Fire at Odisha state secretariat
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
A fire broke out at the health and family welfare department of the Odisha state secretariat in Bhubaneswar today, destroying some official documents and furniture, police sources said.
Graham Staines murder case: CBI arrests two more accused
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013
Nearly 14 years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burnt to death by a mob in Odisha, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested two absconding accused in the case.
Cyclone 'Mahasen' may cause rain and thunderstorm in Odisha
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
Rain and thundershower are likely to lash many parts of coastal Odisha and some other areas under the impact of the cyclonic storm 'Mahasen', centred about 760 km south of Paradip today, Meteorological Centre said.
Cyclone watch: Odisha puts ten coastal districts on alert
Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013
Even as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) made it clear that the cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' would have no major impact on the state as it would move towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coast, Odisha government on Monday put 10 coastal districts under a...
Top anti-Posco leader arrested
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2013
Anti-Posco leader Abhay Sahu was arrested today in connection with several cases including a bomb blast in the proposed steel project site in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, the police said.
Chemists down shutters as part of national strike
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013
Around 7.5 lakh chemists across India on Friday observed a one-day strike against the new drug policy and its impact on traders. However, in some states, pharmacy shops near major hospitals remained open, providing relief to patients.
POSCO's Rs 65,000 crores Odisha project boosted by Supreme Court order
Reuters | Friday May 10, 2013
POSCO's planned Rs 65,000 crores project in India got a boost on Friday after the Supreme Court said the government will decide on giving the South Korean steelmaker's long-delayed plant preferential access to iron ore.
Government to decide on giving iron ore license to POSCO: Supreme Court
Reuters | Friday May 10, 2013
The Supreme Court has set aside Orissa High Court order which had cancelled the state government's recommendation for mining lease in the state to be given to Posco India. The Odisha government wanted Posco to mine there. However this decision was ...
Tiger walks into Nandankanan Zoo in Odisha
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 30, 2013
In a rare incident, the authorities of Nandankanan Zoo have been successful in capturing a wild Royal Bengal Tiger today as the animal walked into its safari on its own.
Haryana, Punjab and Jharkhand enter junior women hockey semi-finals
Press Trust of India | Monday April 29, 2013
Haryana pulled off a fine 8-0 win against fancied Odisha in the first quarter-final match.
Odisha: Fire at defence research facility in Chandipur, no reports of injury
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With PTI inputs) | Monday April 29, 2013
A fire broke out early this morning at India's defence research facility in Chandipur, Odisha. According to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the fire started at Proof and Experimental Establishment at around 4 am.
Fire at Rajiv Bhavan in Odisha, conference hall burnt down
Press Trust of India | Saturday April 27, 2013
A major fire broke out at Rajiv Bhavan, an extension of the Odisha Secretariat, completely gutting the conference hall of water resources department in Bhubaneswar, fire brigade officials said.
20 killed, 5 injured after tractor falls into gorge in Odisha
Press Trust of India | Saturday April 27, 2013
At least 20 persons were killed and five others injured when a tractor in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Odisha's Rayagada district today, police said.
Maoists kill two people in Odisha
Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2013
Unleashing fresh violence, Maoists killed two persons suspecting them to be police informers and torched a mobile phone tower in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Thursday.
President arrives Odisha, to visit Sri Jagannath Temple on April 25
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Bhubaneswar this evening on a two-day visit to Odisha amidst tight security arrangement.
