Odisha: Of unkept promises and chasing big-ticket investments

A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore  of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory, says Dillip Satapathy. The ninth of a 10-part series looks at the......

Govt clears the deck to restart 26 coal mines

With the state government clearing the decks by extending the lease validity of 26 mines, operations at these mines are set to commence again within a couple of months. Since all the 26 mine leases......

Orissa to reserve jobs for locals in pvt sector

Orissa intends to make it mandatory for the private sector setting up shop here to reserve for locals 90 per cent jobs in the unskilled and semi-skilled category, up to 60 per cent in skilled......