Malkangiri

Odisha to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme on pilot basis in Bhubaneshwar from 1 September

Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister RP Swain said the 'One Nation, One ration Card' scheme will be extended to other parts of Odisha in a phased manner

Rainfall subsides in flood-affected Odisha; train services remain affected for second day, informs railway official

The situation in rain-battered south Odisha, where fears of flood loomed large, eased on Thursday as intensity of rainfall subsided and water started receding from submerged areas, officials said.

Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal triggers rain in Odisha; Met department advises fishermen not to venture into sea in parts of state

The low pressure over Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Tuesday triggering rains in most parts of Odisha. The depression adjoining coastal Bangladesh and West Bengal lay centred around 160 kilometres southeast of Odisha's Balasore.

EC orders repolling at booths in Outer Manipur, Assam’s Lakhimpur and Odisha’s Malkangiri, Berhampur

The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered repolling at booths in Outer Manipur, Assam’s Lakhimpur and Odisha’s Malkangiri, Berhampur

Five Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Odisha's Malkangiri district; multiple weapons recovered

A combing operation by a joint team of Odisha Police and the Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel led to the encounter in which the five Maoists, including a woman was killed, Additional Director General (Operation) RP Koche said.

Security forces on high alert in Odisha after Maoists shoot dead two TDP leaders in Andhra Pradesh

On Sunday, CPI (Maoists) shot dead ruling TDP MLA K Sarveswara Rao and former party leader in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district

Bangladeshi immigrants with their names on Odisha's electoral rolls face uncertain future with looming Lok Sabha polls

As rapid industrialisation and a lot of construction activities are going on in and around the state's capital city Bhubaneswar, lakhs of people from neighbouring states and Bangladeshi refugees have come to Odisha in search of work.

Gurupriya bridge: Political slugfest undermines big step towards development as parties fight over credit and rivals allege scam

Nonetheless, the 910-metre bridge has proved to be a boon for around 30,000 tribal villagers residing in a zone cut-off from mainland Odisha for more than five decades in the absence of any concrete road or proper river link.

Gurupriya bridge: Proposed in 1982, opened in 2018, this Odisha bridge bears testimony to decades of frustration

While the villagers recalled their daily struggles, they have now pinned all hopes on the bridge changing their lives and bringing them quick development.

Gurupriya bridge: New communication link kindles hope for development in Maoist-infested hinterland of Odisha

Despite the area’s history of terror and frequent attacks and bloodshed, the newly constructed link is now being used en masse by the villagers of the cut-off zone.