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Orissa floods a result of mismanagement: BJP

Holding Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik responsible for the devastating flood in Orissa, Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said almost half of the state was submerged by the Mahanadi river......

Assault on Army officer, fiancee: Odisha CM orders judicial probe

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the 'sexual assault' of his fiancée at a police......

Should Staines murder case convict be released early, SC asks Odisha

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Odisha government on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killings of Australian......

Orissa govt ready to hold talks with Naxals

Nine days after Maoists attacked armouries and police stations in Nayagarh district, the Orissa government on Sunday expressed its readiness to hold talks with the ultras if they gave up arms and......

After BJY, Cong to hold Bharat Nyay Yatra from Manipur to Mumbai

The Congress on Wednesday announced it will hold 'Bharat Nyay Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi from Manipur to Mumbai, passing through 14 states and 85 districts from east to west of India in 67 days,......

Sterlite group revives Orissa steel project

The Sterlite group is gearing up to revive its steel project in Orissa in partnership with a foreign company. The project, which was to be undertaken by Sterlite Iron and Steel Co, would now be......

DoT holds back extra spectrum to Airtel

The government has held back allocating additional spectrum to Bharti Airtel in Orissa, in view of the telecom tribunal's recent judgment that GSM operators have no vested right to get airwaves......

Green hurdle! Lavasa, JSP projects put on hold

After rejecting MNC Vedanta's plan to mine bauxite and holding up South Korean firm Posco's steel plant in Orissa, the Union environment ministry has now put a break on two other high-profile......

Divestment in Nalco put on hold

The government is believed to have decided to put on hold divestment of aluminium firm Nalco in view of opposition from both within the Centre and Orissa leadership, besides its employees.The......

ArcelorMittal's Rs 40,000-cr project put on hold

The world's largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, has put on hold its proposed Rs 40,000-crore (Rs 400-billion) steel plant in Orissa's Keonjhar district for at least two years, as the global demand......

BFI secretary general Kalita suspended for financial fraud

IMAGE: Following the scrutiny of nominations on Tuesday, Returning Officer R K Gauba declared Kalita "ineligible" for the upcoming election. Photograph: Kind courtesy BFI/X Boxing Federation of......

Dilip Tirkey feels, love for hockey will drive votes towards BJD

'The Odisha government has changed the image of the state by making it a sporting hub of the country with high performance centres, state-of-the-art training facilities and hosting big tournaments.......

AFI suspends 15 state units

The Athletics Federation of India on Sunday suspended as many as 15 of its units for not holding state meets and not following the AFI calendar. On the final day of its two-day Annual General......

Bihar cricket body moves contempt plea against BCCI officials

The Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Board of Control for Cricket in India's acting secretary Amitabh......

Ranji round up: TN oust Karnataka, champions Mumbai in trouble

Tamil Nadu outclassed Karnataka in a low-scoring encounter, while defending champions Mumbai find themselves in trouble against Hyderabad. A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches:......