Maoists blow up culvert
Maoists blew up a culvert on a road in Orissa's Koraput district to obstruct movement of security personnel, police sources said on Monday.
Indian mines on US secret list
Washington, Dec. 6: Two little known chromite mines in Orissa and Karnataka, besides a factory in Gujarat that manufactures critical chemotherapy drugs are among global “key infrastructures” which cou
Hardcore Maoist surrenders in Orissa
Paralakhemundi: A hardcore Maoist, involved in several offences including killings and explosions, surrendered before police in Orissa's Gajapati district today, police said.
The rebel, identifie
Orissa is now Odisha, Oriya is Odia
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday cleared a constitutional amendment seeking to rename Orissa as Odisha and the language spoken in the state as Odia from Oriya.
The bill to alter the name of the ea
Maoists blow up school to protest Obama visit
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas on Monday blew up a newly constructed school building in Orissa's Malkangiri district to protest US President Barack Obama's India visit, police said. No one was injured
Orissa vigilance refers 32 cases to ED
Orissa's anti-corruption wing has referred at least 32 cases of disproportionate assets cases to Enforcement Directorate (ED), official sources said.
Green panel finds fault with Posco’s steel plant
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Oct 18: With major differences emerging between the members of a key government panel looking into green clearances of Posco steel plant in Orissa, the fate of this single large
Missing boat will 42 pilgrims located, all safe
The 42 pilgrims, who went missing in the Bay of Bengal near Dhamra port in Orissa’s Bhadrak District due to the bad weather, have been located on Thursday and reported to be safe.
SC to hear Polavaram on Oct. 4
New Delhi, Sept. 17: The Supreme Court on Friday posted to October 4 the hearing of the fresh plea filed by Orissa opposing the environmental clearance given to the controversial Polavaram project in
Congress MP from Orissa attacked in Delhi
Congress MP, Mr Hemananda Biswal, from Orissa was attacked at his official residence in the capital on Thursday morning.
Sources at the MP's residence at 7, Kamraj Lane near Connaught Place said that