Orissa to move Supreme Court against Polavaram project on river Godavari

Orissa Monday said it will move the Supreme Court against the clearance granted by the union environment and forests ministry to the multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation project on river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.

“We will file a petition in the Supreme Cour

Central panel inspects POSCO site in Orissa

A four-member central panel led by former environment and forests department secretary Meena Gupta Friday visited the proposed POSCO site in Orissa to check if there was any violation of law, an official said.

The team visited Dhinkia area of the district a

Rahul Gandhi wins over tribal hearts in Orissa

Taking a leaf out of John F. Kennedy’s book, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi struck a personal chord with thousands of tribals in Orissa Thursday when he greeted them in the local language and congratulated them for winning a major battle against the V

No environmental clearance for Vedanta project

Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday formally rejected London-listed Vedanata’s bauxite mining project in Orissa.

“The Saxena Committee report, recommendations from the FAC (Forest Advisory Committee) and legal opinion of the attorney gener

Lawyer killed, many injured in police firing in Orissa’s Cuttack district

A lawyer was killed and over a dozen people injured Monday when police opened fire to disperse villagers protesting the death of a youth in Orissa’s Cuttack district. The government has ordered a crime branch probe into the police firing.

Lawyer Bishnu Das,

Tata Steel to build industrial park in Gopalpur on sea

Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday laid the foundation stone of an industrial park Tata steel will build in the port town of Gopalpur to facilitate industrial development of the region.

Patnaik said the park would attract investment from diverse se

Committee to look into Orissa reserve elephant deaths

A three-member committee has been formed to look into the deaths of elephants in Orissa’s Simlipal Tiger Reserve, the ministry of environment and forests said Wednesday.

Orissa’s chief wildlife warden has submitted a report to the ministry – confirming the

Two die of swine flu in Orissa, toll seven

Two women died of swine flu in Orissa, taking the toll due to H1N1 to seven in the state, an official said. This happened even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the H1N1 virus, which is responsible for swine flu, has “largely run its course

Landmines recovered in Orissa, six Maoists arrested

Tragedy was averted in Orissa’s Sundergarh district when two unexploded landmines were found fitted under two separate culverts during a combing operation, police said Tuesday. Six Maoist guerrillas were also arrested.

The rebels were held from K

Orissa reports first swine flu death this year

A 56-year-old woman died of swine flu at a private hospital here, the first death in the state from the pandemic H1N1 virus this year, a senior health official said.

“The woman from city’s Sailashree Vihar area tested positive for swine flu on Ju

Three elephants electrocuted in Orissa

Three wild elephants were electrocuted in a forest area of Orissa’s Keonjhar district, an official Sunday said.

The two male and a female elephant died near Durlabhapur village under Telkoi forest division, some 210 km from Bhubaneswar after comi

Bus services hit in Orissa for Maoist ‘Martyrs Week’

Buses and commercial vehicles went off the roads in parts of Orissa as Maoists Wednesday began observing ‘Martyrs’ Week’ in memory of rebel leaders killed by security forces, police said.

“Government and private buses are not running in the inter

Security up in Orissa ahead of Maoist martyrs week

Security has been beefed up in insurgency-hit areas of Orissa ahead of the ‘martyrs’ week’ the Maoists are observing from July 28, a police official said Tuesday.

The rebels have put up posters and distributed leaflets in interior pockets of at l

Gunfight between police, Maoists in Malkangiri District of Orissa

Bhubaneswar : An hour-long gun battle broke out Friday night between the police and Maoists in a forested area of Orissa’s Malkangiri district, police said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The Maoists opened fire when police raided

Teacher held for stripping and dancing before students in Orissa

A teacher has been arrested for allegedly stripping and dancing before students in Orissa’s Keonjhar district, police said Friday.

A drunk Ramachandra Nanda Tuesday allegedly removed his clothes and danced before students and staff at the Katrabe

JSPL to invest Rs.one lakh crore in Orissa

Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has planned to invest about Rs.one lakh crore in next 10 years for its projects in Orissa, Managing Director Naveen Jindal said Monday.

“We are thinking in next ten years we will have

Security up in Puri ahead of Rath Yatra

Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) Security has been increased in Orissa’s Puri city ahead of the annual nine-day chariot festival of Lord Jagannath beginning Tuesday that is expected to draw nearly a million devotees.

More than 5,000 policemen have bee

Maoists blast mobile tower control room in Orissa

In Orissa’s Nilakamberu village in Malkangiri district, one private telecom company’s mobile tower control room was blew up by landmine on late Sunday.

There were 30 Communist Party of India- Maoist who blew control room as source said.

Malkangiri, situa

Special trains for Rath Yatra in Orissa

Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) At least 63 special trains will be run for pilgrims during the Rath Yatra, the annual nine-day chariot festival of Lord Jagannath, in Orissa’s temple city of Puri, an official said Saturday.

“The special trains will ru

Maoists torch police station building, abduct policeman

Bhubaneswar, July 8 (IANS) Maoists set furniture and other stuff inside a police building on fire in Orissa’s Keonjhar district and abducted a police officer, officials said Thursday, the second day of the shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist