Cabinet approves Coal India power projects through JVsThe Indian Cabinet has approved the establishment of two pithead thermal power plants through joint ventures between South Eastern Coalfiel...
Scrub typhus claims another life in Odisha; toll sixThe scrub typhus infection spreads when a chigger bites someone. People who frequently visit farmlands or forests are vulnerable to the inf...
Coal India plans two thermal plants with Rs 21,547 cr investment in Odisha, Madhya PradeshWhile one project is planned near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, the other is at Sundergarh district, in Odisha. It will be a 1 x 660 MW pla...
Temperatures soar in Odisha; Baripada records 44 degrees CThe places which recorded 42 degrees Celsius or more are Jharsuguda (42.8), Talcher (42.6), Boudh and Titlagarh (42.5), Sambalpur and Bolan...
MCL plans to invest Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha in five yearsTo increase the capacity building for the new and expansion of existing projects, the company would invest in procurement of heavy machiner...
In Odisha, members of political families seek re-election, some pitted against kinFamily ties seem important in south Odisha, too, as the baton of BJD MP Jhina Hikaka has been transferred to wife Kausalya.
Two Maoists killed in Odisha's Sundergarh districtThree units of SOG (special operation group), one unit of CRPF and District Voluntary Force (DVF) participated in the operation, the DGP sa...
Jual Oram wants stacking of iron ore in Sundergarh district probedUnion Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram has urged Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to probe allegations of illegal iron ore mining...
CM Naveen Patnaik asks Mahanadi Coalfield Limited to solve problem of displaced people in 3 months"The CM expressed concern over delay in beginning of the work for the proposed medical college hospital project in Sundergarh." a CMO relea...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Rourkela on April 1: Jual OramOram, who is also the MP from Sundergarh Lok Saha segment, sent SMS invitation to mediapersons seeking their presence at Rourkela on April ...
Congress MP Hemananda Biswal not to contest LS pollsProtesting against the method used for candidate selection by the party, Biswal announced he would not contest polls.
NTPC signs MoU to set up medical college & hospital in OdishaThe state government of Odisha would provide 20 acres of land at Sundergarh town free of cost for thew purpose and NTPC will incur capital ...
It’s critical for Nalco to set up a second smelter: CMD Anshuman DasNational Aluminium Company (Nalco), the country’s third-largest aluminium producer, is facing a tough challenge to maintain its position.
- Kalta Mines come to halt due to Maoist threat
All activities at the Steel Authority of India’s Kalta iron ore mines in Sundergarh district came to a grinding halt after the Maoists thre...
- Naxals blow up railway station in Sundergarh district
In a fresh strike on railway establishments, suspected Maoists on Tuesday blew up a railway station and abducted three employees in Sunderg...
- Tribals hold rally against environmental pollutition
Tribals from Sundergarh district in Orissa demanded an early action to check pollution due to several sponge iron units.
- Anti-POSCO agitators to fight for Khandadhar hills
The anti-POSCO agitators ended a three-day cycle rally of tribals here airing their determination not to allow entry of the South Korean st...