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    Orissa gets evidence of Rs 400 crore mining scam  Nov 22, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Orissa state vigilance wing on Saturday admitted to have got evidence on mining scam worth Rs 400 crore and registered five criminal cases against mine owners and officials allegedly involved in illegal mining. The vigilance wing had begun investigations into mineral theft in July in the wake of allegations that mine owners, officials and politicians had looted public resources worth thousands of crores of rupees. (India Times, India)

    50 Orissa children sick after eating stale food  Nov 17, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: More than 50 children in Orissa were hospitalised after eating stale food at a government-run centre, an official said Tuesday. The children fell sick Monday after eating food distributed at an anganwadi, mother and child centre, in Indupur village of Rayagada district, about 320 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Police killed in India mine blast  Nov 14, 2009
    The BBC's Sandeep Sahu in Bhubaneswar says that Maoists have intensified their operations in their stronghold of south Orissa in recent days. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist insurgency as the single largest threat to the country. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Hands off our turtle - it's a god  Nov 14, 2009
    By Sandeep Sahu BBC News, Bhubaneswar ... Worshippers chased away forestry officials who tried to rescue the creature in Kendrapara district, about 150km (93 miles) from Bhubaneswar. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    AAI's bond issue stuck, airport revamp to be hit  Oct 31, 2009
    Among the projects that have been deferred are construction of a new international airport at Bhubaneswar; new terminals in Leh and Port Blair and extending runway at Jaipur. "Apart from this some projects at Kolkata and Chennai airports that are being upgraded at a cost of over Rs 5,000 will now be outsourced instead of being undertaken by AAI itself because of the cash crunch. A multi-storey car park costing Rs 100 crore at Chennai airport will now be built the PPP way. Similarly a Rs... (India Times, India)

    Captured India train driver freed  Oct 28, 2009
    A group of armed men, faces covered with towels, stormed into the Rajdhani Express train from Delhi to Bhubaneswar in Orissa after the signal turned red. They then abducted the driver. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Kandhmal riots: US lawmakers seek action  Oct 27, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The ghost of last year's anti-Christian riots in Orissa's Kandhmal district, which left over 40 dead and thousands homeless, is back to haunt the state government with a group of American lawmakers seeking action against those involved in the violence. As many as 21 US lawmakers, led by Republican Trent Franks, have written a letter to chief minister Naveen Patnaik expressing concern over the alleged intimidation of the Christians in the communally-divided region and the possibility... (India Times, India)

    Domestic outsourcing in India: Bittersweet synergy  Oct 24, 2009
    IBM, for example, is establishing a foothold in 14 of India s second-tier cities, from Surat on the west coast to Bhubaneswar in the east. To succeed in India, outsourcers must square this circle. (The Economist)

    5 held for lynching youth in Bhubaneswar  Oct 24, 2009
    Five arrested for lynching youth in Bhubaneswar - Bhubaneswar - City - The Times of India ... Five arrested for lynching youth in Bhubaneswar ... BHUBANESWAR: Five people have been arrested here for lynching a youth on suspicion of theft, police said Saturday. (India Times, India)

    What's holding India back  Oct 19, 2009
    "If we can, a whole city will be created," says Sung, his voice barely registering in the air-conditioned conference room on the sixth floor of the company's glass-fronted office building in Orissa's capital, Bhubaneswar. "In 10 years, this whole region would change.". (India Times)

    Scientists develop rice that requires no cooking  Oct 5, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Indian scientists claim to have developed a rice variety that requires no cooking, only soaking in water. The rice variety developed at the government-run Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) at Cuttack in Orissa is characterized by low amylase content and becomes soft on soaking in water, institute director Tapan Kumar Adhya said in an interview. (India Times, India)

