Akshaya Kumar Sahoo
Politics of padayatra begins in Orissa
The politics of padayatra began in Orissa on Tuesday with two prominent political parties — the ruling BJD and Congress — launching statewide marches ostensibly to strengthen their vote banks at the grassroots.
Info official pulls up women, child office
In a path-breaking judgment that could help maintain greater transparency in Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), the Orissa Information Commission has directed the state women and child develo
3,000-km range Agni-III successfully test-fired
India on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously developed surface-to-surface, nuclear capable Agni-III ballistic missile from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast, nearly 200 km from here.
Govt questions Naveen’s coal allocation to JSPL
The Centre on Thursday tried to turn the coal heat on the Orissa government by questioning chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s intention in recommending a particular coal block to a private company.
Locals demand bauxite for Vedanta plant
Amid the fear of losing their jobs and getting deprived of the healthcare and other basic facilities they are enjoying now, — hundreds of people of Lanjigarh in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Tuesday
Congress: Rally violence BJD conspiracy
The Congress on Sunday alleged the role of BJD workers in the violence at its Thursday’s rally here and demanded an impartial probe into the incident.
Orissa bandh throws normal life out of gear
The dawn-to-dusk Orissa bandh call given by the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee to protest the police attack on its workers at the party’s Thursday rally evoked total response on Monday, even as the police arrested hundreds of protesters in different parts of the state.
BJD demands Tytler’s arrest
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday demanded immediate arrests of the senior Congress leaders, including Jadish Tytler and Niranjan Patnaik, for the Thursday’s “assault” on police during the “Naveen Hatao Orissa Banchao” rally here in front of the Orissa Legislative Assembly.
Orissa in no fault over coal allocation, says BJP
The BJP appears in no mood to speak a word on the ruling BJD in Orissa which allegedly made “selective” recommendations for coal block allocations to private companies in the state.
Tribals, officials take to streets on shutdown talk
As the news spread that London-based Vedanta Aluminium Limited is planning to shut down its Lanjigarh alumina refinery unit in Orissa’s Kalahandi district, over 5,000 people gathered here and urged th
