Bhubaneswar: Noted social activist Medha Patekar on Thursday urged the Odisha government not to allow use of agricultural land for setting of industries.

The Odisha government on Thursday announced a Rs 20-crore plan to save elephants from electrocution and poachers.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday started the socio-economic and caste census-2011 to identify the Below-Poverty-Line families in seven out of 30 districts in the first phase.

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday asked the district collectors to take necessary steps to prevent possible distress sale of paddy and ensure official support price to farmers du

Bhubaneswar: Union home minister P Chidambaram will arrive here on Wednesday to review the Maoist-related situation and the implementation of various Centrally-sponsored welfare schemes in areas af

Bhubaneswar: The Centre on Monday assured the Odisha government of extending all possible support for the welfare of tribal population, particularly the primitive tribal groups.

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the winter session of the Parliament, the Odisha government has suggested MPs from the state to raise issues relating to coal royalty and seek clarification from the Centre on

The Odisha government on Thursday urged the Central Plan Panel to help include Odisha in the Reconstructed Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (RAPDRP) for the development of power

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday formally implemented one of the major recommendations of Justice Wadhwa Committee, the abolition of Storage Agent chain in order to streamline the Publ

Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties including Congress and BJP on Monday opposed the decision of the Odisha government to invite Posco-India to begin work on the acquired land near Paradip even before