BHUBANESWAR: Over a million people in at least 19 districts of Orissa have been hit by flood in the Mahanadi river systems which, with increased volume of water reaching the deltaic head of the Sta

Floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week and huge discharge of water from Hirakud dam have killed at least 16 people in Orissa and displaced thousands, an official said Sunday.

Paradip The barriers erected by villagers to cordon off South Korean steel major Posco’s proposed steel plant in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district have been removed, paving the way for site preparato

The Orissa government on Sunday started airdropping of relief materials in the flood marooned in Puri district, even as the official death toll in the current high flood reached 16.

BHUBANESWAR: About 3,000 people were evacuated from the low-lying areas of Orissa after a huge discharge of water from the Hirakud Dam triggered fears of floods in 11 of the state's 30 districts, a

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has issued show-cause notices to three mining lease holders on charges of violation of Mineral Concession Rules.

Bhubaneswar: With 11 districts put on high alert for the possible high floods, particularly in the Mahanadi delta system, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday took stock of the situation at an

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP Krushak Morcha on Tuesday sought the intervention of Governor MC Bhandare for inclusion of nine more districts in the list of drought-hit.

BHUBANESWAR: Amid speculations over the fate of the proposed steel project near Paradip, Posco-India on Tuesday said it would renew the memorandum of understanding with the State Government soon.

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh step towards increasing productivity of poor, the Odisha government has decided to implement Integrated Watershed Management Projects in backward districts along with the 14