Odisha plans to restore coastal green cover
Uprooted trees in Puri. Nearly 22 lakh trees have been destroyed in the cyclone in Odisha.Biswaranjan Rout Cyclone Fani-hit State aims at planting over 1.3 crore saplings as per a five-year scheme
Uprooted trees in Puri. Nearly 22 lakh trees have been destroyed in the cyclone in Odisha.Biswaranjan Rout Cyclone Fani-hit State aims at planting over 1.3 crore saplings as per a five-year scheme
Bhubaneswar: The war of letters between Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh and chief minister Naveen Patnaik over expenditure under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) intensified
Concerned over the depleting reserves of chrome ore, the steel ministry has demanded a complete ban on its exports. The ministry warned that the country may soon run out of the costly steel-making input
The Orissa government’s off-and-on encounter on administrative lapses in the Central fund utilisation, implementation of some flagship programmes and strict enforcement of environment laws with regard
The Orissa government on Thursday announced to build concrete roads in all the 3,000 villages which were submerged in the recent spells of flood. At least `150 crores will be spent for the purpose.
Bhubaneswar: Demanding action against those responsible for alleged mismanagement of Hirakud dam, the Congress on Monday urged governor M C Bhandare to monitor utilization of central funds meant for flood-hit
Basanti Sethi, 65, sits amid the ruins of her mudhouse-cum-paan shop and rummages through a smelly earthen pot. It used to contain everything she owned — till the night of September 22, when her house
Bhubaneswar: In an effort to curb transport of illegally mined ore, the Odisha government has sought details of ore export from five ports in and around the state. The ports are Haldia Port Trust in West
BHADRAK: After having spent more than a week in relief camps, the flood-ravaged people of the district retraced their steps back home. The trail of destruction in Dhamnghar, Bhandaripokhari, Bhadrak,
BHUBANESWAR: The new Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 that would replace the old legislation of 1957, has not gone down well with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The draft Bill
BHUBANESWAR: The inter-ministerial Central team on Friday hinted that the State is likely to get higher flood assistance this time than that in previous occasions. Describing the damages caused by the