Orissa holds up permission to operate 23 mines

Last Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 16:11

Orissa has held up permission to operate 23 iron ore mines in its mineral rich Keonjhar district as the operators are yet to submit documents to show that their mining activities were legal, an official said on Saturday.

340 held for illegal mining in Orissa since January

Last Updated: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 15:41

Three people were arrested Sunday for illegal mining in Orissa`s mineral-rich Keonjhar district.

Charge sheet against 23 in Orissa mining scam

Last Updated: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 18:09

The vigilance department has filed a charge sheet against two mine owners and 21 others in the multi-crore Orissa mining scam.

Maoists blow up police post in Orissa

Last Updated: Friday, December 3, 2010, 09:51

Maoists, who have presence in more then half of Orissa, blew up an ambulance in communally-sensitive Kandhamal district Nov 27.

Maoists kill two villagers for `spying`

Last Updated: Friday, July 2, 2010, 08:56

Maoists early Friday killed two villagers in Orissa`s mineral-rich Keonjhar district, accusing them of being police informers, police said.

Two women Maoists surrender before Orissa Police

Last Updated: Friday, February 26, 2010, 00:23

Unable to cope with life inside the jungle and alleged atrocities in the organisation, two women Maoist cadre today surrendered before the police in Orissa`s Keonjhar district.