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

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 ...

Bhubaneshwar, Nov 20(ANI): A visually impaired family has formed a musical orchestra group to showcase their talent in Orissa. The art of singing and playing music has becoming a source of livelihood ...

Meghatpu (Orissa), Nov 20 (ANI): Maoist activists on Friday exploded a bomb in a Steel Authority of India (SAIL) mine here on Friday. The rebels reportedly also planted another bomb at Kiribur mine ...

Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) Bihar's per capita energy consumption is the lowest in the country and the government's rural electrification campaign is a "failure", according to a report by the Greenpeace India ...

Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) One passenger was killed and 25 others injured when Maoist guerrillas blew up a train in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, a railway official said Friday. The passenger train ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) Passengers of an intercity train in Orissa had a providential escape after one coach went off the tracks at Baghuapada station in Jajpur district. There were no casualties, ...

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) The Orissa assembly was repeatedly adjourned Thursday as the opposition Congress took up the issue of dozens of distressed farmers committing suicide allegedly due to their crops ...

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) Orissa Wednesday launched a special programme to fight malaria that kills around 250 people in the state every year, health department officials said. The programme 'Mo Masari' (my mosquito ...

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Four swine flu deaths, three of them from Rajasthan, were reported Wednesday, taking the total toll in India to 534, health authorities said here. As many as 200 ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 18 (IANS) Nine people were Wednesday convicted and each sentenced to four years in jail by a fast track court in Orissa for their role in a case of ...

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 ...

Bhubaneshwar (Orissa), Nov 17 (ANI): In a bizarre development, residents of a village near Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, have filed a case against a male monkey for attempting to attack and kill a female ...

New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): The Centre will on Tuesday hold talks with State Industry ministers on problems faced by the domestic and foreign investors in relation to land acquisition. Commerce and ...

Kolkata, Nov 17 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar has said work on India's nuclear programmes will continue as usual despite media reports of the country's nuclear power plants being ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (IANS) More than 50 children in Orissa were hospitalised after eating stale food at a government-run centre, an official said Tuesday. The children fell sick Monday after eating food ...

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 16 (IANS) Orissa has witnessed the hottest day in November in the last 57 years, an official said here Monday. "On Sunday we had the highest temperature of the day in ...

By Girija Shankar Ojha Karandih Village (Jharkhand), Nov.15 (ANI): Tribals in Karandih Village in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur district recently celebrated the annual 'Sohrai' festival with much fanfare. It included a fashion show that attracted ...

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 14 (IANS) Five policemen were Saturday booked for allegedly beating a 65-year-old man to death in Orissa's Kendrapada district, authorities said. Basanta Das died Wednesday night after he was allegedly beaten ...

By Jatindra Dash Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) The crackdown on illegal mining in Orissa will continue "as long as necessary", a senior state government official has said here, adding that it is meant ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) A US firm hired to pump out oil from a Mongolian flagged ship that sank Sep 9 off the Paradip harbour in Orissa has retrieved all the furnace ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) Orissa is gearing up for a joint operation with central forces against the Maoists who are active in more than half of the state's 30 districts, a senior ...

Malkangiri (Orissa), Nov 13 (ANI): At least three CRPF personnel, including an officer, were killed when suspected Maoists triggered a landmine blast in Orissa's Malkangiri district today. According to sources, the blast took ...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) At least three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed Friday after Maoists blew up their vehicle in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said. The vehicle carrying the personnel ...