Four arrested in Orissa with fake currencyBHUBANESWAR - Four people were arrested Tuesday in Orissa’s Rayagada district with Rs.165,000 in fake currency, police said. Three held for crude bomb blast in Orissa’s KandhamalBHUBANESWAR - Three people were detained in Orissa’s Kandhamal district for their alleged role in a crude bomb blast Sunday, police said Monday. Man dies in crude bomb blast in Orissa’s KandhamalBHUBANESWAR - A man was killed and two people sustained injuries when a crude bomb they were carrying exploded in a village in Orissa’s Kandhamal district Sunday, police said. Maoist held for Orissa leader’s murderBHUBANESWAR - A Maoist rebel allegedly involved in the murder of an Orissa political party leader was arrested from Malkangiri district Sunday, police said. Children of one god: Orissa celebrates Durga PujaBHUBANESWAR - “God is one” said Sheikh Jannat Hossain, the secretary of a Durga Puja committee in an Orissa town, as he along with many other Muslims and Christians joined in the Durga Puja celebrations, a year after the parts of the state were torn apart by communal discord. Andhra-based company to plug holes of sunken shipBHUBANESWAR - A company based in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded the contract to plug the holes in a ship that sank off Orissas Paradip port Sep 9, a port official said Sunday. 35 Orissa basketballers have narrow escape as bus overturnsBHUBANESWAR - As many as 35 basketball players of Orissa had a narrow escape when the bus in which they were travelling overturned while they were on their way to Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, police said Sunday. Central team reaches Paradip to inspect capsized shipBHUBANESWAR - Following reports of minor oil spills, a five-member team of the central shipping ministry Saturday reached Orissa’s Paradip port to inspect the ship that sank off its coast earlier this month. Naveen Patnaik seeks wetlands research centre at ChilikaBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested the central government to set up a dedicated research centre for management of wetlands and coastal ecosystems at Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest saltwater lake, an official statement said here Friday evening. Patnaik wants full release of forest fundsBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the central government to release the full amount of Rs.1,350 crore the state deposited with the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Orissa seeks early central funds for tribal welfareBHUBANESWAR - Orissa has requested the central government for early release of central funds to carry out various tribal welfare activities in the state, according to an official statement here Thursday. Orissa wants more forces, chopper to tackle MaoistsBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Thursday urged the central government for more paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a dedicated chopper to tackle the Maoist menace. Oil spill could devastate Orissa coast, says GreenpeaceBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa coast faces devastation if the large amount of oil now inside a capsized ship off the Paradip port spills out of the wreck, international NGO Greenpeace said Thursday. Bids invited to remove oil from ship sunk off Orissa coastBHUBANESWAR - Paradip port authorities have invited bids from salvage firms to remove oil from a vessel that sank near the port in Orissa 15 days ago, official sources said Thursday. The oil poses a major threat to the coast if it leaks. Oil removal from sunken ship ‘long process’, wildlife body worriedBHUBANESWAR - A global tender will be floated to pump the stored oil out of a Mongolian ship that sank off Orissa’s Paradip port Sep 9, but the process could take up to a month, port officials said Wednesday. A wildlife society is concerned that the delay could harm the breeding ground of Olive Ridley turtles. Sand image of goddess Durga to highlight global warmingBHUBANESWAR - Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Wednesday created an image of goddess Durga and burning earth on the beach at Puri in Orissa to create awareness global warning. Investors not doing enough in site areas: Orissa ministerBHUBANESWAR - With 14 greenfield projects — accounting for a combined investment of Rs.200,653 crore — reduced to being non-starters following land acquisition problems, the Orissa government has come down heavily on the promoter-companies. Wildlife body concerned over delay in oil removalBHUBANESWAR - A wildlife body expressed concern Wednesday over the delay in the removal of stored fuel oil by authorities from a vessel that sank off Orissa’s Paradip port about 14 days ago. Orissa orders testing of mehendi after complaintsBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government Tuesday ordered testing of mehendi samples available in the market following reports of hundreds of women left with itchy and swollen palms after applying the henna on their hands. Oil spill on Orissa coast could be from sunken ship: expertBHUBANESWAR - A team of experts Tuesday found oil patches along the coast of Orissa’s Paradip port and suspected it could have leaked from a ship that sank near the harbour Sep 9. Tata Steel to start work at Orissa project by DecemberBHUBANESWAR - Tata Steel, which has proposed to set up a Rs.21,000-crore plant in Orissa’s Kalinganagar, Tuesday said the land acquisition process for the project would be completed soon and work would start by December. Orissa to probe arrest of scribe for alleged Maoist linkBHUBANESWAR - Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the arrest of a journalist by police two days ago in Orissa’s Gajapati district for his alleged links with Maoist rebels, a senior official here said. Mongolian ship causing no ecological damageBHUBANESWAR - A Mongolian ship that sank near the Paradip Port off the Orissa coast is causing no environmental damage, port authorities said Tuesday. Mehndi leaves hundreds with itchy, swollen palms in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Hundreds of women complained of itchy and swollen palms and hands in three northern Orissa districts Monday after applying mehndi (henna) on their hands to celebrate the Eid festival, health officials said. Orrisa tribals celebrate ‘Osaha Baliyatra’ for better cropBHUBANESWAR - Kondh tribals in Orissa’s Koraput district are celebrating their annual nine-day long festival ‘Osaha Baliyatra’ for a good yield of crops in the upcoming season. Paradip Port launches clean-up drive to contain oil spillBHUBANESWAR - The Paradip Port Monday launched a drive along its coast to contain possible environmental damage from a Mongolian ship that sank off the coast Sep 9. NALCO considering alternative site for Indonesia projectBHUBANESWAR - India’s state-run aluminium producer National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is considering an alternative site for its $4-billion Indonesia project, which was earlier planned to be set up in South Sumatra province. National Aluminium plans nuclear power plantBHUBANESWAR - The state-owned National Aluminium Co (Nalco) is focusing on diversification, including setting up a nuclear power plant and moving into other metals, to meet the economic meltdown. Russian engineer’s body recovered from sunken ship off OrissaBHUBANESWAR - The body of a Russian engineer has been recovered from the cargo ship that sank off Orissa’s Paradip port earlier this month, an official said Friday. NALCO gets mining nod for Rs.6,000 cr projectBHUBANESWAR - The state-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) Friday said it had received the central government’s approval for mining lease in Andhra Pradesh where it plans to build a 1.4 million tonne greenfield alumina refinery at an estimated investment of Rs.6,000 crore. |
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