BHUBANESWAR: With the World AIDS Day theme of ‘Getting to Zero’, the State Government on Thursday started a number of initiatives to meet the goal of “zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government is keen on including iodised salt in the public distribution system (PDS) in order to ensure access by the lowest rung of the society and tackle the high prevalen

BHUBANESWAR: In another step towards food security in the state, Odisha has been included in International programme for Roots and Tuber Crops (RTC), initiated by International Potato Centre (known

Berhamupur: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation-stone for the proposed anti-Maoist Vijayawada-Ranchi corridor at Aska in Ganjam district.

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has proposed linking the river Rushikulya with the Bansadhara through the Nandini Canal Project to overcome drinking water problem in the areas of the Ganjam distr

BERHAMPUR: Along with the rain, sea waves have again posed threat to villages on the Ganjam district coast.

BERHAMPUR: Uncertainty looms large over the setting up of the Rs 1,150-crore titanium project that has run into controversy in the wake of differences between the Indian and Russian promoters of th

The census of India’s poor began on June 29 in Tripura, in the Northeast, with a methodology Jairam Ramesh, who was made Union rural development minister in the recent reshuffle, didn’t get a chanc

BHUBANESWAR: Persons with disabilities are more vulnerable to disaster impacts due to their physical condition.

BHUBANESWAR: Ganjam is Orissa's most populous district but Balangir records the highest growth.

The Census 2011, provisional results of which were declared today, has revealed that with a population of 35,20,151 Ganjam is State's most inhabited district, followed by Cuttack with 26,18,708.

Mayurbhanj and Balasore follow closely with Khurda ranked fifth with a population of 22,46,341.