Floods affect over 85,000 people in Orissa: Patro
Berhampur, Aug 9: Three districts of Orissa, Nabarangapur, Kalahandi and Koraput, have been affected by flash floods as rivers submerged vast areas following heavy rains, state Revenue and Disaster Management minister SN Patro said on Monday, Aug 9..

Orissa: Culvert blown up, train services disrupted
Rourkela, Aug 4: A road culvert near railway track in Orissa's Bisra area, about 30 km from Rourkela, was blown up by the rebels using a landmine on Wednesday, Aug 4..

Landmines recovered in Orissa, 6 Maoists held
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3: Two unexploded landmines were found in Sundergarh district of Orissa.According to the police, the landmines were found fitted under two separate culverts during a combing operation by the police on Tuesday, Aug 3..

Posco & Vedanta violates Forest Rights Act: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 2: The gov..

India tests anti-ballistic missile successfully
Bhubaneswar, Jul 26: India tested a ballistic missile interceptor on Monday, Jul 26 from a defence base in Wheeler Island in Orissa..

Monsoon revival causes flood in many states
New Delhi, Jul 25: While Orissa is going through drought problem, several states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujrat had come under flood effected regions after the monsoon revival..

BJP urges resignation of Orissa CM, Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar, Jul 20: BJP on Tuesday, Jul 20 urged Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to resign. Orissa High Court had mentioned that the state government had adopted a mineral policy to suit favoured parties..

Orissa police nab Maoist wanted in 11 cases
Bhubaneshwar, Jul 20: Orissa police has nabbed a Maoist, who is one of the key members of the state unit of the outlawed Communist Party of India - Maoist and wanted in as many as 11 cases of red violence..

'Unified command to 4 Naxal-affected states'
New Delhi, Jul 14: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram suggested an unified command for Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal, the four worst affected states by Naxal menace..

Maoists blow up mobile control room in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Jul 11: A mobile tower control room of a private telecom company was blazed out by armed Maoists in Orissa's Malkangiri district, informed the police on Sunday, Jul 11..

India tests short range Astra missile
Bhubaneswar, Jul 7: The short-range Astra air-to-air missile was test-fired again from a defense base in Orissa on Wednesday, Jul 7, informed the defense sources..

Maoists blast school building in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Jul 6: Maoists blasted a school building in Malkangiri district in Orissa.Maoists blasted the school building on Tuesday, Jul 6 early morning..

Lover kills teenage girl in Orissa
Rourkela, Jul 1: Lover killed a teenaged girl in Sundargarh district, Orissa. The girl was found dead in a pool of blood in her house at Baramas village near Biramitrapur..

BJP MLA Manoj Pradhan gets 7 yrs imprisonment
Bhubaneshwar, Jun 29: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Manoj Pradhan from G Udaygiri constituency in Orissa, has been convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment on Jun 29..

Orissa: 35 fall sick after chlorine leak
Berhampur, Jun 21: Even as the country is seething with anger over Bhopal gas tragedy, yet another gas leak has been reported from Orissa..