Suspected Maoists kill two in Jharkhand

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand does not qualify under the criteria for being given the status of a special category state and such a request for Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan is under consideration, Parliament was informed on Thursday. "In case of request ...

Outrage in Odisha after gang-rape Two minors raped in Bihar, one arrested Woman, two others gets life term for killing husband One killed, seven injured by bear in Odisha Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) Nearly 14 years after Australian missionary Graham ...

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Bhubaneswar: TIME, one of the world's leading and acclaimed news magazines Time Magazine featured Odisha as a state of excellence in India along with Gujarat, Bihar and Maharashtra. Time Magazine featured the state Odisha under ...

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which met here today, approves only Rs.250 crore per annum to Odisha's KBK. While CCEA gave its...

Two days after observing a state-wide 'hartal' alleging negligence of Odisha by the Centre, the ruling BJD today intensified its campaign by launching a signature drive demanding special category status for the state.The campaign, aimed at ...

Bhubaneswar, Apr 20: Unhappy with allocation of Rs 250 crore per annum for the poverty stricken KBK region in the state, Odisha government on Friday accused the Congress-led UPA government of granting Rs 3,000 crore per annum to Bihar in expectation of ...

Report by OdishaDiary bureau, New Delhi: Government feels that human development indicators should be taken into consideration to determine backwardness. Presenting the Budget 2013...

The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme will be expanded to include Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, where biometric data is being collected under the National Population Register.

Close on the heels of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's bid for special category status (SCS) for his state, Odisha on Thursday added more intensity to its demand for such a tag with the state assembly adopting a unanimous resolution in this regard.