Orissa
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SC Hearing On Niyamgiri Vedanta Project Posted To January
Aug 23, 2011, 04:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 23 : The Supreme Court today refused to accord an early hearing to Orissa government's plea challenging the Centre's decision to withdraw environmental clearance given to Vedanta group firm Sterlite for its
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Dengue Assumes Epidemic Proportions In Orissa
India | Aug 14, 2011, 01:29 PM ISTBhubaneswar, August 14: Even as the State government claims to be taking every possible step to contain the dengue outbreak, the situation seems to be slipping out of control. The outbreak has now spread to
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Two Burnt Alive In Orissa's Mayurbhanj
India | Aug 06, 2011, 10:11 PM ISTBaripada (Orissa), Aug 6: Two persons including a woman were allegedly burnt alive as their house was set ablaze in Orissa's tribal-dominated Mayurbhanj district, the police said.The incident took place at Nuagaon village in Bangirposi
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Work Stalled Again At Posco Site In Orissa
Aug 03, 2011, 08:05 PM ISTParadip, Aug 3: Work at the proposed Posco mega steel plant site was stalled again today after 11 days with a pro-Posco body saying it would not allow it to continue as the fate of
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Those Displaced By Posco Must Get Justice, says Rahul
India | Jul 13, 2011, 06:23 PM ISTJharsuguda (Orissa), Jul 13: After backing tribals of Niyamgiri in Orissa who had opposed Vedanta's mining project, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said people facing displacement by the Posco steel project should get justice, proper
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Env Min Clears 6 Coalblocks For 3 Power Plants In Orissa
Jun 29, 2011, 09:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 29 : In what can be seen as a relaxation in its ban on mining in ‘no-go' areas, the Environment Ministry today cleared six coal blocks, including five in such areas, for
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Police Deployed As Orissa Villagers Barricade POSCO Site
Jun 11, 2011, 04:59 PM ISTParadip, Jun 11: A day after declaring assembly of anti-Posco agitators at entry point to Dhinkia area near here as "unlawful", Orissa government today re-deployed police force and hinted at action if protesters continue to
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Niranjan Patnaik Appointed Orissa PCC President
National | Jun 07, 2011, 06:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 7: Former Orissa Minister Niranjan Patnaik was today appointed state Congress president. Patnaik replaces former minister K P Singh Deo. The announcement was made by AICC General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi.Meanwhile, in Bhubaneswar,
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BJD Leader Takes Potshot At Naveen Patnaik
National | May 20, 2011, 07:07 PM ISTBhubaneswar, May 20: In an embarrassment to BJD government in Orissa on the eve of its second anniversary in third term, senior party MLA Damodar Rout today alleged that chief minister Naveen Patnaik is only
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Orissa: After Offering Prayers, Man Kills Wife, 6 Children
India | Apr 16, 2011, 10:17 PM ISTKeonjhar (Orissa), Apr 16: A day after the death of a woman and her six children in a suspected suicide deal in Keonjhar district, her ailing husband today confessed to have fed the family members
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Maoist Leader Mahato Killed In Encounter In Bengal
India | Mar 11, 2011, 10:33 AM ISTKolkata, March 10: A top Maoist leader Shashadhar Mahato was killed in an encounter with CRPF in West Midnapore district, West Bengal today.The encounter took place in Kapgari village in Binpur police station area of
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Workers Burn Alive Steel Plant DGM In Orissa
India | Mar 03, 2011, 10:33 PM ISTBolangir (Orissa), Mar 3: A senior official of a private steel plant died after his vehicle was set afire by some persons outside the factory at Titlagarh, about 75 km from here today, police said.
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18 Tonnes Silver Bricks Worth Rs 90 Cr Found From Puri Math
India | Feb 27, 2011, 10:49 AM ISTPuri, Feb 27: The Puri police in Orissa on Saturday found 522 pieces of silver bricks, weighing about 18 tonnes 87 kg 750 gm, worth Rs 90 crore stored in four wooden boxes at the
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Orissa High Court Grants Bail To Maoist Leader
India | Feb 23, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTCuttack, Feb 23: The Orissa High Court today granted bail to top Maoist leader Ganti Prasadam, whose release is among the conditions set by the Naxals for the safe return of abducted Malkangiri District Collector
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Engineer Freed, Collector's Release Awaited
India | Feb 23, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Feb 23: After a seven day ordeal, abducted junior engineer Pabitra Majhi was freed today by Maoists in Orissa while suspense continued over when fellow hostage and Malkangiri district collector R V Krishna will
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Orissa Govt Contacts Mediators Chosen By Naxals
India | Feb 18, 2011, 06:38 PM ISTMalkangiri/Bhubaneswar, Feb 18: Asking Maoists to extend their two-day deadline, Orissa government today said it has established contact with two mediators handpicked by the Naxals to negotiate the release of abducted Malkangiri District Collector R
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RSS Activists Show Black Flags to Arundhati Roy In Orissa, 5 Injured In Clash
India | Nov 21, 2010, 07:48 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Nov 21 : At least five people were injured today in a clash between Sangh Parivar activists and organisers of a meeting here, when the saffron brigade opposed the presence of writer Arundhati Roy
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Orissa Faces Cyclone Threat
India | Oct 15, 2010, 06:03 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Oct 15: Heavy rains pounded several parts of Orissa today as the depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression with threat of a cyclone, disrupting normal life and dampening Durga
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Bharat Bandh Disrupts Life In Bengal, Orissa, Kerala; Delhi, Mumbai Normal
India | Apr 27, 2010, 11:35 AM ISTA 12-hour Bharat bandh call given by 13 opposition parties including the Left to protest price rise had a partial impact in some states of India. While private airlines cancelled flights to and fro Kolkata,