Odisha looks for mediator as hostage crisis continues
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) Odisha Monday said it was looking for a mediator to start a dialogue with Maoists holding Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka, who will complete a ... Read more...
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Now Maoists say Hikaka will be tried April 25
April 20th, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) Maoists in Odisha have set April 25 as the date to try Jhina Hikaka in a kangaroo court amid rumours that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ... Read more...
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Mercury crosses 43 degrees in Odisha
April 20th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) A heat wave has gripped several parts of Odisha with Titilagarh town in the district of Bolangir Thursday recording 43.5 degree temperature, the day's highest in ... Read more...
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Agni-V missile test postponed for Thursday
April 18th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) The first test-firing of India's indigenous intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V has been postponed for Thursday due to adverse weather conditions, a defence ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.... Read more...
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Maoists plan peoples’ court to decide fate of Hikaka
April 18th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) The Maoists Wednesday accused the Odisha government of not taking steps on their demand and announced they would decide the fate of legislator Jhina Hikaka, who ... Read more...
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Odisha speeds up process to secure legislator’s release
April 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) Odisha Friday said it is speeding up the process to secure the release of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who has been held hostage by ... Read more...
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Fulfil promises before Italian’s release: Maoists (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 11 (IANS) The Maoists holding an Italian hostage since March 14 Wednesday reiterated that he will be released only after the Odisha government fulfils its promises on their ... Read more...
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Odisha hostage crisis: Maoist deadline ends Tuesday
April 10th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) As the Tuesday evening deadline set by Maoists for fulfilment of their demands neared, uncertainty continued over the fate of the Italian and the Odisha legislator ... Read more...
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Cultivated area in Odisha declining, says NGO
March 31st, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) Increase in allocation of water to industries in Odisha has hit agriculture with the total cultivated area declining, a group working on water-related issues in the ... Read more...
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Record discharge of cargo at Odisha’s Dhamra Port
March 29th, 2012 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) Odisha's Dhamra port Wednesday achieved a record discharge of 98,119 tonnes of non coking coal in 24 hours from a South Africa vessel, a senior company ... Read more...
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Negotiations to secure Italian’s release may get delayed: Patnaik
March 28th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said negotiations with the two Maoist-backed mediators to secure the release of an Italian still in captivity could get delayed ... Read more...
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Maoists reiterate demands to free second Italian
March 26th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 26 (IANS) The Italian still held captive by Maoists in Odisha is in good health, but the government should fulfil their demands - including banning tourist visits to ... Read more...
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Maoists releases one abducted Italian
March 25th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) Maoists Sunday released one of the two Italian hostages they had abducted March 14.Rebel leader Sabyasachi Panda, who is named as 'Sunil' handed over Claudio Colangelo, ... Read more...
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Orissa abduction: Uproar in assembly
March 24th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Saturday created an uproar in Odisha assembly over the abduction of a tribal member by Maoists early Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct Odisha MLA
March 24th, 2012 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Maoists abducted a legislator of Odisha's ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) early Saturday, police said.About 100-150 armed rebels abducted Jhina Hikaka, 34, from a hilly ... Read more...
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Alleged coal scam deeply shocking: Naveen Patnaik
March 22nd, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said the alleged scam of Rs.10.67 lakh crore was "deeply shocking" for the country's coal mining sector."The coal scam by ... Read more...
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Odisha assembly appeals for Italians’ release
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) The Odisha assembly Thursday appealed to the Maoists to release the two Italians the rebels had kidnapped March 14.The resolution, moved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, ... Read more...
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BJD wins in Odisha
March 21st, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday won the Athagarh assembly by-election, defeating the Congress by over 47,000 votes.Former sports minister Ranendra Pratap Swain got ... Read more...
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Odisha kidnapping will have no impact on tourism: Sahay
March 20th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 20 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Subadh Kant Sahay Tuesday said the abduction of two Italian nationals by Maoists in Odisha will not have any adverse impact on tourism ... Read more...
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BJD to field Dilip Tirkey for Rajya Sabha
March 16th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday said the ruling Biju Janata Dal would be fielding former Indian hockey captain Dilip Tirkey for the upcoming Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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Budget will fuel inflation: Naveen Patnaik
March 16th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) The budget for 2012-13 presented Friday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will fuel inflation and hurt the masses, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said.Describing the ... Read more...
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With Rs.1,100 crore, AIIMS bags highest budget share
March 16th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) With Rs.1,124 crore, the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital tops the list of hospitals and research institutes ... Read more...
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Chandipur beach: Where the sea disappears suddenly (Feature)
March 16th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandipur (Odisha), March 16 (IANS) Have you seen the sea disappear in front of your eyes? A unique phenomenon rarely seen anywhere else, the sea recedes by as much as ... Read more...
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Odisha protests neglect in railway budget
March 15th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 15 (IANS) Non-Congress parties, including Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Thursday held separate demonstrations to protest the state's alleged neglect in the railway budget for 2012-13.Hundreds of ... Read more...
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Rail fare hike to hit common man: Naveen Patnaik
March 14th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) Disapproving the fare hike proposed by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said it will adversely affect the common man.Terming the budget ... Read more...
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Japan experts to conduct study on Chilika lake dolphins
March 13th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) A team of scientists from Japan Tuesday began studying the underwater behaviour of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the world-famous Chilika lake, a senior state official ... Read more...
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Fake Maoist gang busted in Odisha
March 13th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) A three member-gang extorting money from a local businessman by posing as Maoists has been busted in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said Monday.P.K.Bhupati, inspector in charge ... Read more...
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Odisha assault victim’s kin seek CBI probe
March 11th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) The brother of a woman assaulted in Odisha Sunday dismissed a police report that ruled out rape and demanded a CBI probe.Reacting to the chargesheet filed ... Read more...
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Five engineering students held for robbery
March 4th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 4 (IANS) At least five students of a private engineering college here were arrested Sunday for robbing bus passengers at knifepoint, official said.The youth, all aged 19, told ... Read more...
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Cobra rescued from premises of Odisha secretariat
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) A snake helpline team rescued a cobra snake from the premises of the Odisha secretariat here Saturday, said a helpline volunteer.Subhendu Mallick, the founder of the ... Read more...
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50,000 endangered turtles nest in Odisha’s Rushikulya beach
March 1st, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 1 (IANS) The much-awaited mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles have commenced in Odisha, with at least 50,000 of them laying their eggs at the Rushikulya ... Read more...
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Patnaik demands chief ministers’ meeting over NCTC
February 29th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 29 (IANS) Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene a meeting of chief ministers to address the concerns of the states ... Read more...
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Trade union strike: Normal life hit in Odisha
February 28th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Normal life was disrupted across Odisha Tuesday as a large number of vehicles went off the roads and movement of several trains and private transport was ... Read more...
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Maoist leader held in Odisha
February 28th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) A Maoist leader allegedly involved in several attacks, including one on the site of a construction company last year, was arrested in Odisha's Sambalpur district Monday, ... Read more...
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Mercury crosses 40 degree in Bhubaneswar
February 26th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) This Odisha capital Sunday witnessed hot weather conditions as the day's maximum temperature climbed to 40.1 degree Celsius, an official said.It was the highest temperature of ... Read more...
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