orissa News
Kandhamal on alert after Maoist reveals attack plan
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) Security was tightened across Orissa's communally-sensitive Kandhamal district Tuesday after an arrested Maoist revealed the guerrillas plan to attack tw... More Beauty contest at tribal fest? Orissa town shuts down
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (IANS) A town in Orissa observed a complete shutdown Monday to protest a plan by the district authorities to hold a beauty contest during a tribal festival next... More Governor insists on probe into Orissa flood cause
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (IANS) The debate over the cause of recent floods in Orissa has widened with Governor M.C. Bhandare insisting on a probe despite objections by the state authori... More Southwest monsoon withdraws from Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Orissa, a Met official said Thursday.
The line of withdrawal of the monsoon passes throu... More No birthday celebration for Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (IANS) There will be no official celebration of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's 66th birthday Sunday in view of the recent floods in the state, an offici... More Six killed in Orissa road accident
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) Six people were killed and four critically injured Wednesday when their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in Orissa's Balasore district, police said... More Dissident BJD leader's forum a parallel platform?... More NALCO chief's tenure extended
Bhubaneswar, Oct 11 (IANS) The tenure of state-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) chairman-cum-managing director B.L. Bagra has been extended upto December 2011, an off... More Strike hits Coal India mines in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Oct 10 (IANS) The operations of state-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) in Orissa were hit Monday by a one-day strike called by its major workers' unions, an official sai... More Orissa hastens post flood re-construction
Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (IANS) Orissa has set up panels to speed up reconstruction work in the districts hit by two rounds of floods last month, an official said Saturday.
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