Bhubaneswar
47,000 poultry birds to be culled in orissa
In a bid to contain spread of bird flu in Bhubaneswar and its adjoining areas, culling of birds began here on Sunday.
At least 47,000 poultry birds will be called in the next three days.
Bird Flu resurfaces in Odisha
Avian influenza resurfaced in Odisha with the detection of H5N1 virus in a bird at a farm of Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO) here.
The bird flu virus has been detected in the state c
500,000 devotees take ritual dip in Konark
Braving the chill, about 500,000 Hindu devotees on Monday took a ritual bath in a pond in Orissa's temple town of Konark and offered prayers to the sun god on the occasion of auspicious Magha Saptami.
In Congress manifesto, CM is Ravan
The Congress election manifesto released here on Saturday for the forthcoming panchayat polls in the state portrays chief minister Naveen Patnaik as “Dashanan”, the 10-headed demon king.
Advanced pilotless aircraft test successful
The advanced version of the Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA) Lakshya-II was on Friday successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the Bay of Bengal coast, in Orissa.
Orissa: Maoist couple killed in encounter
Six days after top Maoist leader Satish fell to police bullets in Rayagada district, the Orissa police on Thursday night killed Maoist couple Chitrakam Reddy and his wife during an encounter in Badmathur forest in Koraput district.
Maoist couple killed in Odisha gun battle
A Maoist couple was gunned down by police in Odisha's Koraput district, an official said on Friday.
Chitrakam Reddy alias Sitru, 30, and his wife were killed in a forested area near Badamathur villag
18 medicos debarred for cheating in exam
In an act of shame and disgrace, 18 medicos were on Sunday caught while adopting malpractice during the post-graduate medical examinations here.
Naveen calls meet as law & order worsens
Apparently shaken by numerous reports of rape and molestation pouring in from different parts of the state almost everyday, and the Opposition parties mounting pressure for his resignation, Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday called for an emergency meeting of senior officials and reviewed the law and order situation.
Top Odisha Maoist leader arrested
Police on Tuesday arrested one of Odisha's top Maoist leaders in the state's Bargarh district, a senior state police official told IANS.
Mahru Mahato alias Girish was arrested by a team of police per
