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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue Minister Surjya Narayan Patro has told the Assembly on February 18 that 314 villages across four districts in Odisha have been declared 'drought-hit' on the basis of the harvest report filed by District…

Nagpur: It could be Mayawati's political compulsions to side with the Congress at centre at various instances, but the BSP supremo has no sympathy for the party. That was evident on February 17, when Mayawati asked his party cadres to…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM) led by Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has reached new heights, if we believe the claims made by its founder. According to Pyari, the membership of OJM now stands at three lakh, which is a staggering figure…

Mumbai: The West Indies failed to create any upset in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2013, as Australia demolished them by 114 runs to lift the trophy for the sixth time in their 8th appearance in the final. England finished…

Rourkela (By Aurobinda Das): With the commissioning of the IVC (Industrial vacuum cleaning) at Sinter Plant- I recently, the Rourkela Steel Plant has put in place yet another pollution control initiative as part of the State Pollution…

Mumbai: After shutting down its operations in several parts of the country, including Odisha, Telecom operator Uninor was forced to say "good bye" to people in Mumbai today, thanks to the Supreme Court order. The Supreme Court had asked…

New Delhi: Probably for the first time in history of India, the Chairman of Press Council, whose task is to protect the freedom of the Press, has gone political and waged a war against a person, who is perceived as BJP's Prime Ministerial…

Patna: In a bizarre example of how some groups can bring an establishment on its knees, the Muslim organisations in Bihar forced the Nitish Kumar government to amend its previous circular and make 'Surya Namaskar' in schools "optional"…

New Delhi: The public sector banks across India have decided to go on a two-day strike on February 20 and 21, demanding higher wages to fight inflation and rising prices. The strike call was given by United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU),…

Bhubaneswar: In a huge relief to the state government, ARSS Chairman Subash Agarwal was rescued from the abductors in Visakhapatnam. It was a big achievement for the Commissionerate Police, as Mr. Agarwal became a free man less than 12…