News Desk: Pavan Kaushik, Head of Corporate Communication, Vedanta Group, issued a statement last night on an email circulated to the media about the alleged "retrenchment" of over 5,000 workers by L&T.

News Desk: Orissa is the largest producer of sponge Iron in the country, but it seems that the state has no clear cut vision for the sector, which employs more than 40 thousand people and contributes Rs.11 billion annually to the state exchequer.

News Desk: Breaking News! The Congress wanted to derive maximum political mileage from Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Lanjigarh two days after the Vedanta Project was rejected. However, the presence of suspected Maoist Lado Sikoka in the rally has put the party in a tight spot.

News Desk: Breaking News! A five-year-old girl became the latest victim of Swine Flu in Orissa. Two more deaths reported on Sunday, taking the toll to 19. The 18th and 19th Swine Flu deaths were reported from Burla. Both victims were women.

News Desk (Tapan Moharana): Last Sunday I watched the Amir Khan's movie ‘Peepli Live’. Full marks to the Journalist-turned director Anusha Rizvi for her wonderful portraiture of the Farmer Suicide issue.

News Desk: Breaking News! As expected, AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to Lanjigarh in Orissa, has raised a political debate across the country. Rahul tried to woo the tribals in Niyamgiri hills, saying the rejection of Vedanta's $1.7 billion mining project was their victory.

BNO Desk: Breaking News! After a brief lull, Swine Flu deaths reported from Orissa yet again. Five more died of A H1N1, taking the death toll to 14 in the state. While two people died on Monday, swab samples of three others, who died earlier, confirmed the presence of H1N1.