BHUBANESWAR: Drop boxes just like dustbins will be installed at different locations in all the 30 districts of the state to spread awareness about e-waste collection.

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has swung into damage control mode after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) recently pointed out gross irregularities in land allotment in the city.

KORAPUT: With the Supreme Court leaving it to villagers to decide the fate of Vedanta's mining plan at Niyamgiri hills at gram sabhas, the anti-mining campaign at villages situated in and around Ni

Keonjhar: A two-member team of Justice M B Shah Commission, probing illegalities in mining sector in the state, along with senior officials of the state government visited Joda mining sector on Sat

BHUBANESWAR: Some villagers of Gobindapur have accused the district administration of forcibly dismantling their betel vines for the proposed Posco project.

BHUBANESWAR: Governor S C Jamir on Wednesday took stock of the steps the state government has taken since the April 18 Supreme Court order on proposed mining in Niyamgiri hills, official sources sa

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha will implement the Union government-sponsored National Urban Health Mission in the state from September, government sources said.

BHUBANESWAR: Taking serious note of pollution generated by stone crusher units in the state, Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has directed all district collectors and SPs to keep a tab

Amid raging controversy whether to release or to house the wild tiger that strayed into Nandankanan zoo on April 30, a technical committee is likely to seal the fate of the tiger on Wednesday after a detailed discussion.

The committee comprises chief wildlife warden, zoo officials, a member nominated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), veterinarians, sarpanch of the area and the villagers living in the sanctuary adjoining area.

The state government on Thursday said it has succeeded in achieving immunization coverage for 88 per cent children in Odisha in the age group of zero to five years.