Anticipating power shortfall in the upcoming summer months, the Grid Corporation of Odisha (Gridco) is in the process of striking power banking deals with other states to ensure uninterrupted availability of power and tide over the deficit.

In a landmark decision, the ministry of Personal Affairs (MoPA) has amended the service conditions of the Central government class one officers like IAS, IPS and officers of Allied Services to weed out inefficient and incompetent officers after strict review of their performances after fifteen years of service.

Food safety is going to pose bigger challenges in the coming years than stopping nuclear testing, avoiding the global warming and surviving the so called free market, said Institute of Quality and Environment Management Services (IQEMS) chairman DN Padhi and MD Debabrata Panigrahi at a press briefing here on Thursday on the eve of a two-day national seminar on food production and safety, to be inaugurated by Governor M C Bhandare at Hotel Mayfare on Saturday.

The Odisha High Court on Wednesday ordered an interim stay on the operation of the notification issued by the State Election Commission (SEC) restricting the use of party symbols by the candidates for the ensuing panchayat elections.

Even after three weeks of intensive care treatment under the supervision of a team of super specialists, the SCB Medical College and Hospital authorities on Wednesday said that there has been no significant improvement in the condition of Pipili gang rape victim, who has slipped into coma ever since she was allegedly abused on November 28 last.

Odishas tax mobilisation during the first three quarters of 2011-12 fiscal ending in December has shown a robust growth of 21.70 per cent.

The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday found no violation of model code of conduct for next months panchayat polls by BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik at a meeting in Tangi.

A World Bank team on Monday praised the Odisha government for the overall progress in three of its projects being implemented with an estimated $404.8 million.

In a shocking incident, senior BJD leader and panchayati raj minister Maheswar Mohanty was seriously injured after being attacked by a youth at a poll meeting in Puri district on Monday evening ahead of the panchayat elections in the state.

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Arya Kumar Jnanendra on Monday alleged that chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik and his party leaders are violating the model code of conduct in a regular manner in the context of their campaign for the panchayat polls.