Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins Berlin contestBHUBANESWAR - Orissa based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik was Monday announced as the winner of the people’s choice award at the world championship held in Berlin last month for his 15-feet-high image of Lord Buddha. Plenty of rain in Orissa, more expectedBHUBANESWAR - Residents of Orissa have reason to cheer as the state has been getting plenty of rain in the last few days and the weatherman Monday predicted an average monsoon and heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next couple of days. Orissa alerts fishermen about rough seaBHUBANESWAR - The meteorological centre here Monday alerted fishermen in Orissa not to venture into the sea as it would be rough due to a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Orissa assembly stalled over illegal miningBHUBANESWAR - The Orissa assembly was adjourned several times Monday after the opposition parties created uproarious scenes demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged illegal mining by a private company in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district. Mob lynches bear after it mauls woman to deathBHUBANESWAR - A group of villagers lynched a bear after it mauled a woman to death in Orissas Ganjam district, police said Monday. Orissa BJP wants report on Kandhamal violence made publicBHUBANESWAR - The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa has demanded that a probe panel’s interim report on last year’s communal violence that claimed 38 lives in Kandhamal district be made public. Maoist group ransacks forest office in Orissa sanctuaryBHUBANESWAR - A band of Maoists ransacked a forest office located inside the Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary in Orissa’s Nuapada district and destroyed all government records, police said Sunday. From Maoism to mainstream: A surrender gone wrongBHUBANESWAR - It was a sweet surrender for Kandiri Lohar of Orissa four years ago. Away from the life of a Maoist rebel, towards marital bliss, a job, land and a life of respectability. Then the dream evaporated and all that was left was domestic violence and official assurances. 3 injured as Maoists blow up forest office in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - At least three villagers sustained minor injuries when Maoists blew up a forest office in Orissa’s Gajapati district early Friday, police said. Oriyas in US converge for cultural extravaganzaBHUBANESWAR - Thousands of people, mostly Oriyas, came together to celebrate their ethnic culture through seminars and workshops at a two-day event held in New Jersey, US, according to reports reaching here. BJD activists disrupt rail traffic in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Rail services were affected at various places in Orissa Tuesday following demonstrations at railway stations by the youth wing of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to protest the alleged neglect of the state by the central government in the railway budget. Kandhmal riot accused BJP leader takes oathBHUBANESWAR - BJP leader Manoj Pradhan, who is an accused in Orissa’s Kandhmal riots, took oath on Monday as member of the legislative assembly. Budget does not satisfy needs of common man: PatnaikBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief minister Naveen Patnaik criticized the union budget presented Monday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha saying that it does not satisfy the needs of the common man. Budget evokes mixed reactions in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - The budget has evoked a mixed response in Orissa with some praising Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for taking care of the common man and others alleging that he has not given due attention to this impoverished state. Orissa legislator, freed on bail, takes oathBHUBANESWAR - Manoj Pradhan, a prime accused in communal violence in Kandhamal last year and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, Monday took oath as a member of the new assembly after he was granted bail by a court. Missing Orissa legislator back, withdraws resignationBHUBANESWAR - An Orissa legislator, missing for the last two weeks after resigning from the assembly, Saturday re-appeared and withdrew his resignation, saying that he had been forced to step down. Orissa power situation continues to be grimBHUBANESWAR - The power situation in Orissa is grim as the state is receiving less electricity than it requires, says state Energy Minister Atanu Sabyasachi. Central forces’ deployment in Kandhamal extendedBHUBANESWAR - Conceding Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s demand, the central government has extended the deployment of its paramilitary forces for two more weeks in the state’s Kandhamal district, which witnessed communal riots last year, an official said here Saturday. Railway budget disappoints Naveen PatnaikBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the union railway budget presented by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha Friday as “disappointing”. Police begin search for missing Orissa legislatorBHUBANESWAR - The police in Orissa have formed four teams to trace state legislator Ramesh Rout who has been missing since June 20, officials said Friday. Patnaik seeks re-deployment of central forces in KandhamalBHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has opposed the withdrawal of central forces from Kandhamal district, which witnessed communal riots last year, and demanded their re-deployment to ensure peace in the region, officials here said Friday. Central forces withdrawn from Orissa’s Kandhamal districtBHUBANESWAR - Four companies of central paramilitary forces posted in Orissa’s Kandhamal district following communal violence last year were withdrawn Wednesday, an official said. They were the last of the central forces posted there to keep the peace. Orissa wants more coal mine allocationBHUBANESWAR - Accusing the central government of bias in coal mine allocation, Orissa Tuesday demanded more coal to fuel its industrialisation drive. 300 riot victims return home in Orissa’s KandhamalBHUBANESWAR - About 300 people of riot-hit Kandhamal district in Orissa returned to their homes from relief camps during the last four days, an official Tuesday said. Coal price index to be launched in JulyBHUBANESWAR - India will soon get a coal index to track the coal price movement in the country. India’s leading e-commerce company Mjunction Services Ltd will launch the index in the second week of July, a company official said Tuesday. Rain brings hope for Orissa’s farmersBHUBANESWAR - The southwest monsoon Monday covered entire Orissa, bringing new hope for the state’s farmers, officials said. Gay community stages rally in BhubaneswarBHUBANESWAR - People belonging to sexual minorities staged a rally in Bhubaneswar demanding their rights. Orissa police clears Maoist road-blockadesBHUBANESWAR - About 125 villages under the Narayan Patna block of Koraput district, which were cut off from the rest of Orissa by Maoist guerrillas, have been made accessible, police said Sunday. Police failed to contain Kandhamal violence: ChidambaramBHUBANESWAR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday blamed the Orissa government and the police for failing to control the communal violence in Kandhamal district last year. Chidambaram wants police in Maoist belt to stick to proceduresBHUBANESWAR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday asked police forces in Maoist-hit areas to stick to standard operation procedures. |
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