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...
14 Aug, 2023, 08.25 PM IST
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...
27 Apr, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
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.
04 May, 2019, 06.10 PM IST
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 ...
10 Dec, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
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...
16 Nov, 2017, 09.51 PM IST
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...
25 Feb, 2016, 01.59 AM IST
Audit finds big holes in NGOs’ tribal projects all over IndiaThe report has found irregularities including NGOs taking grants for running health centres and charging poor tribals instead of providing ...
21 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
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...
11 Nov, 2014, 03.59 AM IST
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...
28 Oct, 2014, 09.56 PM IST
- 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...
20 Jun, 2014, 08.15 PM IST
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.
28 Apr, 2014, 04.31 PM IST
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.
23 Jan, 2014, 03.54 PM IST
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.
22 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
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.
15 Oct, 2013, 10.51 PM IST
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...
15 Oct, 2013, 07.20 PM IST
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...
06 Aug, 2013, 09.38 PM IST
- 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.
30 Jul, 2012, 03.37 PM IST