BHUBANESWAR: The heat wave death toll in the State jumped to 81 though blistering conditions showed a let up over many parts of Odisha on Wednesday.

Even as uncertainty continues to prevail over the fate of Posco’s mega steel project near Paradip, the State Government has maintained that the ball is in the Centre’s court with regard to raw mate

Amid growing concern over increasing incidence of diabetes, the state government has decided to screen around 46 lakh people in 10 districts this year.

To involve children of 400 schools from Nov

State’s maternal mortality rate 230 against national average of 178

BHUBANESWAR: After threatening to flood the deltaic region, the Mahanadi river relented on Thursday as its peak discharge at Munduli stayed just about 11 lakh cusec, much below what coastal Odisha

Orissa Thursday heaved a sigh of relief as the floodwaters expected to course through the Mahanadi river delta came down to a manageable level.

The Orissa government on Thursday breathed easy as over 11 lakh cusecs of flood waters in the Mahanadi river system passed without causing damage to the tune it was anticipated.

The spread of dengue has assumed alarming proportions in the State with 86 patients undergoing treatment in various hospitals across 15 districts.

Collectors put on alert for exigencies, death toll 16