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Winter session of Orissa Assembly begins - 26 Nov 2008
Bhubaneshwar, Nov 26 (ANI): The winter session of Orissa Assembly begins... 2008-09 will be presented during the session. The Orissa Municipal Corporation Amendment bill, Orissa Contingency Fund bill, the Orissa Reservation

Diarrhoea outbreak in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Nandpur (Orissa), Aug 19 (ANI): Outbreak of diarrhoea has spread panic among the villagers in Orissa's Koraput District. The outbreak is threatening the lives of the people living in a remote area of the state. The main reason behind

Odisha not Orissa; now spell it right - 10 May 2008
The government of Orissa with concession from all state parties has decided to change the spelling of the state name from 'Orissa to Odisha' and the language... the British East India Company. In 1936, the Odisha (Orissa) became a separate

Orissa & Oddia striving for transformation! - 08 Mar 2008
Orissa, one of the most backward states of the country has so far figured... of modernisation. People of Orissa, who are hoping for growth and prosperity... who are living outside Orissa can only comment on the issues of national

Bear kills four in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Koraput (Orissa), Sept 26 (ANI): A wild bear has created terror in villages surrounding a forest in the Koraput district of Orissa killing four people and injuring another two in the sleepy hamlet Deopattangi village. The village

Chidambaram to visit Orissa on Friday - 19 Mar 2009
The Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is scheduled to visit Orissa on Friday... elections. Orissa government on Wednesday has demanded 70 companies of Central Para... preparation. Orissa is going for poll on April 16 and 23

Orissa on edge of communal violence - 26 Aug 2008
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in the trouble-turned Kandhamal district of Orissa as the protesters of Vishwa Hindu Parishad called a bandh on Monday... district of Orissa forcing the authority to sound alert and eventually curfew

Patnaik files poll papers in Orissa - 28 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday filed his nomination papers from the Hinjili assembly constituency in Orissa. Patnaik, elected from the constituency in 2000

Australian doctor held for paedophilia in Orissa - 14 Nov 2008
Puri (Orissa), Nov.14 (ANI): Police in Orissa's coastal city of Puri have arrested an Australian doctor for allegedly assaulting minor boys in an orphanage.  Paul Allen, an Australian volunteer working in an orphanage run by France's

Orissa tornado victims blame authorities - 06 Apr 2009
Raj Kaniha (Orissa), Apr 6 (ANI): Villagers in tornado-hit coastal district of Kendrapada of Orissa accused the authorities of turning a deaf ear to their plight. Villagers said that they were partially starving

Farmers in Orissa take to maize cultivation - 03 Jan 2009
Nabarangpur (Orissa), Jan 3 (ANI): Farmers in Orissa's Nabarangpur District have taken to profitable maize cultivation in place of traditional paddy cultivation. Predominantly an agricultural district Nabarangpur, more than 90 per

Relief trickles into flood victims in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Kendrapada (Orissa), Sept 26 (ANI): Self help groups and government authorities are carrying out relief operations in flood-hit Orissa. Authorities have deployed the Naval units and paramilitary forces in Kendrapada district

Orissa Youth Congress raps Govt on Kandhamal issue - 08 Sep 2008
Most of the districts of Orissa remained tense on Monday owing to the rally and protest of the Youth Congress, a segment of the Orissa (Odisha) Pradesh Congress Committee against the communal violence in Kandhamal and adjoining regions

Police arrest four Maoists in Orissa - 08 Nov 2008
Malkangiri (Orissa), Nov 8 (ANI): The Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel of Orissa on Friday nabbed four Maoists, including three women, from Malkangiri... in at least 10 cases in Orissa and about 40-50 cases in Andhra Pradesh. They were

Floods continue to wreak havoc in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Pipli (Orissa), Sept 22 (ANI): Around 16 villages in Pipli district of Orissa...;Large parts of the coastal Orissa were inundated after authorities were forced... in those areas," said Manmohan Samal, Revenue Minister, Orissa. Meanwhile

Centre to intervene in Orissa's incessant violence - 06 Oct 2008
Reacting sharply to the continuous attack on Christian minority in Orissa... and review all matters pertaining to national integration. Despite Orissa.... According to Orissa police, over 300 miscreants have been arrested from Kandhamal

Orissa trader killed by Maoists - 05 Jan 2009
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) Maoist rebels have killed a trader in Orissa's Koraput district as they suspected him to be a police informer, officials said Monday. Armed rebels shot dead Kali Varapa Kanta Rao at his grocery shop

