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Odisha Slurry lenders pick ArcelorMittal bid
Odisha Slurry owes financial creditors Rs 3,300 crore, of which Rs 2,350 crore is the principal amount.

Aggressive bidding derails Odisha's iron ore auctions
The decision was taken after Adani group and ArcelorMittal, who participated in the fir...

NCLT orders liquidation for Lanco Babandh
The bankruptcy court removed the resolution professional for the Lanco group company, and appointed...
Medical college scam: CBI court summons former Orissa HC judge
Former Orissa High Court Judge I M Quddusi has been asked to appear in the court in January to face the trial along with six others for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to reverse a Medical Council of India (MCI) debarment against a medical college through backdoor “settlement”.
Odisha’s distressed cold storage operators on strike
The Odisha Cold Storage Association, a body of 35 cold storage owners, is seeking incentives to revive its ailing units, waiver of loans and easier credit linkage. It has urged chief minister Naveen Patnaik to intervene, claiming that it is no longer able to run these units, which were set up at an averaged investment of about Rs 7 crore.
Kamal Haasan receives honorary doctorate from Odisha's Centurion University
Veteran actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan was conferred an honorary doctorate for his contribution to cinema, on November 19 ...
Odisha’s maternal health scheme doing better: Survey
The Jaccha-Baccha Survey (JABS), conducted by student volunteers in June 2019, took place in six states—Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. The findings of the survey were released in a report on Monday.
JSW Infra commissions new 18 MTPA iron ore terminal at Paradip port
Built at an investment of Rs 750 crore, the company will operate the terminal for the next 30-years as part of its build, operate, and transfer agreement with the Paradip Port Trust, the infrastructure arm of the JSW Group said in a statement. “Paradip’s location continues to remain attractive for iron ore movement via sea route. ” said MD of JSW Infra.
Odisha to work with IMF on multi-year budgeting system
A team of the IMF met with top officials of Naveen Patnaik’s government recently to review the state’s Public Finance Management system. Under a tripartite agreement, the IMF's South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center is helping state to move towards a multi—year budgeting system based on more real and forward looking fiscal projections.
Odisha's 'Rasagola' or West Bengal's 'Rasogolla': Which one wins the battle of flavours
Bengalis believe that the invention of Rasogolla had much to do with Westerners specially the Portuguese.
Cyclone Bulbul wreaks havoc in Odisha, trees uprooted
The severe cyclonic storm Bulbul hit Odisha’s Kendrapada district on Nov 09. Due to severe cyclonic storm, trees were uprooted and roads got...
Mahatma Gandhi died due to accidental reasons, claims Odisha govt school booklet, kicks up row
A government booklet describing Mahatma Gandhi's death as an "accident" has triggered a row in Odisha, with political leaders and activists ...
Cyclone Bulbul: Rainfall, strong winds hit Odisha's Bhadrak
Cyclone Bulbul made a landfall in Odisha's Bhadrak today (Nov 9). Rainfall along with strong wind wreaked havoc in the district. Several tre...
Cyclone 'Bulbul' intensifies; rain pounds parts of WB, Odisha
Cyclone 'Bulbul', currently moving at a speed of 13 kmph, may intensify further by Saturday, Biswas said. It is unlikely to make a landfall in Odisha, but the state should brace for heavy to very heavy rainfall in its coastal and northern districts in the next two days, HR Biswas, the director of Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, said.
Dutee Chand on TIME 100 Next list; Naveen Patnaik says Odisha is proud
Lilly Singh, Varun Sivaram, Coco Gauf, Ben Stokes, and Henry Golding also feature on the list.
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