High alert in Maoist-hit districts post Chhatisgarh attackCPI (Maoist) cadre from Chhattisgarh were trying their best to strengthen the organisation in border areas, police said.
Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha condole Murali Deora's death, adjournedThe Lok Sabha also condoled the deaths in the floods that ravaged Jammu and Kashmir as well as in cyclone Hudhud that hit Andhra Pradesh.
25% polling for Kandhamal Lok Sabha bypoll in first four hoursPolling, which commenced at 7 AM on a dull note in several places, picked up gradually in the Maoist-hit constituency where an estimated 11...
- Kandhamal bypoll: Election campaign to be videographed
To ensure a free and fair polling in the by-election to Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat, the EC has directed videography at all sensitive polling ...
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik hits out at opposition over accusationsChief Minister Naveen Patnaik hit out at opposition which has accused the BJD government’s politicians of nurturing close ties with recentl...
Kandhamal Lok Sabha and Phulbani Assembly seats: Tribals threaten to boycott pollsA large number of tribal people have threatened to boycott polls for Kandhamal Lok Sabha and Phulbani Assembly seats accusing the govt of b...
Ponzi company chief sentenced to 7 years RI in OdishaA court in Kandhamal district today sentenced the chief of a ponzi scheme company to seven years' rigorous imprisonment for duping deposito...
- Odisha govt announces names of Maoists to be released
The Odisha government announced the names of the extremists and their sympathisers who would be released to secure the release of the Jhina...
- Maoists seek ban on tourists, foreign visitors in tribal belts
The Maoists have accused their two Italian abductees of denigrating the tribal population and demanded an immediate ban on the entry of tou...
- Forest cover increases in Orissa by 100 sq km
Forest cover has increased by 100 square kilometers (sq kms) during 2005-07 thanks to pro-active Village Forest Protection Committees (VFPC...
- Maoist mayhem: Naveen announces relief to affected families
Maoists in the last 48 hours have caused sever damages to both government and private properties in many parts of the state and killed two ...
- Shoot-at-sight orders in Kandhmal, Orissa
Orissa orders shoot-at-sight orders at eight places in Kandhmal district.
- Orissa to probe VHP leader's death
Orissa govt has ordered judicial probe into killing of VHP leader Swamy Laxmananada Saraswati and his followers in Kandhamal district. CM P...
- Curfew to be imposed in Kandhmal on Sunday
Curfew would be imposed in Orissa's communally sensitive Kandhmal district tomorrow morning following the killing of five VHP leaders inclu...
- Orissa finds another bauxite reserve
Orissa govt had identified a new bauxite reserve in Kandhamal district, besides getting indication of presence of heavy minerals along the ...
- 11 churches torched in Orissa
Eleven churches and prayer houses were ransacked and torched in several areas of Kandhamal district in Orissa in the early hours on Thursda...
- Orissa to set up special tourist camps
The Orissa government has decided to set up special camps at various tourist destinations to attract more national and international travel...