Jeypore (Koraput): In a shocking development yesterday, the main entrance of the Royal Palace in Jeypore, widely known as "King's Palace" or "Raja Nahar", collapsed to the ground because of poor mainteance and government apathy.

Breaking News! A leading TV channel, quoting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's letter on June 22, 2002, has claimed that he had favoured Jindal Steel and Power Ltd for coal block allocation.

Breaking News! While the FDI in India has taken a severe beating in the past one year, Odisha has showed the way to the nation. According to Assocham, Odisha topped the FDI list with investment proposals worth Rs 49,527 crore in 2011-12.

Breaking News! The Monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly began today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led the House in mourning the death of 2 Ex-Ministers, 5 Ex-MLAs and six security personnel who sacrificed their lives on duty. The session will continue till September 7.

Breaking News! The NDTV opinion polls have thrown interesting results for Odisha. Naveen Patnaik enjoys the support of 90% respondents in the state as the Best Chief Minister. Niranjan Patnaik (Congress) enjoys just 7% support, while Juel Oram (BJP) enjoys the support of 2% people, who took part in the polls.

Breaking News! At the onset of Monsoon season, Diarrhoea returned to haunt the tribal districts in Odisha. At least 13 people have died so far in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Rayagada districts. Unofficial sources put the toll on high. Over 300 people have been affected so far.

Bhubaneswar: Rasanara Parvin from Balangir district in Odisha has been picked up to play the ICC Women's World Cup Twenty20 to be held in Sri Lanka from September 26 till October 15. Rasanara is the second woman from Odisha (after Madhuri Mehta from Balangir) to get a place in the national cricket team.

Bhubaneswar: Teli Kadraka, a top Maoist commander, was killed in an encounter with the security forces in Badamatura forest of Bandhugaon block of Koraput district. Kadraka was the area commander of Jhanjabati Area Organising Committee of the Maoists.

Bhubaneswar: Renowned literary critic, Professor Jatindra Mohan Mohanty passed away in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday night at the age of 80. His last rites were performed at the Puri Swargadwar. He had authored over 20 books and 200 essays in Odia and English. May his soul rest in peace!

News Desk: Odisha Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda has been expelled from the Communist Party of India-Maoist for his betrayal. He was the secretary of the rebel group's Odisha state organising committee.