Ranji Trophy Group B: Baroda opt for three points Baroda took three points from a draw with Karnataka after batting the visitors out of the equation. ...  
05:44 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Ranji Trophy Group B: Baroda opt for three points Baroda took three points from a draw with Karnataka after batting the visitors out of the equation. ...  
05:44 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Rs 3 lakh crore mining scam unearthed in Orrisa

RTI activist Biswajit Mohanty has filed a PIL calling for a CBI inquiry in the illegal mining in Orrisa. ...
11:22 PM, Sep 27, 2011

Is illegal mining a scam that cuts across all the states?

Another Illegal mining scam, worth Rs 3 lakh crore, has been unearthed in Orissa's Keonhjar district. ...
11:10 PM, Sep 27, 2011

Orissa floods: 2,600 villages submerged, 8 dead Bhubaneswar: 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 relief and rescue operations for 11 lakh affected people. The floods, which claimed eight lives and left three others missing so far, have snapped road communications at several places in Puri, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sambalpur, Boudh and...  
02:11 PM, Sep 11, 2011

SC adjourns hearing over mine allocation to POSCO New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on dispute on allocation of iron ore mines in 2,500 hectares in the Khandadhar hills in Orissa to South Korean POSCO, which has proposed to set up 12mtpa steel plant at an investment of Rs 51,000 crore in the state. A bench of justices RV Raveendran and AK Patnaik adjourned the matter after counsels appearing for the state government, Posco and...  
09:25 PM, Aug 05, 2011

Annual Jagannath Rath Yatra begins today Puri: The fervour of the annual Jagannath rath yatra has begun in Puri. Lakhs of devotees gather in the holy city to pull the three chariots of Lord Jagananth, Lord Balbhadra and Goddess Subhadra from Jagannath to Gundicha temple. But amidst the excitement is the threat to the festival from extremist groups. The district police have put in place elaborate security which includes the extensive deployment of CCTVs, bomb squads,...  
07:57 AM, Jul 03, 2011

Annual Jagannath rath yatra begins

The holy city to pull the three chariots of Lord Jagaanth, Lord Balbhadra and Goddess Subhadra from Jagannath. ...
07:37 AM, Jul 03, 2011

Orissa govt halts Posco land acquisition Bhubaneswar: In a temporary respite to anti-Posco agitators, the Orissa government on Sunday halted land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore steel project for five days. There would be no land acquisition for the Posco project at the proposed site near Paradip for five days from on Sunday in view of the "Rajo" festival which is celebrated in Orissa, Jagatsinghpur district Collector NC Jena said. After the five-day break, the...  
08:36 PM, Jun 12, 2011

20 people arrested for obstructing POSCO work Paradip: Around 20 people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly trying to obstruct the process of land acquisition for the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant. Activists of United Action Committee (UAC), who earlier backed the mega project, were taken into custody as they blocked the entry route to Gada Kujanga opposing land acquisition work, resumed after nine months on Wednesday, police said. "About 20 people were arrested after effort...  
10:54 AM, May 19, 2011

India sucessfully test-fires 2 N-capable missiles
by IANS
Balasore: India on Friday successfully test-fired its homegrown nuclear-capable Prithvi II and Dhanush missiles, a defence official said. The Prithvi II surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 350 km was launched from Chandipur, some 230 km from Orissa capital Bhubaneswar. Dhanush, the naval version of Prithvi with the same range, was launched from a naval ship off the Orissa coast. "Both were fantastic missions, 100 per cent successful," ITR...  
10:49 AM, Mar 11, 2011

Boat with over 35 people capsizes in Orissa
by IANS
Twenty-five people have been rescued so far, but several are still missing. ...  
08:12 PM, Oct 07, 2009

BJP to hold rally in Orissa to show strength BJP has decided to hold a massive rally in Bhubaneswar on March 16. ...  
12:11 AM, Mar 10, 2009

Orissa, Guj, Maharashtra reel under untimely rains Lakhs of people have been displaced in the three states. ...  
10:04 AM, Sep 20, 2008