odisha

Odisha is the largest producer of iron ore and other non-ferrous minerals in the country. We are gearing up for the auction of mines and everybody – the Centre, the state, the industry – seems to be in a jiffy to get it done. I had written…

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter from Odisha Dutee Chand won a gold medal in the 100-metre sprint at the 30th World University Games in Napoli, Italy on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian to do so. Dutee on Monday had qualified for the final…

Bhubaneswar: The non-government college teachers’ bodies of Odisha have decided to defy the 7-hour duty order of the state government. Talking to the media, president of the 662 categories of the non-government aided colleges and teachers…

Cuttack: The Matric Supplementary examination for regular and ex-regular students, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), began at 122 centres across Odisha on Monday. Along with this the second Odisha State Open School…

Bhubaneswar: A new health policy to check brain drain and tide over doctor scarcity in Odisha is in the offing, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das here on Sunday. “The government will soon formulate a state health…

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) is all set to hold the Matric Supplementary examinations in Odisha beginning Monday. About 28,000 students will appear for the exams at 122 centres across the state. For the Odisha State…

Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Sunday claimed Bijoy Mahapatra, the BJP nominee for the forthcoming Patkura Assembly poll, was a 'guinea pig' candidate. “The fact is that BJD and BJP are contesting a friendly match in Patkura and it is fixed.…

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi has urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take the initiative for the setting up of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in Odisha. In a letter to the Chief Minister, the Bhubaneswar MP said…

Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, on Sunday said heavy to very heavy rainfall will lash some places in Odisha as a low-pressure is most likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal in the next 72 hours. The Centre, in…

Odisha is opening its ratna bhandara (treasure vault) and we should be aware of how this would change our lives forever. Don’t bracket the author as an anti-mining activist just because he’s trying to break the slumber of civil society.…