Bhubaneswar: Dengue has claimed two lives and affected 29 others in the state, official sources said on Sunday.

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing on dispute on allocation of iron ore mines in 2,500 hectares in the Khandadhar hills in Odisha to South Korean steel major Posco, which ha

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has formed a Task Force of medical experts for surveillance and initiation of control measures in view of the recent increase in dengue cases in different district

ROURKELA: Amid continuing environmental fear, the Sundargarh administration is waiting for the lab test report to ascertain if the water of the river Brahmani was polluted due to accidental release

With the death of two more children due to chicken pox with dysentery today, the toll rose to five at Barsuna and nearby areas in Sundargarh district during the past ten days, official sources said.
Earlier three deaths, mostly of children below three years of age, were reported from the areas.
All deaths were caused due to chicken pox with dysentery.
A medical team, camping in the area, has in

ROURKELA: A severe heat wave hit Sundargarh district with temperature soaring to 43.5 degree Celsius on Thursday at Sundargarh town.

Rourkela city, about 100 km from Sundargarh, was a little cooler at 42.8 degree C.
Mercury surged upward in the past couple of days leaving the citizens distressed.

ArcelorMittal makes some progress on its . 40,000-crore steel project in Orissa
With the clouds over South Korean steel major Posco

BHUBANESWAR: After Posco and Vedanta, fate of three mega thermal power projects of the State hangs in balance as the Ministry of Environment and Forest continues to take a tough stand on the issue of granting statutory clearance for mining coal from the allotted blocks.

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today categorically said that grant of mining clearance to a

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BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today made a strong plea for granting environmental clearance for mining from the two coal blocks allotted to the Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) in Sundargarh district.

On a four-day visit to Delhi, the Chief Minister called upon Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and discussed the expansion plan of the Ib Thermal Power Station in Jha