The Centre on Thursday approved a Rs 1,200 crore road project in Odisha to improve connectivity in extremist-hit parts of the state, as well as linking the areas to neighbouring states.

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) approved taking up improvement of balance 600 km of state roads in Odisha with a view to develop the entire 1,632 km long left wing extremism affected Vijaywada-Ranc

The Centre on Thursday said invitation of bids for a 4,000 MW ultra mega power project in Odisha would be deferred for the fourth time on environment issues.

It (bids for Odisha UMPP) will get delayed by about a month or so, Union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told reporters in New Delhi.

The last date of submission for bids for the Bedabahal UMPP in Odisha was November 30.

However,

The Odisha government on Thursday decided to create more forests in the areas where elephants inhabiting in the state.

A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) presided over by the chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here.

The meeting revealed that the state government has already set a long term plan for creating forest in 10

Bhubaneswar: Eminent animal rights activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi on Monday urged the people to raise their voice against the rampant smuggling of cattle in Odisha.

Inaugurating the 68th Goastami Utsav of Asureswar Gorakhyani, Maneka said that while the people of Odisha are very peace-loving and kindhearted, cattle smuggling to West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh from here is increasing.

The c

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Group firm Sterlite Energy has sought relaxation in SEZ rules to benefit its power plant in Odisha that needs to transport coal through Vedanta Aluminum's special economic zone, a commerce ministry official has said.

Under the commerce ministry rules, all activities within a special economic zone must be directly related to its operations.

The group firm Sterli

The Odisha government on Monday said that it would place a formal demand before the Centre for holding a public hearing in those parts of Malkangiri district that are likely to be submerged due to the Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Briefing newsmen after presiding over a high level review meeting at the State Secretariat here, chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik said that the

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Monday said that it would place a formal demand before the Centre for holding a public hearing in those parts of Malkangiri district that are likely to be submerged due to the Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Briefing newsmen after presiding over a high level review meeting at the State Secretariat here, chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik

The Odisha government has decided to implement the Rs 116 crore integrated tourism project along the coast near Puri keeping in mind environment issues.

Presiding over a high level meeting on

Bhubaneswar: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday requested the Odisha government for an amicable solution to the Polavaram irrigation project issue.

The offer by the neighbouring state came after the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Monday asked as to why it should not be issued show cause notice for stopping the project work on the project.

The MoEF pulled up the AP govern

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing row between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh over the proposed Polavaram project, the ministry of environment and forests on Monday asked the latter as to why it has not held public hearing in Odisha and Chhattisgarh following changes in the design of the project, even after a letter to this effect was issued by the ministry 18 months ago.

The changes included the const