ONGC to start appraisal of new area, survey in Mahanadi basin

Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2015, 22:00

As part of its effort to ensure energy security, the Centre has decided to undertake fresh appraisal over 40,000 line km including Odisha's Mahanadi basin to find out oil and natural gas reserves.

Coal India to invest in Odisha power project

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 17:00

Coal India Ltd (CIL) Tuesday said it is setting up two thermal power plants of 800 MW each at Sundergarh in Odisha through its subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), investing Rs.11,363.18 crore for the project.

Coal India to invest in Odisha power project

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 16:55

Coal India Ltd (CIL) Tuesday said it is setting up two thermal power plants of 800 MW each at Sundergarh in Odisha through its subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), investing Rs.11,363.18 crore for the project.

'NTPC Mouda plant may run up to full capacity soon'

Last Updated: Saturday, January 17, 2015, 11:44

NTPC's first plant in Maharashtra's Mouda district may run up to its full capacity within next couple of months as it has been assured new coal supply arrangement by Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL), an official said.

Marginal drop in Bhitarkanika crocodile population

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 22:20

There has been a marginal drop in population of estuarine crocodiles in the water bodies of Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, according to the latest census data of the animal.

Odisha coal dump crash death toll rises to 10

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 22:39

The toll in coal dump crash at an open cast mine of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd in Odisha`s Sundargarh district was tonight put at 10 by the police.

10 killed, 5 injured in coal mine mishap in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 22:45

At least ten persons were killed and five injured when a coal dump of the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited caved in near an open cast mine in Odisha`s Sundargarh district on Saturday.

Equipment worth crores of rupees lying abandoned in Odisha mine

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 11:54

Heavy equipment worth crores of rupees is lying abandoned in an underground mine of Coal India Limited (CIL) in Odisha that was permanently shut down last week over safety concerns, an official said Wednesday.

30 CPSEs set up in last 3 years: Patel

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 17:38

As many as 30 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) such as Mahanadi Basin Power and NMDC Power have been set up in the last three years, Parliament was informed Thursday.

Coalnet: CVC recommends penal action against 3 IIT professors

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 21:58

Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recommended penal action against three professors of Indian Institutes of Technology, including director of IIT-Patna for their alleged involvement in multi-crore `coalnet` scam.

In 2013, Sumanth sets his sight on bad boy role

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 19:50

Telugu actor Sumanth, known for films such as ‘Satyam’, ‘Mahanadi’ and ‘Godavari’, wants to be a baddie on the big screen and says he`s been eyeing a negative role for quite some time.

Contract killers hired by former judge held

Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 16:06

Police today arrested two more contract killers who had allegedly picked up a woman from the house of a former judge in Bhubaneswar and threw her into the river Mahanadi here after tying her hands and legs in May this year.