An expert committee will be constituted to review the alignment of the proposed bridge over the Kusei river at Belbahali near Anandpur in Keonjhar district.

With the process having been initiated to allot Khandadhar iron ore reserve through the auction route, tribals residing in hilly terrains in Odisha’s Sundagarh district have announced that they wil

The Odisha Government has decided to scrap joint venture agreements with global major Rio Tinto, Vedanta group firm Sesa Sterlite and Aditya Birla group-owned Hindalco Industries, an official said

Despite implementation of Total Sanitation Programme to eradicate the practice of open defecation in Odisha for more than a decade, the coverage of individual household with toilets has been found

Co may now have to bid for an iron ore reserve for captive consumption

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Centre and the Orissa government not to grant any fresh permission for mining and expansion of existing mines in Keonjhar district in the state du

The government asks people to be prepared

Official death toll now five

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Murli Manohar Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding the use of water of Baitarani River (which originates from Guptaganga hills in Keonjhar District of Odisha) by industries. According to the applicant, Baitarani is the only robust source of water in the district, providing 95% of drainage of the district and the lifeline of the people, land and its ecology.

KEONJHAR: The Orissa high court has sought a reply from the Keonjhar district administration on why land allotted for a community centre in Atei Reserve Forest is being used as a parking lot.

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