Everything you need to know about Mathia Sahu: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mathia Sahu: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Bhubaneswar, June 10 (IANS) The southwest monsoon, which arrived in Odisha two days ago, advanced rapidly and covered the entire state Monday, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) Leaders across the political spectrum in Odisha called for more transparency in the country's political system at a convention held here Sunday.
Washington, June 4 (ANI): NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will have two opportunities in the next few years to hunt for Earth-sized planets around the red dwarf Proxima Centauri.
Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) A 45-year-old man killed four members of his family before committing suicide in Odisha's Keonjhar district early Tuesday, police said.
Bhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) A man in Odisha, who had been released from jail six months ago and faces several criminal cases, has been arrested for allegedly molesting his 14-year-old daughter over several months and attempting to rape her, police said Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) Four men were arrested in Odisha's Jajpur district for the rape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl two days ago, police said Friday.
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) A heat wave sweeping across Odisha intensified further with capital city of Bhubaneswar Saturday recording a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, the day's highest in the state, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Odisha government has alerted all its district authorities after a swab sample collected from a migratory bird tested positive for bird flu, an official said here Saturday.
Raipur, Feb 19 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Tuesday told the state assembly that 106 people were killed in industrial accidents in 13 months.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 11 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday reinstated party legislators Prabhat Ranjan Biswal and Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray, who were suspended for their involvement in anti-party activities.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) Posco India Friday said it was hopeful of getting the land soon for its proposed steel plant in Odisha even as the state government said the land takeover has been suspended temporarily due to protests at the site.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) The Odisha government Friday decided to temporarily suspend land acquisition for Posco's $12 billion steel project in its Jagatsinghpur district due to protests at the site, an official said.
Raipur, Feb 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu Wednesday demanded Rs.100 crore from the central government under the National Dairy Plan.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) Authorities Wednesday said they would continue to take over land for Posco's $12 billion proposed steel plant in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district despite protests by villagers.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) An anti-displacement leader Tuesday launched an indefinite hunger strike in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district to protest the take-over of land by the authoroties for Posco's $12 billion steel plant.
Jagatsinghpur (Odisha), Feb. 3 (ANI): Violent protests broke out on Sunday at POSCO's plant in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha against a pre-dawn police crackdown on villagers who were agitating over their eviction from the site.
Chakan Da Bagh (Poonch, J-K), Jan.26 (ANI): Cross border trade and travel between India and Pakistan through Chakan Da Bagh continues to remain suspended in the wake of the recent ceasefire violation by Pakistan.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (IANS) Activists of the opposition BJP and members of rightwing groups such as the Bajrang Dal Monday protested outside the office of the Odisha Cricket Association in Cuttack against the plan to host World Cup matches of the Pakistan women's team.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Jan.20 (ANI): Chhattisgarh's Director General of Police (DGP) Ram Niwas has said that all seven people who were on board the Air Force Mi 17 chopper, that made a forced landing in a Naxal-dominant forest area in the state's Sukma District, have been evacuated safely following an attack by the Maoists.
Washington, January 16 (ANI): In a new study, researchers found that exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin, which is used in marine hull paint and PVC plastic, can lead to obesity for multiple generations without subsequent exposure.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Families of 17 Indian sailors held hostage on board MV Royal Grace, a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates in March last year, are pinning their hopes on Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney to help free the men.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 10 (IANS) Odisha has asked the police to file chargesheets in rape and other sexual offence cases related to women within 60 days of the crimes instead of 120 days stipulated in the law, an official said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded president's rule in Odisha to prevent rape cases and atrocities on women.
Jammu, Jan 8 (IANS) Pakistani soldiers entered into Indian territory Tuesday and slit the throats of two Indian soldiers at a post on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Jammu, Jan 8 (IANS) Two Indian Army soldiers manning a post on the Line of Control (LOC) in the mountainous Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir were killed and another injured Tuesday when Pakistani soldiers raided the post, an official said.
Simdega (Jharkhand), Dec. (ANI): Upset over the menace posed by Maoists, a group of villagers mustered courage to corner a Maoist when he turned up at their village to collect the taxes and ultimately thrashed him to death on Wednesday.
