As Cyclone Dana barrels toward the coasts of Odisha, threatening to impact nearly half of the state's population, the government is racing against time to execute a massive evacuation plan aimed at......
In a move to strengthen coastal security, the Odisha government has asked fishermen to paint their boats and trawlers with a specific colour pattern for their easy identification. The ‘colour......
With the arrival of more than six lakh endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, the serene and idyllic Gahirmatha beach in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has re-established itself as the......
Amidst mounting threat of infiltration from the coastal belts, the Centre has sanctioned Rs 500 crore to set up over 70 marine police stations equipped with speed boats and modern equipment.Tamil......
The Marxists are heading for their worst debacle in many elections. How will May 16, 2014 affect India's Communists? T V R Shenoy surveys the landscape. The first of May -- Labour Day -- is a red......
Orissa government said on Tuesday it would 'examine' the high court judgement that quashed the land acquisition procedure for the proposed Vedanta university along the Konark-Puri Marine Drive."We......
'I am a gadha (donkey)! But God has been on my side and I have managed to produce players,' Dronacharya Awardee Merzban Patel tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Merzban Patel's enthusiasm for......