Heavy rains triggered by a fresh low pressure system compounded the plight of the flood-affected people in coastal Orissa on Wednesday though flood waters receded from most of the deluged areas.

Fresh rains triggered by a low pressure compounded the plight of the marooned people in flood-hit parts of Orissa on Wednesday besides hampering relief operations.

The state government, however, rul

The flood situation in Orissa remained grim today with the Mahanadi River continuing to flow above the danger mark in the delta region, affecting 14 lakh people and snapping road links with about 1,00

Flood's fury in Mahanadi and other rivers has wreaked havoc in Orissa submerging about 2,600 villages spread over 19 districts and leaving eight dead as the state government on Sunday stepped up relie

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday gave the final nod to a constitutional amendment for changing the name of Orissa to Odisha and the Oriya language to Odia.

The related bills, already given a go-ahead by the

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reached Orissa for a two-day trip that will take him to several districts as he attempts to strengthen the grassroots base of the party.

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The Centre on Wednesday welcomed the unilateral ceasefire announced by ULFA in Assam and said it was expected to sign an agreement with the banned outfit for suspension of operations and also for faci

NTPC has shut down one of its four 500 MW thermal power generation units at Kanhia in response to a closure notice by Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) following the power major's faulty fly ash management plan.

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has asked Orissa to take urgent measures to safeguard the tigers in the state’s Similipal national park.

In what can be seen as a relaxation in its ban on mining in “no-go” areas, the environment ministry on Wednesday cleared six coal blocks, including five in such areas, for three major power plants in Orissa.