All-India Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday struck an emotional chord with Orissa students by a “heart-to-heart” interaction with them at Ravenshaw University in Cuttack and Berhamp

The ruling Biju Janata Dal on Sunday said it would take the issue of “anti-Orissa” attitude of the UPA government to all college campuses in the state seeking support of the students for waging a sust

Orissa’s top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, alias Sunil, has offered an apology for November 27 killing of five civilians near Bhramanigoan in the troubled Kandhamal district.

The Orissa Legislative Assembly, which had returned to normalcy a few days back following the assurance by the ruling BJD that the “controversial” Vedanta University land acquisition deal would be tak

After having exhausted their energy in shouting slogans, jumping and thumping inside Orissa Legislative Assembly in the last five days, the Opposition Congress on Monday preferred to take recourse to spiritual path to embarrass the ruling BJD in the land acquisition deal for Vedanta University project at Puri. At least 14 MLAs of the

The Maoists on Saturday night killed three people, including a patient and a woman paramedic, by blowing up an ambulance. The third victim was the driver of the vehicle.
According to police, the rebels triggered explosion when the ambulance carrying a patient and paramedic was passing through the Brahmanigaon bazaar in Kandhamal district, nearly 250 km from here.

Orissa chief minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik, along with two of his senior Cabinet colleagues, on Saturday skipped the Winter Session of the Assembly to attend a political rally at Hinjili, his Assembly constituency in Ganjam district.

Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday denied having violated any forest and environment laws to facilitate land acquisition for Vedanta University project and said his government had followed all laid down procedures in letter and spirit.

The Winter Session of the Orissa Legislative Assembly began on stormy note with the Opposition stalling proceedings of the House demanding resignation of chief minister Naveen Patnaik over the Vedanta

Booker Prize winner Arudhanti Roy on Sunday faced strong protests from Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists on her arrival here in the city to attend a function organised by Nissan, a