New Delhi /Bhubaneswar, Aug. 6: The Union minister of environment, Mr Jairam Ramesh, has stepped into a minefield by asking the Orissa government to stop all work related to the Rs 52,000-crore Posc

Tragedy was averted in Orissa's Sundergarh district when two unexploded landmines were found fitted under two separate culverts during a combing operation, police said on Tuesday. Six Maoist guerrilla

Three elephants, were electrocuted after they came in contact with live wires in Orissa's Keonjhar district, officials said on Sunday.

The pachyderms, believed to be 45 to 50 years old, died on Satu

Bhuabaneswar, July 13: Over 10 lakh devotees on Tuesday thronged Puri to see the famous car festival of Lord Jagannath. However, the death of a woman devotee in a stampede marred the otherwise perfect

Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African nations combined, a new 'multidim

A contractor was killed on Friday when Maoist guerrillas attacked a road construction camp and damaged equipment in Orissa's Koraput district.

About 10-12 armed rebels attacked a road construction c