By Byomkesh Biswal Bhubaneswar, Nov 22 (IANS) The underwater behaviour of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins of Chilka Lake in Orissa will now be monitored with special hydrophones developed to catch their high-frequency "click" ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed when police opened fire Friday on a mob attacking a police station in Orissa's Koraput district, an official said More than 300 people ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday ruled out military action against Maoists who he described as "terrorists". "The Maoist organization itself is a terrorist organization. Every act of the ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) Orissa has verified to Goa the identity of 14 people, who had gone missing last week in Cyclone Phyan that hit the Arabian sea, an official said Friday. ...

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Gujarat skipper and wicketkeeeper Parthiv Patel slammed a century against Hyderabad to give his team the first innings lead on the third day of the Ranji Trophy ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) An Australian and a Singaporean were detained Thursday while trying to enter Orissa's famous Jagannath Temple, where foreign nationals are strictly prohibited on religious grounds, police said. One is ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) A spell of rainfall has pushed the mercury down across Orissa -- a state which witnessed unusually high temperature a few days ago. Bhubaneswar and Talcher, which recorded a ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) More than 250 workers and leaders of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were arrested for breaking a police cordon Wednesday during a protest here against the ...

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Mumbai were bowled out for a paltry 162 in their first innings against Himachal Pradesh on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Super League at Bandra-Kurla Complex ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (IANS) An oil leak was Tuesday spotted at a crucial pipeline of the state-run Indian Oil Corp in Orissa's Bhadrak district, raising concerns over its environmental impact and loss ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (IANS) Orissa State Financial Corp (OSFC) has tied up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to strengthen credit flow into the small and medium enterprises sector ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 16 (IANS) Thousands of protesters disrupted rail traffic Monday at Bhusandpur in Orissa's Khurda district demanding stoppage of express trains at the town's railway station, an official said. "Many trains have ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 15 (IANS) An 80-year-old female elephant, one of the oldest pachyderms in Orissa, died of injuries inside a reserve after battling for life for three days, an official said Sunday. The ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) A group of 45 minor children from an orphanage in Orissa got a taste of air travel when they were taken in a specially chartered Kingfisher flight to ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed three people and injured two others in Orissa's Rayagada district, police said Wednesday. "As per our information, Maoists killed three people late last night (Tuesday). About ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Tuesday attacked a contractor's storehouse and looted construction material worth more than Rs.100,000 in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said. More than 25 Maoists attacked the storehouse at ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (IANS) Orissa has ordered the suspension of work in at least 30 iron ore mines after the operators failed to produce documents to show their mining activities were legal, ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8(ANI): Fire fighters of Bhubaneswar in Orissa are all set to undergo an extensive training for catching snakes in the wake of a rise in the population of reptiles. The ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a 25-year-old gardener in Orissa, furious after being bitten by a snake, grabbed the reptile, tore it apart and chewed bits of its flesh. ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (IANS) A woman has been arrested for killing a 24-day old baby in Orissa's Puri district, police said Sunday. Mamata Samantray, 28, confessed that she killed the son of her ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers in Orissa's Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since Thursday as it has eyes similar to that of a Hindu deity, a forest ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Friday alleged that some top leaders of the ruling Biju Janata Dal are involved in the mining scam in Orissa. After visiting the ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4(IANS) Maoists blew up a guest house of a private company during a two-day strike at Chitrakonda of Malkangiri district in Orissa, police said Wednesday. Maoists have called a two-day strike ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) A search continued for the second day Tuesday to trace five pilgrims who went missing after a boat capsized in Mahanadi river of Orissa Monday, police said. The boat ...

Kolkata, Nov 1(ANI): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday retorted to various allegations by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee and accused him of having links with the Maoists. Addressing ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 31 (IANS) Orissa Saturday launched a programme to bring legal services and awareness to rural areas of the state with Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan flagging off a "legal ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 (IANS) Three Maoist rebels were arrested Friday during a combing operation in Orissa's Rayagada district, police said. "We have arrested three Maoists from Gudari area of the district. They were ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the central government needs "active cooperation" of the state governments to enforce law and order in various parts of the ...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 29 (IANS) Natural disasters kill about 1,300 people every year in Orissa, said a report released here Thursday on the 10th anniversary of the super cyclone in which over 8,000 ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram described as "baseless" the charges levelled by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had prior ...