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Odisha withdraws bill that exempts land acquisition from social impact assessment

India, March 31 -- Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik-led state government on Friday withdrew the bill to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation an... Read More


Orissa HC stays land alienation for JSW steel project till FRA is complied with

India, March 29 -- The Orissa high court has stayed the process of land alienation for steel major Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Ltd's Rs.65,000 crore greenfield steel project in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur dis... Read More


15-year-old Odisha boy killed by kidnappers within a day, 2 arrested: Police

India, March 29 -- A 15-year-old boy was kidnapped, his throat slit and the body burnt within a day of his abduction in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, police said on Wednesday. Jharsuguda superintende... Read More


19 arrested in Odisha fake mark sheet scam; inter-state racket suspected

India, March 28 -- Four days after 38 candidates in Odisha's Bolangir district who were selected for various jobs in postal department in Grameen Dak Seva were found to have submitted fake mark sheets... Read More


Naveen Patnaik asks Centre to lift 20 lakh tonne of surplus rice

India, March 27 -- Odisha will have about about 20 lakh metric tonne of surplus rice after meeting all its requirements, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said in a letter to the central government to see... Read More


37 candidates applying for postal jobs in Odisha found with 'fake certificates'

India, March 24 -- Thirty-seven candidates who appeared for the recruitment of government postal jobs in Odisha were found to be holding "fake certificates", according to RK Patnaik, superintendent of... Read More


'Federal structure must remain strong': Mamata meets Naveen

Bhubaneswar, March 24 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik met in Bhubaneswar on Thursday and said they resolved to make India's federal structure st... Read More


'Federal structure must remain strong': Mamata meets Naveen

Bhubaneswar, March 24 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik met in Bhubaneswar on Thursday and said they resolved to make India's federal structure st... Read More


'Federal structure must remain strong': Mamata meets Naveen

Bhubaneswar, March 24 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik met in Bhubaneswar on Thursday and said they resolved to make India's federal structure st... Read More


Mamata, Naveen call for 'strong' federal structure

India, March 24 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik met in Bhubaneswar on Thursday and said they resolved to make India's federal structure strong a... Read More