Bhowanipore battle: Mamata vs Adhikari rematch turns into high-stakes Bengal testBattleground Bengal's key contest is in Bhowanipore. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces former aide Suvendu Adhikari. This rematch carrie...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Bhabanipur: Mamata's political refuge, BJP's psychological battleground in Bengal's prestige warBhabanipur, Mamata Banerjee's stronghold, faces a crucial election against Suvendu Adhikari. This contest is seen as a symbolic rematch of ...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Potato traders threaten strike from Tuesday if West Bengal doesn't allow selling to other statesPotato traders in West Bengal threaten a strike over restrictions on selling to other states, imposed to control local prices. The wholesal...
01 Dec, 2024, 01.11 PM IST
Potato prices surge in Odisha as West Bengal restricts supplyPotato prices in Odisha have risen to Rs 40 per kg as West Bengal restricted supply, causing hundreds of trucks to be stranded at the borde...
29 Nov, 2024, 03.33 PM IST
BJD says allegations of Adani paying bribe to Odisha govt officials 'false'India's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party has refuted allegations of bribery involving the Adani Group concerning renewable energy supply in Odis...
22 Nov, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
All about Odisha's historic 'Bali Jatra', one of the largest open trade fairs in AsiaThe festival, which marks the end of the 'kartik' month, celebrates the day when 'sadhabas' or mariners used to set sail for distant lands ...
28 Nov, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
SECI to supply 600 MW wind power to GRIDCO OdishaUnder the ISTS scheme, power generated from a state rich in renewable energy resources could be transmitted to states deficient in renewabl...
09 Jun, 2023, 10.05 PM IST
CAIT wants PM Narendra Modi to hold special session for GST BillWith GST, the trading community will also get rid of multiple taxes and authorities, potentially reducing the load of paper compliance.
17 Aug, 2015, 10.36 PM IST
Odisha to launch Onion Mission; to give loans,seeds to farmersWith onion prices touching Rs 45 per kg in retail markets, the Odisha government today decided to launch Onion Mission and provide easy loa...
03 Aug, 2015, 05.31 PM IST
Mamata's potato politics raises tuber prices by 20 per centMamata Banerjee has barred its despatch to Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and the northeast unless traders in her state sell...
01 Sep, 2014, 12.14 PM IST
Traders face Rs 100 cr loss as West Bengal restricts movement of potatoPotato traders from Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Assam are now reluctant to pay their suppliers from Bengal un...
13 Aug, 2014, 05.13 AM IST
Potato crisis may spur price rise in West BengalThe Mamata Banerjee government's potato export ban to Odisha and Jharkhand has raised the spectre of a reciprocal action by the states.
11 Aug, 2014, 09.05 AM IST
Ban on Odisha iron ore may translate into 45MT steel capacity lossA ban on iron ore in Odisha may translate into a loss of 45 million tonne steel capacity, EY report warned.
19 Sep, 2013, 04.29 PM IST
JSPL in talks to buy Stemcor’s pellet unit in OdishaNaveen Jindal’s JSPL is in talks with global steel trader Stemcor for buying their pellet unit in Odisha, sources with direct knowledge sug...
09 Jul, 2013, 06.26 PM IST
- Maoists kill country liquor trader in Odisha
Maoists killed a country liquor trader on the suspicion of him being a police informer at a village in
04 Nov, 2012, 12.53 PM IST
- FDI in retail would hit Indian traders, says BJP
"If FDI in retail is allowed, the retail sector of India will fold up," BJP's Odisha unit vice-president Ashok Sah said.
16 Sep, 2012, 06.39 PM IST
- Odisha rejects Centre's claim of adequate fertiliser supply
The state faces acute fertiliser scarcity for kharif crops & needs at least 71,000 metric tonne of urea by August end, a minister said.
27 Aug, 2012, 05.54 PM IST