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Khurda: Over 14 people were injured and three critical in a group clash fought over the possession of cashew fields at Dingara village here. The clash reportedly started when member of a group went to the cashew fields to collect some soil — soon all hell broke loose.  Niranjan Das, IIC, Begunia PS said, “Two […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday announced Centre`s plan to set up two National institutes for specialised studies on coastal ecosystem and turtles in Orissa at an investment of Rs 50 crore. Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) would help establish two institutes including a National Centre for Wetland and Coastal Eco-system Studies […]

Paradip: If you are a foodie and have irresistible desire to taste mouth-licking dishes then you probably missed out on an opportunity to experience the ‘Food and Fun’ festival organized by the Paradip Port Club (Ladies Wing) here on Saturday. The port city denizens descended at the venue to devour the local gastronomic delights prepared […]

Bhubaneswar: The Centre on Saturday asked the Orissa government to undertake a cumulative environment impact assessment of thermal power projects which were coming up in a big way in the state. Union Environment minister Jairam Ramesh told this to the chief minister Naveen Patnaik here during a meeting. "I have told the chief minister to […]

Rayagada: At least two persons were killed and three others injured seriously injured when stone pieces fell on them due to illegal blasting of a hill in Rayagada district on Saturday. A man had allegedly planted detonators to blast the mountain to collect stones at Padibhata village. As the detonators went off, stone pieces flying […]

Bhubaneswar: With the state government on Saturday responding to Ministry of Environment and Forest`s (MoEF) queries on Posco project, the "ball" was back in union environment minister Jairam Ramesh`s "Court". "Yes, after the state government sending its reply to the MoEF, the ball is back in my court," Ramesh told reporters after meeting chief minister […]

New Delhi: Unmindful of `rejection` of the draft report on 2G scam by UPA members, PAC Chairman Murli Manmohar Joshi on Saturday submitted it to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and insisted that it be tabled in Parliament. Hours after he sent the report to the Speaker`s office on the last day of tenure of […]

New Delhi: Unfazed by the “rejection“ of the draft report on 2G scam, PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday submitted it to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on the last day of his term as head of the Committee. Lok Sabha sources said that Joshi sent the report with a covering letter through officials […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday presented President`s Police Medals to 11 CBI officers including Joint Director O P Galhotra who investigated Bofors scam, the then Joint Director Arun Kumar who led the probe into Aarushi Murder case and Rishi Raj Singh who arrested Buta Singh`s son on corruption charges. Singh who inaugurated […]

(image) Bhubaneswar: Seven persons were allegedly charred to death in a crusher unit on Friday night at Sindhaguntha village of Seragada block in Ganjam. While six bodies burnt beyond recognition were found inside a room, another body was found lying in the premises of the unit. According to reports, they were trapped in the factory […]

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday granted permission to the state`s Pollution Control Board to order the closure of five of the 21 tanneries accused of polluting the Ganga river. The Board said that it had consistently served notices to the tannery units to install Primary Treatment Plant (PTP) to discharge polluted water, but […]

Mangalore: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Saturday demanded a probe into the leak of the draft report of PAC on the 2G spectrum scam, to the media. "The government should order an inquiry to find out the source behind the leakage of Public Accounts Committee report," the senior BJP […]

Mumbai: A special court on Saturday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to question Pune stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, accused of stashing away billions of dollars in overseas accounts, for three days even as he filed a fresh bail plea in the same court. ED told the court hearing Prevention of Money Laundering Act […]

Bhawanipatna: Three women went missing when their boat capsized in the Indravati reservoir in Kalahandi district, officials said on Saturday. Six persons were in the boat when it sank. While the boatmen succeeded in rescuing three men, Anai Dei (25), Dulma Dei (24) and Dhanamani (18) could not be traced last night. Search operation is […]

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, whose helicopter was feared missing after take off from Tawang, is safe after the chopper made an emergency landing in a place in Bhutan. The Chief Minister’s office said that Mr. Khandu’s helicopter had to make an emergency landing due to technical snag near Tawang but inside Bhutanese […]