Ranchi, Dec 14 (IANS) The bodies of two Jharkhand teachers, who were abducted by unidentified men Monday, were found in Latehar district Friday, police here said.
Leh, Dec 11 (IANS) Fascinated by the accounts of trekking undertaken by her husband in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, its vast open spaces, sub-zero temperatures and stark beauty, Sujata Sahu, an infotech professional, followed his example and got hooked.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 8 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Odisha for posting a 'distorted' picture of a religious place of a particular community on Facebook, police said Saturday.
Bhubneswar/Chennai, Dec 1 (ANI): The beach of Puri in Odisha is endorsing a gigantic red ribbon on the occasion of World Aids Day.
Bhubaneswar, Nov.28 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu devotees enthusiastically celebrated the Boita Bandana ceremony (boat worshipping ceremony) on Wednesday on the occasion of Kartik Purnima.
Bhanupratappur (Kanker District, Chhattisgarh), Nov.27 (ANI): In a joint operation conducted by the state police and personnel of the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) in Chhattisgarh, three Maoists were nabbed and later produced before a court in Bhanupratappur.
Bhubaneswar, Nov.23 (ANI): Students from various schools in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, recently took part in an 'On-the-Spot' painting competition to spread awareness about the dreaded HIV-AIDS disease.
Samana (Odisha), Nov.18 (ANI): A huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered by security forces from a Maoist camp in Samana village in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed as an eyewash the Odisha government's action against 103 miners for alleged illegal mining, and has demanded a CBI probe into it.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) Incessant rain over the past two days has thrown life out of gear in parts of Odisha, disrupting road traffic and causing damage to paddy crop in some areas, a weather official said Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (IANS) The southwest monsoon withdrew from the whole of Odisha Tuesday, the director of the Bhubaneswar meteorological centre said.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central and Odisha governments on a petition seeking the cancellation of coal mining lease of a joint venture between Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and a private company.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has started retreating from most of the districts of Odisha, an official said here Monday.
Patna, Oct 8 (IANS) The Bihar government Monday suspended Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ansuiya Rana Singh Sahu for corruption, an official said.
Raipur, Oct 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar Sunday gave his green signal to a proposal for the formation of a Third Front in Chhattisgarh in association with the Swabhiman Manch headed by former MP Tarachand Sahu, state NCP sources said.
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Saturday signed a pact with the union government to set up a 2,000-MW thermal power plant in Kanpur district.
Pune, Oct 5 (IANS) India will take on Hong Kong in the opening match of the Asian Rugby Sevens Women's Championship at the Balewadi Sports Complex Athletics Stadium here Saturday with captain Surabhi Date expressing confidence about making India's participation count this time around.
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Innovation, without which no business or enterprise can ever succeed, comes out of taking the customers' feedback and suggestions in the right spirit, observed John Flannery, president of General Electric, India.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) No more pixelated, grainy pictures on your TV. In just over a month, four Indian metropolises - around 10 million households - will switch over to the digital television mode that promises super-clear picture quality and scores of channels to boot.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) No more pixelated, grainy pictures on TV. In about a month, four Indian metropolises - around 10 million households - will switch over to the digital television mode that promises super-clear picture quality and scores of channels to boot.
Raipur, Sep 17 (IANS) A man believed to be suffering from a mental ailment strangled his three-year-old son to death and sat with the body inside a locked room for five hours in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 6 (IANS) At least a hundred people, including protestors and several policemen, were injured when a Congress rally against the Naveen Patnaik-led government turned violent in the Odisha capital Thursday, police said.
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) One person was killed and 11 others were injured when a slab of a staircase of an under-construction Metro railway station collapsed here Tuesday, officials said.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 (IANS) An earthquake of low intensity measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of Odisha Friday, an official said. No loss of life or damage to property was reported.
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) Trade along the Line of Control (LOC) with Pakistan near Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir is falling due to the delay in expansion of the list of items permitted to be traded, traders said. Currently, there are just 21 tradeable items in the list.