Growing communalism in Orissa - 27 Aug 2008
Staines and his two sons in 1999 in Orissa. The latest incident in Kandhamal... feeling in a state like Orissa. Nothing has changed in-between, but a reshaping... has split Orissa several times but this time it is wide. A state without any

Two elephants get a fresh lease of life in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Satuli Village (Orissa), July 9 (ANI): Residents in Orissa's Satuli village turned good samaritans and rescued two elephants from a possible death by drowning. The village, which is close to the Ganjam Forest Division, often faces

AIDS scare in Bolangir in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Bolangir (Orissa), June 27 (ANI): Villagers of Sibtala village in Orissa's Bolangir District have volunteered to undergo blood analysis to be conducted by the district administration to remove their fears after a fellow villager has been

Australian paedophile arrested in Orissa - 13 Nov 2008
Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) An Australian doctor was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a dozen minor boys of an Orissa orphanage, an official... in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.  In Puri, the orphanage run

Congress seeks President's intervention in Orissa - 10 Mar 2009
intervention in the trial of strength of the BJD government in Orissa. ...;The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) alliance in Orissa... candidates in 63 Assembly and nine Lok Sabha constituencies. The Orissa

Protests against attacks on Christians in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
attacks on their community members in Orissa. Church leaders termed..., condemning the violence on Christians in Orissa. "The atrocities over... to flee their homes as violence spread in Kandhamal district of Orissa. (ANI) 

Venkatapathy Raju quits as Orissa coach - 12 Dec 2008
Venkatapathy Raju has quit as coach of the Orissa Ranji Trophy team. Raju... as chairman of his state selection committee to take over as coach of the Orissa team.  Raju has apparently informed Orissa Cricket Association (OCA

Five policemen suspended in Orissa's nun rape case - 31 Oct 2008
Kandhmal (Orissa), Oct 31 (ANI): Orissa government today suspended five policemen in the nun rape case in Kandhamal district. Talking to reporters Home Secretary T K Mishra said that five policemen have been placed under suspension

Orissa Steelers drubs Veerans - 27 Dec 2007
Orissa Steelers drubs Veerans Dec 27:  Defending champions Orissa... Orissa has five points from four matches. Maratha Warriors is topping the chart... Hi-Fliers share the third spot with Orissa Steelers on five points. Steelers

Poll campaign intensifies in Orissa - 07 Apr 2009
As Orissa goes to the polls to elect 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly members... to protect the Hindus in Orissa. Modi also accused Patnaik of not arresting... Congress and communal party BJP. He asked people to vote for BJD to bring Orissa

NCP to support BJD in Orissa - 08 Mar 2009
in Orissa, which recently broke down its 11-year-old alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party. "The MLAs of Nationalist Congress Party in Orissa... Praful Patel to hold talks with the ruling party in Orissa in this regard

Seven killed as firecrackers explode in Orissa - 06 Oct 2008
Balasore (Orissa), Sep 28 (IANS) Seven people, including three young children, were killed and a boy was critically hurt after firecrackers kept in a house in Orissa's Balasore district exploded Sunday evening, police said. 

Seven killed as firecrackers explode in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Balasore (Orissa), Sep 28 (IANS) Seven people, including three young children, were killed and a boy was critically hurt after firecrackers kept in a house in Orissa's Balasore district exploded Sunday evening, police said. 

Maoists killed BJD leader in Orissa - 07 Jun 2008
in Orissa on Friday. Jana Bidika, a leader of ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Koraput district of Orissa shot dead the local activist, who was the president... western districts of Orissa bordering those states. In one of the Maoist attack

Orissa observes Christmas in harmony - 26 Dec 2008
of Kandhamal district in Orissa. The district that witnessed a worst communal violence... called on Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik to ensure peace and security and a chopper was sent to Orissa for surveillance in Kandhamal and other sensitive areas

Orissa polls will be family affair - 31 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) Wife, brother, son, they are all contesting. The Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Orissa in April will be quite a family affair... in southern Orissa. Biswabhusan's brother Bibhuti is contesting from Chilika assembly seat

Eight die in Orissa road accident - 14 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and over a dozen injured Saturday in a bus accident in Orissa's Koraput district, the police said. The incident took place five kilometres from Laxmipur town

