Wanted Maoist leader killed in Orissa encounter

Maoist leader Samir Khalko, who was involved in the killing of a sub-inspector and bombing railway stations in Orissa, was on Tuesday gunned down by security forces during an encounter in Mundatola......

Chargesheet filed in Kandhamal nun rape case

Five months after a Catholic nun was allegedly gangraped in Kandhamal, the Orissa police filed a chargesheet on Thursdayin the case on the eve of the expiry of stipulated time frame of 120 days.......

Orissa nun identifies two rape accused

Over four months after she was allegedly raped during communal violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district, a Catholic nun on Monday finally identified two persons for involvement in the incident......

Hindu man saved me from being gang-raped: Nun

The nun, who was allegedly raped during communal violence in Kandhamal, has told the Crime Branch of Orissa police that after the sexual assault, she was saved by a local Hindu man from being......

Has Posco's Odisha plan finally hit the wall?

The new mining law, which provides for allotment of mines solely through auctions, may have sounded the death knell for its proposed steel plant Has Parliament passing the Mines and Minerals......

Posco site remains shut for fourth day

Work remained stalled for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday with villagers stepping up protests at the Posco steel project site in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district."Work remains suspended in the......

Work at Posco site suspended for the third day

Work at the proposed Posco steel project site in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district was suspended for the third consecutive day on Monday due to protests by villagers over felling of trees."We will......

Work at Posco site resumes after 10 days

Work at the proposed site for Posco's controversial Rs 52,000-crore (Rs 520 billion) steel project in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district resumed on Tuesday after remaining stalled since June 26."Work......