MALKANGIRI: With over 90 per cent of standing crops in 40 gram panchayats in Kalimela and Podia blocks damaged, farmers, pani panchayat members and locals recently laid siege to Potteru Irrigation

Concerned over the depleting reserves of chrome ore, the steel ministry has demanded a complete ban on its exports.

The Orissa government on Thursday announced to build concrete roads in all the 3,000 villages which were submerged in the recent spells of flood.

The Orissa government’s off-and-on encounter on administrative lapses in the Central fund utilisation, implementation of some flagship programmes and strict enforcement of environment laws with reg

Bhubaneswar: Demanding action against those responsible for alleged mismanagement of Hirakud dam, the Congress on Monday urged governor M C Bhandare to monitor utilization of central funds meant fo

BHADRAK: After having spent more than a week in relief camps, the flood-ravaged people of the district retraced their steps back home.

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to curb transport of illegally mined ore, the Odisha government has sought details of ore export from five ports in and around the state.

Basanti Sethi, 65, sits amid the ruins of her mudhouse-cum-paan shop and rummages through a smelly earthen pot.

Terming damages caused due to floods in Orissa as “huge” and “large-scale”, the Inter Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Friday said the State Government was likely to get higher amount of assistan

BHUHBANESWAR: Nabard has sanctioned Rs.