Flood situation continues to be grim in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Pipli (Orissa)/Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 25 (ANI): Flood-situation in Orissa remained grim with hundreds of thousands of people still stranded in villages... 200,000 people after flooding by Mahanadi till now. Large parts of Orissa

Mild earthquake rocks Orissa, Jharkhand - 26 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale Thursday rocked parts of Orissa and Jharkhand, the meteorological office here... in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa and in some places in Jharkhand, Sahu added

NIC meet proposed on Orissa violence - 06 Oct 2008
in Orissa, officials said. A proposal to convene the NIC was under consideration... to discuss the situation in Orissa, where many Christians and several churches have

Millions in Orissa pray for ancestors on Diwali - 28 Oct 2008
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (IANS) Millions of people in Orissa Tuesday performed a special rite and prayed for peace of their ancestors on Diwali. The unique ritual was performed across the coastal Orissa.  Elderly people performed

Raju to coach Orissa Ranji team - 12 Sep 2008
The Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) has appointed Venkatapathy Raju as the chief coach of state ranji team. Raju is currently the selector for Indian Cricket... as the chief coach of Orissa. In the last four years, OCA had appointed two coaches from

ArcelorMittal announces steel project in Orissa - 12 Feb 2008
allotted 7,750 acres of land by the Orissa government to construct a steel project..., which signed an agreement with Orissa government for the plant in December 2006... are kept by the threes states of Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh

Three arrested in Kerala for nun's rape taken to Orissa - 13 Oct 2008
in Orissa's Kandhamal district were taken to Orissa Monday, police said. ... Kizhakkanchery in Palakkad by a team of crime branch officials from Orissa with the help of Kerala police. The three, all natives of Baliguda in Orissa, were

Modi to campaign for BJP in Orissa - 09 Mar 2009
extensively in Orissa for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is preparing... public meetings and campaign for our party, Modi will devote more time in Orissa... sharing failed.    Polling in Orissa for both the 21 Lok Sabha seats

Four killed in Orissa explosion - 29 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 (ANI): At least four people were killed and 13 others injured in an explosion at a house in Purushottampur, 50 km from Orissa's Berhampur, early Sunday.  According to police official, the incident took place

Day curfew lifted in Orissa's Kandhamal district - 01 Jan 2008
Kandhmal (Orissa), Oct 3 (ANI): A day curfew was lifted from nine police station areas of Kandhamal district of Orissa today.  This was decided at a high level meeting in Phulbani on Thursday night.  According to official sources

Orissa Police arrest four for nun's rape - 06 Oct 2008
Kandhamal (Orissa) Oct.3 (ANI): Four people have been arrested in Orissa in connection with the rape of a Catholic nun more than a month ago. Police said that at least one police officer has also been suspended in the wake

Day curfew lifted in Orissa's Kandhamal district - 06 Oct 2008
Kandhmal (Orissa), Oct 3 (ANI): A day curfew was lifted from nine police station areas of Kandhamal district of Orissa today.  This was decided at a high level meeting in Phulbani on Thursday night.  According to official sources

After flood, Orissa under threat of epidemic - 26 Jun 2008
Basta (Orissa), June 26 (ANI): The flood ravaged areas in Orissa are under threat of possible outbreak of diseases due to lack of healthcare facilities as floodwaters recede. The villagers having lost their mud houses to the floods

Orissa Police arrest four for nun's rape - 01 Jan 2008
Kandhamal (Orissa) Oct.3 (ANI): Four people have been arrested in Orissa in connection with the rape of a Catholic nun more than a month ago. Police said that at least one police officer has also been suspended in the wake

BJP against President's Rule in Orissa - 06 Oct 2008
the central government against imposing President's Rule in violence-torn Orissa. "The BJP would like to warn the government not to be adventurous in Orissa... Rule in Orissa, where communal violence in the past 45 days has claimed over 35

Flood worsens situation in Orissa, Gujarat - 19 Sep 2008
whole north Bihar and Assam, devastating flood has now engulfed Orissa and Gujarat... has further deteriorated situation in Orissa. Almost 10 lakh people affected in Cuttack, Puri, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts of coastal Orissa had been

Three Maoist women wanted by Orissa, Andhra nabbed - 07 Nov 2008
Malkangiri (Orissa), Nov 7 (IANS) Three Maoist rebel women, who are wanted by both Orissa and Andhra Pradesh for their alleged involvement in about 20 criminal cases were arrested Friday in Orissa's Malkangiri district, the police said

