Everything you need to know about Jajpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Jajpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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.
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the implementation of the development of four laning of Bhuban-Dubari-Chandikhole section of National Highway-200 in Odisha under the National Highways Development Project on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) A two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions hit normal life across Odisha on the first day of the stir Wednesday, disrupting road and rail traffic, officials said.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) A 19-year-old woman was killed by her father in Odisha as she was late in serving food to him, police said Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (IANS) Health officials Saturday confirmed 22 new cases of dengue in Odisha, taking the total number of people in the state infected with the disease to 2,051 this year.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was tied to a tree, thrashed and tonsured by a group of people in Odisha in full public view. His offence was that he allegedly stole Rs.30 from the pocket of a villager.
Kalinganagar (Odisha), Aug.8 (ANI): Odisha Police has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a Maoist hideout in Kalinganagar in the state's Jajpur District.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 7 (IANS) A Maoist camp was destroyed Tuesday and several arms and weapons were seized in a forested area of Odisha, police said.
Bhubaneswar, June 15 (IANS) Authorities in Odisha Friday confirmed one more death due to sunstroke, taking the number of heat-related deaths in the state this summer to 37.
Bhubaneswar, June 13 (ANI): Tata Group Chairman designate Cyrus Mistry met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here, with a motive to discuss the progress of the six million-tonne plant in the state.
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) At least four people have died in a heat wave sweeping Odisha, with maximum temperature in many places crossing 46 degrees Celsius, an official said Saturday.
Jajpur (Odisha), May 6(ANI): A woman Maoist leader was arrested here on Friday (May 04), a senior police officer said on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (ANI): With flood situation in six districts of Orissa remaining grim, ten teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) comprising 307 personnel have been deployed for rescue and relief operations.
Jajpur (Orissa), June 26 (ANI): Four Maoists surrendered before police in Jajpur, Orissa, on Saturday, saying they were disillusioned with their leaders.
Jajpur (Orissa), Jan 16(ANI): Five Maoist ultras, all of them in their teens, have surrendered before top brass of the district police at Jajpur in Orissa.
Jajpur (Orissa), Jan 2 (ANI): At least five Maoists were killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in Orissa's Jajpur district today.
Keonjhar (Orissa), May 10 (ANI): Police nabbed four Maoists, including a core commander, who allegedly orchestrated a series of attacks in the Similipal Tiger Reserve area in Keonjhar district of Orissa. Police also recovered a live cartridges, country made pistols and Maoist literature from them.
Bhubaneswar, May 1 (IANS) The death toll due to the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 18, an official said Friday.
The unprecedented heat in the month of April, the highest-ever in 50 years in the corresponding month, and the heat wave sweeping across the northern, eastern and western parts of India has thrown the normal life out of gear.
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 11 Thursday with eight of the victims dying during the past seven days, an official said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to three and authorities are investigating 38 more deaths occurred this month to find out if they were due to sunstroke, an official said Tuesday.
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Despite the present global economic slowdown, the country's largest steel producer Tata Steel expects 4-5 percent growth in domestic demand in 2009-10, a top company official said here Friday.
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Turncoats are in heavy demand in Orissa to fight the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state.
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Turncoats are in heavy demand in Orissa to fight the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state.
Jajpur, Feb 15, (ANI): Train services resumed on the Howrah-Chennai route on Sunday, two days after derailment of the Coromandel Express claiming nine lives.
Jajpur, Feb 14, (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday visited the site of the Jajpur railway station where Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed yesterday.
Jajpur, Feb 14, (ANI): Minister of State for Railways R. Velu on Saturday said that a high-inquiry has been ordered into the derailment of the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express in Orissa's Jajpur district, which claimed nine lives.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Thousands of tribals Friday staged a demonstration against a proposed Tata Steel plant in Orissa's Jajpur district, while about 200 people supporting the project took out a counter-rally.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 25 (IANS) Officials in Orissa's troubled Kandhamal district wanted to recruit 500 residents to combat Maoists. They received over 3,000 applications.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) A rare catfish weighing 97 kg was caught by a fisherman from a river in Orissa's Jajpur district, an official said Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (IANS) An alcoholic's wife and two daughters, upset with his addiction to liquor, consumed poison in Orissa's Jajpur district. While one of the girls died, the other daughter and mother are battling for life, police said Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) The Orissa government plans to recruit 2,000 tribals as special police officers (SPOs) to fight Maoist rebels, a step slammed by human rights activists in the state as an attempt to replicate the controversial 'Salwa Judum' measure of neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) At least 15 workers were killed Friday while extracting laterite from a quarry in Orissa's Jajpur district when a mound of earth collapsed on them, the police said.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) At least 13 workers were killed Friday in an open pit stone mine in Orissa's Jajpur district when a mound of earth collapsed on them, police said.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) At least six workers were killed and four injured Friday in an open pit mine in Orissa's Jajpur district when a mound of earth collapsed on them, police said.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Orissa Friday invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against nearly 3,000 government doctors after they refused to call off a strike to protest against the dismissal of three colleagues.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) The Orissa government Friday sent a clear message to nearly 3,000 doctors, who resigned en masse to protest dismissal of their three colleagues, by accepting the resignation of seven office bearers of the doctors' union.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) Government doctors in Orissa Monday resigned en masse to protest the dismissal of three of their colleagues, who had allegedly cut off the palms of five tribals' bodies while performing autopsies.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 3 (IANS) Government doctors in Orissa Monday threatened to resign en masse to protest the dismissal of three doctors, who had allegedly cut off the palms of five tribals while performing autopsies on their bodies.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (IANS) Human rights activists have reacted strongly to the Orissa government's move to recruit tribal youths to fight Maoists, alleging it is trying to replicate the controversial Salwa Judum civil militia of Chhattisgarh.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) The Orissa government Friday dismissed three doctors for allegedly cutting off the palms of five tribals while performing autopsies on their bodies.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) Orissa Friday dismissed three doctors from their jobs for allegedly cutting off palms of five tribes during autopsy.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) Gobinda Chandra Das, former Orissa advocate general and author of over a dozen books, died here following prolonged illness, family sources said Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) The leader of an anti-displacement movement will legally challenge the Orissa government's decision to sue him for staging a road blockade that allegedly prevented a child from being taken to the hospital, leading to his death.
Bhubaneswar, Sept 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will arrive in Orissa today to take stock of the situation in the flood-hit areas of the state.
New Delhi, Sept 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will be visiting Orissa on Tuesday to take stock of the situation in the flood-hit areas of the state.
This year's national calamity will be attributed to floods. After ravaging whole north Bihar and Assam, devastating flood has now engulfed Orissa and Gujarat.
Bhunaneswar, Aug 26 (ANI): After imposing curfew in Orissa's volatile Kandhamal district, the police and the paramilitary forces held flag marches in troubled towns on Tuesday following violent protests during Monday's state-wide shutdown call by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest against the killing of its leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and four others.
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