'Everything turned into ashes...': Odisha's MV-26 turns into a ghost village after headless body of woman triggers clashes; 160 houses guttedThe Malkangiri administration in Odisha saw violent clashes, internet shutdown and prohibitory orders being imposed after a headless body o...
10 Dec, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Over 19,000 water bodies in Odisha are drying up and of 'no use'Odisha, which is very rich with natural resources, has found places in top five positions in the first-ever census of water bodies conducte...
30 Apr, 2023, 08.41 AM IST
Union Minister Bisheswar Tudu's 'dacoit' remark evokes strong reaction in OdishaFormer chief secretary and Congress leader Bijay Patnaik said that there should be no doubt that some of the IAS officers were "neck-deep i...
10 Apr, 2023, 06.38 PM IST
'CM Hemant Soren most popular in Jharkhand, his wife too understands politics'Jharkhand's embattled chief minister Hemant Soren got a vote of support from neighbouring tribal dominated Mayurbhanj in Odisha where his i...
29 Aug, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
Tribal man returns to Odisha village after spending 20-years in Pakistan jailAs he reached Katanga village under Kutra block in tribal-dominated Sundergarh district accompanied by senior government officials followin...
13 Nov, 2020, 08.39 PM IST
Amit Shah attacks Naveen Patnaik; CM hits backAddressing a two-day national convention of about 5,000 people from Scheduled Tribes in Puri, Shah claimed his party has more MPs from trib...
04 Feb, 2019, 11.41 AM IST
Government tells states to fight Naxalites like Maharashtra's C-60Home secretary Rajiv Gauba recently wrote to directors general (DGs) of central paramilitary forces and directors general of police (DGPs) ...
24 Aug, 2018, 10.14 AM IST
70-year-old Odisha tribal man carves canal to bring water to villagesMany villages in the forested, mountainous and tribal-dominated blocks of Banspal, Telkoi and Harichandanpur face acute water scarcity.
23 Jun, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
BJD ridicules Union Ministers for eating at poor peoples houseNow Union Ministers coming down to Odisha are taking food at the poor man's house and even sleeping inside their huts for publicity. Have t...
12 Jun, 2017, 09.02 PM IST
BJP ready to take ex-Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang into its fold to win over tribalsGamang, one of Congress' senior most members nationally, has served as cabinet minister under several Congress PMs, including Indira Gandhi.
11 Jun, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh seeks Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s support against land billRamesh lashed out at the Prime Minister and his government for what he said misleading the country on an "anti-farmer, anti-tribal bill".
08 Apr, 2015, 07.15 PM IST
Congress should apologise to 'poor, tribals' over coal scam: BJPBJP sought apology from Congress for its "arbitrary" allocation of coal blocks and said UPA dispensation headed by the party stood exposed.
22 Feb, 2015, 08.58 PM IST
- Elephant attacks in Chhattisgarh agitate tribals
Driven to desperation, a crowd of over 300 agitated local tribals protested and pelted stones at forest officer's residence when elephants ...
27 Jul, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
Leader of Opposition in Odisha Bhupinder Singh quits, joins BJDBhupinder Singh along with legislature party secretary Anup Sai resigned from the Congress today sending shockwaves in political circles in...
08 Mar, 2014, 10.37 PM IST
Jairam Ramesh rejects concerns over Land Acquisition BillJairam Ramesh rejected industry’s concerns over the new land law and said state-run firms had a worse record than private firms.
09 Sep, 2013, 04.54 AM IST
Vedanta’s Rs 50,000-cr Odisha investment: How not to go about executing a mega project in IndiaVedanta group has almost everything to make aluminium. Just one problem: it doesn’t have the raw material, bauxite, and now has little hope...
18 Aug, 2013, 07.56 AM IST
- Department for International Development agrees to finance OMEGA
Impressed by the reform process in Odisha, the UK's Department for International Development has agreed to finance OMEGA
18 Nov, 2011, 02.44 PM IST