Shivraj Patil to visit Orissa on Wednesday - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will be visiting Orissa on Wednesday for an on the spot assessment of the situation in the violence... forces including six of the Rapid Action Force to the Orissa government to deal

Maoists loot Rs.9.9 mn in Orissa - 04 Apr 2009
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) Armed Maoists looted Rs.9.9 million in cash from the security van of a bank in Orissa's Malkangiri district Saturday, police said... of Orissa 30 districts. Malkangiri district is considered one of their strongholds

Day curfew relaxed in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (ANI): Day curfew has been relaxed in Kandhamal District of Orissa till this evening following improvement in situation in nine violence-hit police station areas of the State. The decision was taken at a high level

Day curfew relaxed in Orissa - 06 Oct 2008
Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (ANI): Day curfew has been relaxed in Kandhamal District of Orissa till this evening following improvement in situation in nine violence-hit police station areas of the State. The decision was taken at a high level

Patnaik invites Nano to Orissa - 06 Oct 2008
Bhubaneswar, Oct 4 (IANS) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has invited Tata group chairman Ratan Tata to shift his Nano project to the state, an official said Saturday. Patnaik wrote the letter a day after Tata announced he

Violence continues in Kandhamal in Orissa - 01 Jan 2008
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 (ANI): Violence continued unabated on Thursday in Kandhamal District of Orissa for the fifth day inspite of the shoot-at-sight order..., the violence has claimed ten lives in Orissa so far.  While the police

Chidambaram reviews security in Orissa - 20 Mar 2009
and assembly polls, said he has asked the Orissa government to take adequate measures... assured Patnaik that Orissa will be provided adequate central forces to ensure... officials.    Orissa will go to polls in two phases on April 16 and 23

Death toll reaches 12 in Orissa tornado - 01 Apr 2009
Kendrapara (Orissa), Apr. 1 (ANI): A tornado on Tuesday evening killed at least 12 people and injured 150 others in villages of Orissa's Kendrapara district.  "Twelve bodies were recovered so far after the furious tornado swept 11

Shivraj Patil to visit Orissa today - 01 Jan 2008
Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will arrive in Orissa today for an on the spot assessment of the situation in the violence-hit...-military forces including six of the Rapid Action Force to the Orissa Government

Centre ensures adequate security to Orissa - 20 Mar 2009
in Orissa Friday. Chidambaram, however, asked Orissa government to take... preparedness in the state. Orissa, which faced the worst communal violence

Orissa tribals being inducted into police force - 20 Dec 2008
Rayagada (Orissa), Dec 20 (ANI): The government has launched a special drive in Maoist affected areas to recruit tribals in police to bring them into the mainstream in Orissa.  Authorities in Rayagada district said that about 2,000

Rescue operation in full swing in tornado-hit Orissa's Kendrapada district - 02 Apr 2009
Kendrapara (Orissa), Apr 2 (ANI): Relief and rescue operation is in full swing in the tornado-hit coastal district of Kendrapada in Orissa. Polythene... communication.  Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the administration

Maoists destroy two cellphone towers in Orissa - 04 Apr 2009
Malkangiri (Orissa), Apr 4 (ANI): Maoists have bombed two signal towers of a mobile phone service provider in Orissa's Malkangiri District, police said on Saturday. The incident took place yesterday when Maoists blew up

Two girls burnt to death in Orissa - 18 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Two orphaned sisters were burnt to death by a young man in Orissa's Sambalpur district, a local newspaper reported Wednesday. Yogeswar Majhi, a resident of Tureinktimal village in Sambalpur district, 450

Finally Orissa government acts against BB Mohanty - 25 Aug 2007
Orissa government took action by suspending the State’s Director General... a non-bailable warrant against him to the Orissa police in case of his son... on Monday and soon after the Rajasthan police who had already visited Orissa two

Sonia launches Congress campaign in Orissa - 02 Apr 2009
the Naveen Patnaik-led Orissa government for its failure on several fronts, as she... development had been hampered in Orissa because of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Biju... accused the Orissa government of not providing remunerative price to the farmers

Learning to live with floods - the Orissa example - 01 Jan 2008
Nilpura (Orissa), Oct 1 (IANS) A group of children in an Orissa village...;Nilpura is like dozens of villages in Orissa's coastal district of Balasore... near the Orissa-West Bengal border faced floods 13 times, usually whenever

