The State Government has issued fresh guidelines for survey of coal blocks to determine the areas allotted to different companies.

Odisha will have an entitlement for 3,760 kilometres of roads in rural areas under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-II, which was approved by the Union Cabinet on May 1.

The Agriculture Policy-2013 will mark a watershed in the agri-horticulture development while driving the food processing sector in the State, Minister for MSME Damodar Rout said here on Thursday.

Children of around 20 per cent households in the city are still deprived of toilet facility for which they resort to open defecation.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced a solar power driven rickshaw for collection of solid waste from across the city.

A wild bear mauled eight people, including two women, to death and injured eight others in a forest in Odisha's Koraput district before being killed by villagers, an official said Sunday.

Three children died while four persons sustained severe injuries as a tornado wreaked havoc in Bahanaga area of Balasore district on Friday.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who reviewed the drinking water facilities in different parts of the State at a meeting on Tuesday, directed the officials of the Rural Development department to take

The inter-ministerial committee on ore linkage to industries within the State on a sustainable manner will request the State Government for more time to submit its report.

While Bhubaneswar recorded 42.2 degree Celsius, the highest of the season, it was also about five degree above the normal.| Illustration: Tapas Ranjan