BHUBANESWAR: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the implementation of the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) should be made more participatory by consulting people’s representatives in dist

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has been urged to lift the ban on road transport of minerals.

BHUBANESWAR: Worried over the recurring incidence of electrocution, the State Government has decided to replace single and double poles with elephant-friendly electricity structures in districts wh

Orissa Minerals Development Company (OMDC) today said it has suspended operations at its Kolha Roida and Dalki mines after not getting permission to lift ore from the mines.

"Development and mining work in Kolha Roida Iron & Manganese Mines and Dalki Manganese Mines has been stopped as permission for lifting of iron and manganese ore has not been issued by DDM, Joda," OMDC, a PSU under the administrative control of the Steel Ministry, said today.

BHUBANESWAR: The year has been as challenging as it could be on the health front with public health concerns coupled with a belligerent medical workforce keeping the Government and the Health Depar

Opposition parties in mineral-rich Odisha have demanded a CBI investigation into illegal mining in the state saying the Naveen Patnaikled government has turned a blind eye to irregularities in the

BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition Congress on Monday made a strong plea for a CBI probe into the mining scam which runs beyond the borders.

The Centre-appointed Shah Commission is appeared quite unhappy with the state of affairs in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district.

Keonjhar: The Centre appointed Shah Commission led by former Supreme Court judge Justice M B Shah on Thursday formally began investigation into illegal mining in Odisha.

The Odisha government on Thursday announced a Rs 20-crore plan to save elephants from electrocution and poachers.