Odisha reels under heat wave, temperature crosses 46 degree C

Heat wave conditions further intensified in Odisha with the temperature crossing 46 degree Celsius in at least four places on Wednesday with Talcher in the coal belt being the hottest in the state.

Odisha can’t get Special Category Status: Montek

In a major setback to Naveen Patnaik government as well as the ruling BJD, the Planning Commission has made it clear that Odisha does not qualify for the grant of Special Category Status.

NBFC official arrested for cheating depositors in Odisha

The managing director of a non-banking financial company (NBFC) has been arrested on charges of cheating depositors in Khallikote area of Odisha.

Temperature crosses 45-degree mark in eight Odisha districts

Heat wave conditions continued to prevail in Odisha with the temperature crossing 45 degree Celsius in eight of the 30 districts on Tuesday.

Odisha asks Centre to include heat-stroke, lightning in SDRF

With about 78 people getting killed in heat stroke and 285 due to lightning annually in the state, the Odisha govt asked the Centre to include these natural phenomena in the list of approved calamities for financing.

131 tribals snap ties with CMAS in Odisha district

At least 131 tribals have snapped ties with Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) during the last five days in Narayanpatna area of Odisha`s Koraput district, police said.

Heat wave to continue for two more days in Odisha

There has been no respite from sweltering heat in Odisha with the mercury crossing 46 degree Celsius in Sambalpur on Monday.

Naveen seeks Presidential assent for anti-chit fund Bill

With Congress and BJP announcing plans to make chit fund fraud a poll issue, Naveen Patnaik wrote to the Union Home Minister seeking his intervention for an early Presidential assent to a Bill protecting depositors` interests.

Odisha cop suspended for helping murder suspect

An Odisha policeman was suspended for his nexus with a murder suspect who was trying to evade arrest, police said Sunday.

Odisha Cong alleges rampant plunder of BPL rice

The Congress on Sunday claimed it would capture power in the next polls by dumping the Naveen Patnaik government in Bay of Bengal.