NALCO gets mining lease for refinery in Andhra PradeshBHUBANESWAR - The state-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) Friday said it has got the mining lease approval to build a 1.4 million tonne greenfield alumina refinery in Andhra Pradesh. Land acquisition major problem for Orissa’s mega projectsBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government, which Thursday reviewed the progress of 14 greenfield projects underway in the state, said most of the companies setting up these projects have not completed land acquisition. Orissa reviews progress of 14 greenfield projectsBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government Thursday held a meeting to review 14 greenfield projects underway in the state, an official said. Orissa IAS officer drunk before killing family?BHUBANESWAR - Investigating officers are veering around to the conclusion that Orissa cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) bureaucrat Jagadananda Panda may have been inebriated when he killed four members of his family “one by one” before committing suicide on July 31. Six pilgrims killed in Orissa road accidentBHUBANESWAR - Six pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh on their way back from Orissa’s temple town of Puri were killed when their bus was hit by a speeding truck, police said Thursday. Orissa official suspended over illegal miningBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government Wednesday placed under suspension an official of the state mines department in a case of illegal mining in the Keonjhar district, an official said. Puri temple may become disabled friendly (Lead, superseding earlier story)BHUBANESWAR - The Jagannath temple in Puri, one of the most revered Hindu shrines, could soon become disabled friendly. Temple authorities are planning to allow wheel chair-bound devotees inside the premises, a temple official said. Posco to set up social foundation in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - South Korean steel major Posco will establish a social responsibility foundation to promote understanding on its Orissa project which is the largest foreign direct investment in India, a senior company official here said Tuesday. Six killed in road accident in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Six people were killed when a newsprint-laden truck rammed into a tourist bus in Balasore district of Orissa, an official said Tuesday. Orissa port gears up to remove oil from sunken shipBHUBANESWAR - The administration in Orissa’s Paradip port is gearing up for the removal of fuel oil from a sunken ship, a senior port official said Monday after experts warned that a spill could pollute the marine environment. Orissa scuba diver enters restricted area, faces troubleBHUBANESWAR - Sabir Bux, an internationally acclaimed scuba diver, is facing trouble for allegedly entering a restricted area in the Bay of Bengal near Paradip port in Orissa. Illegal mining detected in one more Orissa districtBHUBANESWAR - The vigilance department of the Orissa government, which is investigating a multi-crore mining scam in state’s mineral rich Keonjhar district, Sunday said it has found evidences of similar scam in another district. NALCO mulling setting up of nuclear power plantBHUBANESWAR - The state-owned National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is in talks with another public sector undertaking to set up a nuclear power plant in the country, an official said Sunday. 5 rail employees abducted by Maoists still missingBHUBANESWAR - Five railway employees, abducted by Maoist rebels Thursday in Orissa’s Sundergarh district are still missing, their family members said Friday. Sunken ship could threaten Olive Ridleys in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - The mass breeding of rare Olive Ridley turtles is likely to be hit due to the sinking of a cargo ship, carrying iron ore fines and oil, in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast two days ago, a marine expert warned Friday. Orissa highway blockade endsBHUBANESWAR - A blockade of a national highway in Orissa’s mineral rich Sundergarh district by villagers demanding the release of 30 people arrested as suspected Maoists was called off Thursday evening after the authorities assured that the agitators’ demand will be looked into, police said. Utkal University, hit by campus violence, reopens ThursdayBHUBANESWAR - Twenty days after it was closed following violence, the Utkal University reopened Thursday after the varsity authorities decided to revoke the sine die closure. Russian engineer of sunken ship still untracedBHUBANESWAR - The search was still on Thursday to find the missing Russian engineer of a cargo ship that sank off Orissa’s Paradip coast Wednesday, officials said. Twenty six of the 27 crew members onboard the ship have been rescued. Maoists blast tracks, abduct five railway employees in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Maoist guerrillas blew up railway tracks and triggered blasts at several places in Sundergarh district of Orissa and also abducted five railway employees, police said Thursday. Maoists blow up police post, buildings in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Maoists blew up several buildings, including a police post, in Orissa’s Sundergarh district early Thursday, police said. Cargo ship capsizes off Orissa portBHUBANESWAR - A cargo ship capsized Wednesday evening in the Bay of Bengal near Orissa’s Paradeep port minutes after it moved from the harbour area carrying about 25,000 tonnes of iron ore, a port official said. Most of the crew were rescued. Orissa highway still blockaded to protest arrest of villagersBHUBANESWAR - A road blockade in Orissa launched by hundreds of people, demanding the immediate release of some villagers, has paralysed traffic along national highway number 23 in mineral rich Sundergarh district, police said Wednesday. Orissa district tense after man dies in clashBHUBANESWAR - Orissa’s tribal-dominated Koraput district remained tense Tuesday after a man was killed in a clash between two groups, police said. Three Maoist rebels held in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Three Maoist rebels were arrested in Orissa Monday in two separate incidents, police said. Six get four years in jail for Kandhamal riotsBHUBANESWAR - A court in Orissa Monday sentenced six people to four-year jail terms each for their involvement in communal violence in Kandhamal district last year. Man arrested for raping daughter for years
Six held in Orissa for poachingBHUBANESWAR - Six people were arrested for attempting to poach deer in Orissas Bhitarkanika national park, a forest official said Sunday. Deep depression crosses Orissa coastBHUBANESWAR - The deep depression formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal crossed the Orissa coast Saturday evening and moved toward West Bengal, weather officials said. Orissa advising fishermen not to go out to seaBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa government has issued an advisory to fishermen asking them not to venture out to sea as the meteorological department has predicted heavy rainfall in the coastal areas of the state, an official said Saturday. Maoists blow up mobile phone tower in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Maoist guerrillas Saturday blew up a mobile phone tower in Malkangiri district of Orissa, police said. |
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BHUBANESWAR - A man in Orissa’s Bhadrak district has been arrested for allegedly raping his daughter for over a decade and forcing her to undergo several abortions over the years, police said Monday.