Learning to live with floods - the Orissa example - 06 Oct 2008
Nilpura (Orissa), Oct 1 (IANS) A group of children in an Orissa village...;Nilpura is like dozens of villages in Orissa's coastal district of Balasore... near the Orissa-West Bengal border faced floods 13 times, usually whenever

Flood-ravaged Orissa continues to struggle - 20 Sep 2008
Over 10 lakh people have been affected with high flood engulfing large parts of the coastal districts and distressing normal life in Orissa. Thousands..., the Orissa government has ordered closure of all schools and colleges in flood

Orissa hosts classical music festival - 22 Jan 2009
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 22 (ANI): Orissa recently hosted a classical music festival in the backdrop of an 11th century temple in a bid to promote tourism. ... fromapan. Called as the land of temples, Orissa houses several temples

Chidambaram asks people of Orissa to maintain peace, harmony - 24 Dec 2008
to the people of Orissa to maintain peace and harmony among different communities.  In a statement issued, Chidambaram said, "The situation in Orissa has been... Saraswati."Chidambaram in a statement said that he also spoken to Orissa Chief

Terracotta art gives a new lease of life to clay artisans in Orissa - 20 Jan 2009
Koraput (Orissa), Jan 20 (ANI): Terracotta art has given the artisans in Orissa a fresh enthusiasm in their lives. Villages like Kusumi, Dashmantpur, Laxmipur, Kumbharput in the district areractising the craft to earn

Special package for Orissa, Jharkhand; if requested - 26 Feb 2009
components of Central Government's Bharat Nirman Yojana in Jharkhand and Orissa... are being implemented in both Jharkhand and Orissa. "Though as of now no proposal seeking special package has come from Jharkhand and Orissa, if any

3,000 people evacuated ahead of missile test in Orissa - 12 Nov 2008
Balasore (Orissa), Nov 12 (IANS) Over 3,000 people living near a defence base in Orissa's Balasore district were evacuated Wednesday ahead of a missile test in the area, an official said. 'About 3,010 people from five villages within

Maoists blow up Forest Range offices in Orissa - 29 Mar 2009
Mayurbhanj (Orissa), Mar 29 (ANI): Maoists blew up three forest range offices in Similipal Tiger Project (STP) area in Orissa's Mayurbhanj District early Sunday.  The incident took place at around 1:00 a.m. when Maoists blew up

Orissa CM meets relatives of Maoist attack victims - 01 Jan 2008
Malkangiri (Orissa), July 21 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visitedalkangiri District on Sunday to console survivors and relatives of dead victims...;On Thursday, the Home Ministry sought a report from the Orissa Government about

Orissa restrict reservation at 50% against 65.76% - 16 Nov 2007
Newstrack India Nov 16: Orissa Government decided to restrict the quota... chaired by Navin Patnaik , Chief Minister of Orissa on Thursday night...% respectively. The recruitment process including that of Orissa Administrative

Aricent to develop a Global Training Centre in Orissa - 21 Jul 2007
a development and training centre in the capital of Orissa, Bhubaneswar. Orissa... for Gujarat Earthquake victims, Kargil War Relief Fund and Orissa cyclone

Workers in Orissa gifted on May Day - 01 May 2007
May 01: On the eve of May Day, the Government of Orissa announced a special package for the workers working in the state. The government has announced revised minimum wages for all. The new wages will come into effect from today as a May

Sad plight of Orissa tribals who depend on Kendu trade - 26 Jun 2008
Padampur (Orissa), June 26 (ANI): With lack of irrigation and dying Kendu trees, tribals in Orissa, who survived on agriculture and forest produce, are facing... in the form of bushes in the forest. Kendu leaf trade in Orissa lasts over six

Naxal strike an eye-opener for Orissa Govt. - 16 Feb 2008
The Orissa assembly has adjourned after an uproar by the opposition parties... for the Orissa government. In a well-planned attack by naxals in the Nayagarh district of Orissa at least 14 persons including 13 policemen have been killed

Chidambaram assures adequate security to Orissa during polls - 20 Mar 2009
Orissa Government to provide adequate security for the smooth conduct of polls..., Chidambaram said, Orissa faced security threat from Naxalites and communal forces...;On providing helicopter to Orissa, he said the centre would consider if concrete

Mayawati launches BSP campaign in Orissa - 24 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati kicked off her party's election campaign in Orissa... and common people.    Orissa will go to the polls in two phases - April 16

