Can there be cap on iron ore mining in Odisha, SC asks CentreThe Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on whether any cap can be put on mining in Odisha keeping in mind the limited iron...
Odisha declares Hepatitis B and C as notifiable diseasesThe state government of Odisha in India declared Hepatitis B and C as notifiable diseases due to their emergence as major health problems. ...
FCRA licences of Odisha-based NGOs revokedNorth Block officials said the FCRA licences of the two NGOs were suspended last year for 180 days and later a review was held before cance...
Cyclone: Flight operations resume at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar airportsAlliance Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India. It mainly operates domestic routes under regional connectivity scheme UDAN.
Government disputes claim of delay in releasing MGNREGA funds in Supreme CourtThe petitioner had earlier claimed that implementation of the NFSA still remained a major challenge and adequate work under the MNREGA was ...
Bill Gates meets Rajnath to discuss initiatives of American philanthropies in IndiaThe home minister also suggested that the foundation should concentrate on developing villages and make them "model villages" so that the l...
After Modi barb, Home Ministry asks sleuths to speed up probe against NGOsUnion home ministry has directed the sleuths to speed up probe on non-government organisations against whom investigations were initiated 8...
Clarify delay in identifying Right to Food Act beneficiaries: Supreme Court to CentreThe ambitious law pushed through by the previous UPA govt that aims to cover three-fourths of the country’s population is yet to be impleme...
US to give 100,000 dollars to Hudhud-hit in Andhra Pradesh, OdishaPlan India will use these funds to provide emergency relief, including temporary shelter and non-food relief supplies, to those affected by...
- European Union to launch project to help people in remote areas of Odisha
Under the project, govt officials and public representatives would voluntarily share info relating to various schemes as per the RTI Act Se...
SC may ask Odisha to speed up grant of fresh mining leases, ban mining in state for 3 monthsA bench, comprising justices a K Patnaik, FMI Kalifullah and S S Nijjar hinted as much before they reserved their orders on the issue.
Odisha set to implement Rs 517 crore "Ama" Jangal YojanaThe AJY scheme focuses on forest restoration,promotion of sustainable management of forest by strengthening participatory forest management.
Environmentalists ask Supreme Court to extend Shah Commission termThe commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge MB Shah, was set up in 2010 to look into illegal mining of iron ore and manganese.
Odisha to set up NGO coordination centres in 7 affected districtsThe NGOs will work on the ground with volunteers and other materials in close coordination with the district administration, sources said.
NGO in Chhattisgarh sends foodgrain to cyclone-hit OdishaExtending help to the victims of Cyclone Phailin in neighbouring Odisha, Chhattisgarh's Red Cross Society has sent two vans of foodgrains a...
Rural Development Ministry, NGO join hands on devp activities in Naxal-hit areasThe Rural Development Ministry today joined hands with an NGO to carry out developmental activities which will benefit thousands of familie...
- Considering policy to repair religious sites: Gujarat to SC
The Gujarat govt told the SC that it is considering to frame a policy for compensating the religious places, damaged in the 2002 riots.