Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Jan 16: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include 4,035 more villages under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). In a letter to Modi, Patnaik urged him to advise the…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 16: The Odisha government on Friday discussed the modalities of setting up the Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (OMECL) to streamline the process of mining in the state. An inter-departmental meeting headed by…

New Delhi, Jan 16: A court here on Friday granted bail to two directors of Adhunik Corporation Ltd, accused in a case related to alleged irregularities in allocation of Patrapara coal block in Odisha. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted…

On the fifth day of MSME Trade Fair 2016, a seminar on ‘Strategy for Augmentation of Export from Odisha’ was inaugurated by F.M Nayak, Additional secretary, MSME Depatment of Odisha. He stressed on the need to support and create awareness…

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP from Dhenkanal, Odisha, Shri Tathagata Satpathy fought for a noble cause late last night and brought the Air India Management to its knees by staging a dharna at the IGI Airport, New Delhi. Senior Journalist Rajdeep…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 9: In Angul, JSPL is building a 6 MTPA integrated steel plant along with an 810 MW captive power plant. For the first time in the world, a Coal Gasification based DRI Plant of 2 MTPA has been commissioned in Angul by JSPL…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 9: Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Friday said Posco has to take final decision over its proposed $12 billion steel project in Odisha. "That is a decision for Posco to take," he told media persons to…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 8: Two BSF troopers, including a deputy commandant, were killed on Friday when Maoists detonated a landmine in Odisha's Koraput district, police said. Another Border Security Force trooper was seriously injured in the…

BJP MLA from Rourkela, Dilip Ray, who was with late Biju Patnaik during his last days, has been pressing for Bharat Ratna to be bestowed on the legend. He has lamented the dissent in certain sections in Odisha over this issue, saying…

New Delhi, Jan 7: The central government on Wednesday approved financial assistance for drought affected states from the National Disaster Relief Fund, officials said. Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level committee meeting here…