Umaballav, several others join Congress

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana (BKKY) and unveiled Odisha Agriculture Policy -2013 on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on Monday, while attending a State-level Farmer's Day celebration organised at Tilottamadeipur ...

The Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Statistics & Programme Implementation Shri Srikant Kumar Jena gave away the 3rd National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical and Downstream, Plastic ...

Police have arrested two members of a gang of highway robbers, allegedly involved in at least 30 cases in different police stations in the state, at PuintalaChhak under Ganjam police limits, about 40 km from here. Ujir Khan and Ajay Nayak were ...

For the first time, the Government authorities mobilised the resources fast to provide relief to the people of Saurali Sabar Sahi of Mahulpal panchyat who were rendered homeless due to a fire mishap on Friday. Relief materials and cash compensation ...

As many as 120 rooms of 40 families were turned into ashes and properties worth Rs 50 lakh were damaged at Saurali Sabar Sahi of Mahulpal panchayat on Friday. Though the cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, the locals said the fire started from ...

The race is on between two aspirants of Congress for Hindol NAC Chairman post with supporters of both candidates lobbying hard for their respective leaders. The Congress bagged seven seats, BJD two and BJP one with six seats going to Independents in ...

The state government on Saturday transferred the district collectors of Keonjhar, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda. While Keonjhar collector Balwant Singh was shifted to Sambalpur, Jharsuguda collector B P Sahoo was posted as Keonjhar ...

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. PTI file photo In what could be a major setback to the BJD, the Congress emerged victorious in the polls to the three newly carved out urban local bodies of Nuapada, Hindol and Attabira, emerging as the single largest ...

The ruling BJD on Thursday was shocked after voters almost rejected it in three new urban bodies that went to polls. Emboldened by the results, the victorious Congress described the outcome as beginning of the end of Naveen Patnaik's rule in Odisha.