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Bhubaneswar: In a u-turn to its earlier opposition to Centre`s move to discuss NCTC issue at the level of Director General of Police and Chief Secretary, the state government on Saturday said its representatives would attend the meeting scheduled at March 12. "Our Chief Secretary and Director General of Police will be attending the meeting […]

Paradip: Korean steel major Posco has assured the Chairman of the Paradip Port that Posco-India would seriously consider the proposal to handle cargo of the proposed mega-project through the existing court rather than constructing its own captive port. The Chairman of Paradip Port had held discussions in this regard with the Chief Managing Director Posco-India […]

Bhubaneswar/Koraput/Malkangiri: The Naveen Patnaik might have tide over several crises in its 12 year tenure but continue to face stiff challenges from the left wing extremists of the CPI(Maoist). The red rebels have already captured 20 districts in the state and run parallel govermnment. Even the Union Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) in its report recently […]

Bhubaneswar: Rejecting the allegation made by certain senior executives of Posco-India, the state government on Friday said it harboured no `negative attitude` towards the South Korean steel major`s proposed 12 mtpa greenfield steel facility near Paradip. "We have extended all support to Posco-India`s project. The state has no negative attitude towards the project and its […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after enhancing the surrender package for the red rebels, state government on Friday decided to offer big cash prize for arrest of frontline Maoist leaders, official sources said. The state government`s action to raise the reward money to catch the Maoists, particularly their leaders, was taken as per suggestion of the Union […]

Rourkela: A critically injured youth from Jharkhand succumbed to bullet injuries at the Ispat General Hospital here during treatment today, police said. Srikrishna Mahato (26) of Panchpia village under Jareikela police station in the neighbouring state was admitted to the hospital with two bullet injuries on his chest. Though the exact reason behind the attack […]

Berhampur: A Congress corporator of Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) was seriously injured when two unidentified miscreants attacked him here today, police said. Two motorcycle-borne youths attacked Dandapani Nayak, corporator of ward number 10, with sharp weapons near his resident in Rangunibandha street and fled the scene, they said. Nayak was immediately admitted in the MKCG […]

Bhubaneswar: The educational institutions in the country must remain free from politics and the government should provide sufficient allocations for developing infrastructure in the education centres. The Vice-President Dr Hamid Ansari today stressed that it was high time to make amendments in education system. Dr Ansari was speaking at the 44th Convocation Ceremony of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The government today asked the Rayagada collector to conduct an inquiry into the incident in which about 50 foreign tourists visited the weekly haat of the Dongria Kondhs in Chatikona and even took pictures of the vulnerable tribals. The chief secretary Bijaya Patnaik today told reporters that action would be taken against the tour […]

Cuttack: In a landmark ruling, a Fast Track court here today directed the Cuttack collector to conduct the Cuttack Odia Baptist Church elections and complete the process of forming its new council for the term 2012-15 within three months. The Cuttack civil judge, senior division, Bidhan Kumar Chand directed the present and old councils to […]

Deogarh: The latest hike in the packages for surrendered ultras has paid rich dividends just a day after the announcement. A Maoist couple driven by the packages has surrendered before the district police today. Amar Mirdha alias Ambedkar hailed from Tapopada-Dampasingh joined the Maoist outfit in 2002. While with the CPI (Maoist) Amar married lady […]

Puri: She literally has fallen in love with Odisha, Odia language and its culture and traditions. The beauty of the land of Odissi dragged her here all the way from France. Meet French girl Kamalatika. The way she sings Odia bhajans and traditional songs is simply mesmerising. Bhajans adoring Lord Jagannath are dearest to her […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday urged Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to ensure that the Orissa Excise Bill-2005 received Presidential Assent to enable the state government to take strong action against bootleggers. As the state government has complied to all queries on the Bill raised by different departments, there should be no delay […]

Bhubaneswar: With the mercury soaring in the state capital, the state government on Thursday alerted all districts and directed authorities to take appropriate steps to help people cope with any possible heat wave situation. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik issued direction to the district authorities and all the departments to ensure that the people do not […]

Berhampur: A Maoist, described as a close associate of top rebel leader Sabyasachi Panda, surrendered to the police at Chhatrapur in Ganjam district on Wednesday. Toffan Sahu (19) alias Akash alias Bangara of Gangapur village under Baragada police station decided to quit as there was conflict between the Odia and non-Odia cadres over leadership," Ganjam […]

Athgarh: All eyes were glued on the nominations papers of BJD candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain which were finally accepted by the returning officer for the by-poll on the day of scrutiny of nomination papers. The nomination papers of all the ten candidates including Ranendra Pratap Swain have been accepted after proper scrutiny. Ranendra Pratap Swain […]

Rayagada: The state government had issued certain restrictions on the visit of foreign tourists and researchers to such places inhabitated by primitive tribes. Yet violations were detected at the weekly haat at Chatikona in Rayagada district inhabitated by primitive Dongria Kondhs. Foreign tourists were spotted moving leisurely and capturing pictures of Dongria Kondhs in the […]

Paradip: After an inordinate delay of more than six years, Posco-India has ventilated its ire openly for the first time over the proposed steel plant in Odisha. Addressing a seminar in Paradip on Thursday, POSCO-India CMD Yong-Won Yoon said, “POSCO-India would like to express its deep regrets that the police has not lifted the restriction […]

Rourkela: A tax collector of Sundargarh Municipality was arrested by state vigilance sleuths for alleged misappropriation of government money to the tune of Rs 9 lakhs, official sources said today. Rukuna Behera had allegedly manipulated official records by putting his own thumb impression and misappropriated the government money which was to be paid towards pension […]

Cuttack: Contractual nurses working in SCB medical college and hospital and other government hospitals in the city wore black badges and threatened to resort to cease work stir from March 8 if their long-standing demands were not fulfilled within seven days. The agitating nurses were demanding regularisation of their services by abolishing contractual system, salary […]