Christian in Tripura protest Orissa violence - 01 Jan 2008
Agartala, Aug.29 (ANI): Christian in Tripura brought out a silent rally Friday to protest the continued violence against the community in Orissa, where... India Orissa state and urged stronger government intervention to end the conflict

Maoists kill village guard in Orissa - 22 Jan 2009
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) Maoist rebels shot dead a village guard Thursday in Orissa?s Malkangiri district suspecting him to be a police informer, the police said. Two armed rebels dragged Mangala Khilla, 40, from home at Karkatpali

Three killed in Orissa cracker blast - 29 Mar 2009
Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) At least three people were killed when a large number of crackers went off accidentally in a fireworks manufacturing unit in Orissa Sunday, an official said. The explosion in Nuapalli village of Ganjam

Vedanta terminates Maytas contract in Orissa - 19 Jan 2009
to develop an integrated township in Orissa, Vedanta said here Monday. 'We... in western Orissa on an investment of about Rs.233 crore (Rs.2.33 billion). ... trouble brewing for Maytas Infra, with the Orissa government announcing

Congress announces candidates for Orissa polls - 28 Mar 2009
assembly seats in Orissa. Former chief minister Giridhar Gomang (for Koraput... constituency. Orissa is going for Lok Sabha and assembly polls in two phases - April 16... for Orissa: Jagatsinghpur-Rabindra Kumar Sethi Puri- Prasad Harichandan

Orissa warns fishermen of rough sea conditions - 26 Oct 2008
a warning of stormy conditions along the Orissa coastline and asked fishermen... to prevail along and off the north and south Orissa coast,' he said.  Besides... Orissa.  'We have alerted fishermen not to venture out to sea

OGP and JD(S) unit of Orissa merged with NCP - 25 Sep 2007
Newstrack India Sep 25: Searching for an alternative to the present BJD-BJP coalition in Orissa, two of the major opposition parties: the Orissa Gana... in Orissa is concerned then it is nowhere and only the association of Congress

World Bank exposes Minister in Orissa Health-Scam - 25 Jan 2008
The World Bank revealed the name of corrupt Health Minister from Orissa... of the Orissa Health Systems Development Project (OHSDP). After the Orissa... of the World Bank into the Rs 415.60 crore ($76.4 million) Orissa Health System

Paswan favours President's Rule in Orissa - 06 Oct 2008
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Orissa, where communal violence in the past 45 days has... Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Sunday. 'Orissa is a fit case for the imposition... worsened so much that Orissa has become a fit case for the imposition of Article

Curfew re-imposed in Kandhamal, Orissa - 01 Oct 2008
Day curfew has been re-imposed on Wednesday in the violent-torn Kandhamal district of Orissa after reports of fresh clash between Hindus and tribal Christians, according to reports. Anti-Christian violence is at its crest and State

Maoist threat spreads panic in Orissa town - 11 Feb 2009
Jaypore, Feb. 11 (ANI): People in Orissa's Jaypore town are living in fear, after receiving threats from Maoists. Naxals (local Maoists) have reportedly... is located in Koraput District, one of the worst Naxal-affected districts in Orissa

Suspect of Biranchi Das murder case brought to Orissa - 24 Apr 2008
The eroded law and order of Orissa capital Bhubaneswar has been surfaced from... of other influential persons. He has been brought to Orissa under transit remand... Orissa Judo Association Club in Bhubaneswar. The capital police

Children from Orissa recount their plight during riots - 01 Jan 2008
Kandhamal (Orissa), Sept 3 (ANI): Children, who witnessed communal riots that broke out following the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader in Orissa, recently recounted their harrowing experience. The trauma is more than

Solemn festivities mark Christmas for riot hit Orissa - 26 Dec 2008
Kandhamal (Orissa), Dec 26 (ANI): Somber celebrations marked Christmas for Christians living in the shadow of communal violence that rocked their lives earlier this year in Kandhamal district of Orissa. Leading a life of discomfort

Iron ore export through Orissa port drops - 04 Nov 2008
Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), Nov 4 (IANS) The export of iron ore from Orissa through Paradeep port has dropped to 50 percent in the past two months, port officials said Tuesday. Every month, at least one million tonnes of iron ore were

Elephant kills one in Orissa's Keonjhar District - 01 Jan 2008
Keonjhar (Orissa), July 8 (ANI): Panic has gripped residents of Joda village in Orissa's Keonjhar District after a wild elephant mowed down a villager and damaged a few houses near the National Highway over the weekend. The incident