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Odisha orders inquiry into girl`s suicide

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 14:02

The Ganjam district administration in Odisha today ordered an inquiry into the alleged suicide of a Class VII girl student following her parents` inability to buy her notebook and pencil, officials said.

Odisha introduces specific colour scheme for fishing vessels

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 12:56

In a move to strengthen coastal security, the Odisha government has asked fishermen to paint their boats and trawlers with a specific colour pattern for their easy identification.

Odisha introduces specific colour scheme for fishing vessels

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 10:13

In a move to strengthen coastal security, the Odisha government has asked fishermen to paint their boats and trawlers with a specific colour pattern for their easy identification.

BJD`s Singh and Singhdeo elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed

Last Updated: Friday, June 27, 2014, 00:29

Former Ministers and the ruling BJD candidates- A U Singhdeo and Bhupinder Singh- were on Thursday declared elected to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha.

CBI registers fresh case in ponzi scam

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 23:52

The CBI on Thursday registered a fresh case against an Odisha-based company in connection with its probe in the ponzi-scheme scam, also known as Saradha scam.

Unable to afford notebook, girl commits suicide in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2014, 15:08

Unable to buy a notebook and pencil due to poverty, a Class VII student in Odisha`s Ganjam district allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire, police said Thursday.

Naveen Patnaik appoints Special Officer to manage Rath Jatra festival

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 20:31

With the controversy over the prevailing practice of climbing the chariots of Lord Jagannath by devotees during the Rath Jatra intensifying, Odisha government on Tuesday appointed senior bureaucrat Suresh Chandra Mohapatra as the Special Officer to manage the festival.

Cong, BJP demand CBI probe after CAG detects irregularity

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 16:06

Terming it as a "Mega Scam", Opposition Congress and BJP in Odisha today demanded a CBI probe into the alleged undue favour to certain industrial houses which availed loan from banks by mortgaging government lands allotted to them on lease for setting up industries.