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
OIPL's Rs 29k-crore power project gets stage-I green nodA state green panel has given first-stage clearance to Orissa Integrated Power Ltd (OIPL) for diverting 17.02 hectares of revenue forest la...
21 Jul, 2016, 04.33 PM IST
40 cities to be selected in second round of smart city project: GovernmentForty cities will be selected for the second phase of the Smart City Mission, which is likely to be announced by June, Rajya Sabha was told...
28 Apr, 2016, 08.19 PM IST
Management trying to privatise Paradip Port, says Stevedores & dumpers unionsTwo previous tenders had been cancelled before Paradip Port Trust decided to ask all four for cranes matching the highest offer of 9% reven...
18 Aug, 2015, 04.35 AM IST
Mesco plans Rs 13,500 crore investment to raise capacity in 3-5 yearsPrivate steelmaker Mesco plans to take its capacity to 4.5 million tonnes (MT) in the next 3-5 years with an investment of Rs 13,500 crore.
26 Jul, 2015, 10.23 PM IST
Centre promises higher royalty, cess on mines to OdishaThe Biju Janata Dal’s eight MPs in the Rajya Sabha could prove critical for the Narendra Modi government to push through the proposed amend...
12 Mar, 2015, 12.15 AM IST
CAG questions land acquisition in OdishaThe Comptroller and Auditor General of India has expressed its concern over land acquisition and allotments made to major industrial houses.
24 Jun, 2014, 04.48 PM IST
Deficiencies in allotment of land to industrial houses in Odisha during 2001-12: CAGCAG has serious concerns over acquisition and allotment of land made to major industrial houses during the decade 2001-12 in mineral-rich O...
24 Jun, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
Experts criticise suspension of mining in Odisha, say the irregularities in the system could have been rectifiedThey said they fear the suspension will lead to a complete ban on mining in the state on the lines of Karnataka and Goa, where the Apex Cou...
06 Feb, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Orissa clears Rs 48,500 crore investment proposal
The Orissa government on Wednesday cleared investment proposals worth Rs 48,500 crore. All these projects will create employment opportunit...
27 Jan, 2010, 08.45 PM IST
- Global Vectra to start shuttle services in Mumbai, B'lore & Kolkata
Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd (GVHL), a provider of offshore helicopter services to India’s oil and gas sector, intends to venture into helico...
22 Jul, 2008, 12.18 AM IST
- Reliance Fresh on Orissa govt watch list
The state govt learnt to have assured a FDI Watch delegation that it will re-scrutinise the permission given to Reliance Fresh. Basics of c...
29 Jan, 2008, 08.20 AM IST