Jamui (Bihar), Aug.11 (ANI): In an unprecedented attack, Maoists in Bihar's Jamui District killed a construction company manager and abducted two employees for not paying 'taxes' imposed by the rebels.
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) In all, 205 competitors, including 19 International Masters and over 90 FIDE-rated players representing 26 countries will be taking part in the 15th Chess Olympiad for the blind commencing here Friday.
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Jai Prakash Agarwal has said the BCC presidents should get due respect as they were the true pillars of the party
New Delhi/Gurgaon, July 31 (IANS) Gurgaon Ki Awaaz, Lalit Lokvani, Chanderi ki Awaaz ...India's community radio stations are reaching out to touch lives and livelihoods in little hamlets and towns across the country with useful nuggets of information spiced up with local folk music and radio plays.
Bargarh (Odisha), July 17 (IANS) A court in Odisha has remanded four Nigerian men and a Ugandan woman arrested four days ago in a lottery fraud case to 15 days judicial custody, police said Tuesday.
Lucknow, July 6, (IANS) Power-starved Uttar Pradesh got a breather Friday as the 250 MW unit-5 Parichha extension thermal power started commercial generation.
Chhattisgarh PET and PPHT result 2012 has been declared, the results are available on the Chhattisgarh VYAPAM website http://cgvyapam.choice.gov.in/
Poonch (J-K), June 19 (ANI): The Indian Government on Tuesday protested against the Pakistan Army violating cease-fire obligations by firing on army posts in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) The southwest monsoon which moved into Odisha two days ago advanced rapidly and covered the entire state Tuesday, the weather office here said.
Raipur, June 16 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has written to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna seeking his intervention to rescue a man from the state allegedly held hostage by Somali pirates since early March, a statement said Saturday.
Islamabad, June 12 (ANI): A Pakistan court has remanded three border policemen accused of raping five young women and filming the attack, officials have said.
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) A huge cache of explosives was recovered from a village in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district Saturday and three people arrested, police said.
Gandhinagar, June 2 (IANS) Passenger car major Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Saturday signed a pact with the Gujarat government for setting up a Rs.4,000-crore vehicle manufacturing facility.
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday suspended Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra and four others, including two ministers, from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for anti-party activities.
Bhubaneswar, June 1(ANI): Coming down heavily on the rebels in Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha Chief Minister and party chief Naveen Patnaik went on a suspending spree on Friday, taking to task Lok Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra along with two Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), besides sacking two ministers.
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday suspended Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra and four others, including two ministers, from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for anti-party activities.
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) A blistering heat wave Saturday swept across Odisha with the state recording a new high temperature of 46.7 degrees Celsius, as officials confirmed nine deaths, mostly this month, due to sun stroke. With these deaths, the toll due to the heat wave rose to 19 this summer.
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) The blistering heat wave in Odisha is likely to continue for the next four-five days, the weather office here said Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) A former Odisha legislator who was arrested in connection with clashes near the Posco steel plant site in Jagatsinghpur district last year was released on bail Friday, an official said.
Nuapada (Odisha), May 8 (ANI): The Maoists shot dead a police officer after his abduction in Odisha on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) The bullet-riddled body of a police officer was found in Odisha's Nuapada district shortly after he had been kidnapped by Maoist guerrillas Tuesday, officials said.
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) A man was arrested from central Kolkata Thursday and booked under the Copyright Act for illegally publishing and distributing books containing several poems of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, police said. A court later sent him to police custody till May 10.
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) A court in Odisha has ordered a boy to clean the outdoor of a hospital for six months as he was found guilty in a theft case, a government lawyer said Saturday.
Ranchi, April 23 (IANS) Amid the CBI investigating the March 30 countermanded Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand, a Congress legislator alleged Monday that his own party's upper house MP Dheeraj Sahu had offered him Rs.25 lakh in 2010 to vote in his favour, a charge that has been denied.
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) The frail and seemingly calm Udasi Sahu manages to conceal the excitement of her first plane journey. But the 42-year-old health worker can't conceal the thrill of her job - trying to change the face of maternal health in conflict-torn districts of Odisha.
