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Environmentalists oppose highway project over Chilika Lake, citing biodiversity threat

India, Dec. 11 -- Environmentalists in Odisha are protesting the ministry of road transport and highways' approval for a proposed two-lane national highway over Chilika Lake, Asia's largest brackish w... Read More


Naveen Patnaik non-committal over supporting no-trust motion against Dhankhar

India, Dec. 10 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that his party would take "necessary steps" on the INDIA bloc's possible move to bring a no-confidence motion against R... Read More


Odisha: SHG workers hit street over unpaid dues; BJD comes out in support

India, Dec. 10 -- Amid agitation by over 62,000 community resource persons under the Odisha Livelihood Mission over non-payment of remuneration of more than seven months, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief N... Read More


Central PSU official, three others arrested by CBI in bribery case

India, Dec. 9 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested a senior official of central PSU Bridge and Roof Company Limited, a multi-discipline design, engineering, construction and... Read More


Odisha: CAG finds rRs.r161 cr excess payment to pvt hospitals for Covid treatment

India, Dec. 7 -- The Odisha government made irregular/excess payment of at least Rs.161 crore to at least a dozen private hospitals in the state that were declared dedicated Covid hospitals between 20... Read More


Odisha: CAG finds rRs.r161 excess payment to pvt hospitals for Covid treatment

India, Dec. 7 -- The Odisha government made irregular/excess payment of at least Rs.161 crore to at least a dozen private hospitals in the state that were declared dedicated Covid hospitals between 20... Read More


Adani Group seeks to build Odisha corridor

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 -- The Adani Group has proposed to develop a 370-km economic corridor in Odisha connecting Gopalpur Port to Jeypore via Rayagada district under the PM Gati Shakti scheme. In a let... Read More


Adani Group seeks to build Odisha corridor

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 7 -- The Adani Group has proposed to develop a 370-km economic corridor in Odisha connecting Gopalpur Port to Jeypore via Rayagada district under the PM Gati Shakti scheme. In a let... Read More


BJD urges Central Water Commission to stop Polavaram project till remedial measures are taken

India, Dec. 5 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday asked the Central Water Commission (CWC) not to allow its construction till steps are taken to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of tribals in... Read More


403 migrant workers from Odisha died in last ten years: State govt data

India, Dec. 4 -- Over 400 migrant labourers from Odisha working in other states have died in the last ten years, the state government informed the assembly on Tuesday. Replying to a query by Bharatiy... Read More