Normal life was affected in Orissa today as markets and business establishments remained closed and many vehicles went off the roads during the 24-hour strike called by Left trade unions against price rise. Read More

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 19: The ensuing monsoon session commencing tomorrow, though brief, is likely to be stormy with both the Congress-led Opposition and ruling BJD-BJP coalition training their guns against each other. Read More

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 19: Senior BJD leader Kishore Mohanty was elected the 16th Speaker of the Assembly today unopposed. Read More

The national consumer redressal body has pulled up Kingfisher Airlines for adopting an unfair trade practice by misinforming passengers about the airline they were flying by. Read More

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is again facing coal shortages which could disrupt output at its units if supplies worsen, although operations are currently normal, top company officials said. Read More

The Orissa government has accepted the proposal of the Special Relief Commissioner and announced an ex-gratia of Rupeees one lakh to poor families who have lost their relatives in wall collpase or tree felling. Read More

Demanding an additional allocation of food grains for Orissa, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the Centre s act of reducing the state s food grain quota had hit the poor coupled with the price rise of essential commodities. Read More

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19 : Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Kishore Mohanty was today elected as Speaker of the Orissa Legislative Assembly. Read More

Bhubaneswar, Aug 19 : The Hindu Jagaran Samukhya (HJS) and Vanabasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA) have demanded a probe into the deaths of two students of Ananda Niketan School, run by a Christian missionary, at Machakunda in Koraput district. Read More

Senior BJD leader Kishore Mohanty was today formally elected speaker of Orissa Assembly amidst boycott of the election process by opposition Congress. Read More