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) A West Bengal court Tuesday sent former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Laxman Seth and two of his associates, who allegedly plotted the violent incidents in Nandigram in 2007, to judicial custody till April 10.
Kolkata, Feb 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters staged a protest here on Thursday against the killing of two of their comrades, allegedly by Trinamool Congress activists.
Kolkata, Feb 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters staged a protest here on Thursday against the killing of two of their comrades, allegedly by Trinamool Congress activists.
In a bid to eradicate the bird flu epidemic among the fowls, a team of culling operation has killed 17,000 birds in the very first day in a farm of the Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO)....
Ahmedabad, Nov 29 (ANI): The Kankaria zoo in Ahmedabad, welcomed four new residents as gifts from Sri Lanka.
Kundei/Umerkote (Orissa), Nov. 21 (ANI): Maoist fears prevail in the absence of a police station in the village block of Kundei in Orissa's Nabrangpur District, as the locals live under constant fear of being attacked by the ultras.
Koratput (Orissa), July 18 (ANI): Frightened by the brutal killing of their colleagues, policemen posted in Maoist dominated Orissa's Koraput District have resigned from their jobs.
Paradip (Orissa), May 28 (ANI): Eight police personnel were taken hostage near Orissa's Paradip town on Saturday by a group of locals, who are opposing the Rs. 52,000 crore Posco steel plant.
Raipur, Apr 4 (ANI): The multi-storied pattern of farming is benefiting farmers of Chhattisgarh.
Guwahati, Mar 31 (ANI): Altogether 35,000 personnel of various security forces have come to Assam to ensure law and order situation during the upcoming Assam assembly election.
Udaipur, Feb.26 (ANI): Cricket fever clearly gripped couples who had gathered for a mass-wedding ceremony in Udaipur earlier this week. Couples went around the holy fire holding cricket bats and balls.
Mumbai, Feb 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested Praveen Mutalik, an absconding accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case.
Palamu/Latehar, Jan 26 (ANI): Maoists attacked two schools in Jharkhand's Palamu and Latehar districts on the occasion of the 62nd Republic Day on Wednesday.
Palamu/Latehar, Jan 26 (ANI): Maoists attacked two schools in Jharkhand's Palamu and Latehar districts on the occasion of the 62nd Republic Day on Wednesday.
Bhopal, Dec.24 (ANI): Prior to Christmas celebrations, children dressed as Santa Claus to spread a message of protecting the environment at a colourful function in Bhopal.
Bhopal, Dec.19 (ANI): Thousands of unprivileged children congregated at the Lal Parade Grounds in Bhopal, to meet Santa Claus on Saturday.
Bhopal, Dec.2 (ANI): Survivors and victims of the Bhopal gas leak and their family members blamed the Central Government for not keeping its word about giving compensation.
Bhubaneswar, Nov. 21 (ANI): Hundreds of devotees celebrated the Boita Bandana ceremony (boat worshipping ceremony) here on Sunday.
Raipur, Oct.19 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh government along with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) introduced a Multi Grade-Multi Level (MGML) course for school students in the state.
Bhopal, Oct.16 (ANI): Scientists of the Archaeological Department have found out the remains of 1300 year old ancient temples at Ashapuri village near Bhopal.
Bargarh (Orissa), Aug 23 (ANI): A debt-ridden farmer committed suicide by consuming pesticide in Barahaguda village of Orissa's Bargarh District on Sunday.
Koraput (Orissa), Aug 16 (ANI): A group of Maoists killed a teacher by slitting his neck at Gotiguda village under Narayanpatna area of Orissa's Koraput District on Sunday.
Bolangir (Orissa), July 28 (ANI): The Community farming involving farmers, landowners and landless labourers has turned out to be a lucrative option in Orissa, as the stakeholders reap equal shares of the profits.
Guwahati, July 26 (ANI): The Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB) on Monday completed its fifth year of existence, while recording an impressive net profit of Rs 5080.57 crores during 2009-2010.