    God, it's Bapu  Oct 3, 2009
    The Gandhi mandir at Bhatra, a Dalit suburb in Sambalpur, about 300 km from Bhubaneswar, has at its entrance the Ashoka Stambha, the national emblem symbolising peace and goodwill. It gets a healthy flow of pilgrims through the day. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Climate talks resume in Bangkok with deal in doubt  Sep 26, 2009
    FILE - In this Saturday, May 2, 2009 file photo, a villager holding umbrella to protect himself from sun, walks over parched land on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India. Two years ago, the world's governments came together on the island of Bali and agreed they had to rein in the heat-trapping gases that were being blamed for deadly heat waves, melting glaciers and rising seas. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Oil spill threatens rare turtles  Sep 25, 2009
    By Sanjaya Jena in Bhubaneswar. Olive Ridleys are well known for nesting on beaches in the region. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Forecast »  Sep 23, 2009
    Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Top Article: It's About Choice  Sep 23, 2009
    Take the gay pride parades which are being held in more and more Indian cities, reaching Bhubaneswar and Chennai this year. The annual parades are held in sync with similar events in cities across the world, and commemorate the Stonewall riots that took place in New York's Greenwich village in 1969. (India Times, India)

    BioClinica buys Tourtellotte Solutions  Sep 17, 2009
    and has additional operations in Bhubaneswar, India. The company is a provider of software applications, including supply-chain simulation programs, and consulting services to support pharmaceutical development. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Jagannath temple to allow people in wheelchairs  Sep 15, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The Jagannath temple in Puri, one of the most revered Hindu shrines, has decided to open its doors to wheelchair-bound devotees, an official said. But the temple authorities have taken no decision on building ramps for the wheelchairs. (India Times, India)

    Wheat which could have fed 30,000 for a year rots  Sep 10, 2009
    (With inputs from Subrata Mukherjee ni Banerjee in Kolkata; Yudhvir Rana in Tarn Taran; Priya Yadav in Chandigarh; Rajaram Satpathy in Bhubaneswar and Sanjeev Kumar Verma in Patna). More Stories from this section. (India Times, India)

    Man arrested in Orissa for raping daughter for years  Sep 7, 2009
    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 on Monday ... Bhadrak is 140 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    India eyes 9% growth as PM rejects pessimism  Sep 2, 2009
    Indian daily wage labourers are silhouetted against the sun as they carry freshly made bricks at a factory on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. India's economy could be growing by nine percent again in two years, a government panel forecast, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the drought-hit nation to shed economic pessimism. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    Price rise, food insecurity mar UPA II's 100 days  Aug 29, 2009
    "While the country is facing the worst drought in 100 years, the government has not yet come out with any concrete action plan. The plight of the farmers is worsening," said Jagdish Pradhan in Bhubaneswar. If escalating prices touched a raw nerve across the country, there were other concerns. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Jagannath reference in 'Kaminey' angers priests  Aug 25, 2009
    Kaminey' faces ire of Jagannath priests - Bhubaneswar - City - NEWS - The Times of India. . (India Times, India)

    Oriya daily wagers win reality show  Aug 24, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The all-conquering members of the Oriya dance troupe 'Prince' -- comprising daily wage earners -- may now justly expect a reception fit for kings. Since the moment Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee announced that the dancers from far-flung Ganjam district in Orissa were the winners of the TV reality show, "India's Got Talent", everybody and his brother in the state is doing a jig. (India Times, India)

    Emami all set to unveil Rs 5,500-cr investment plan  Aug 13, 2009
    Plans for AMRI chain of hospitals include a 300-bed hospital in Bhubaneswar, a 300-bed women and child hospital in Kolkata and expansion of the existing Dhakuria and Salt Lake hospitals by 7 beds each, respectively. Read business stories in. (India Times)

    * World News Quick Take  Jul 25, 2009
    The speaker of the assembly in the state capital, Bhubaneswar, adjourned the house as security personnel, wildlife officials and a member of a local snake helpline searched unsuccessfully for the creature with the help of a sniffer dog. HONG KONG. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Orissa flash floods toll 36, hundreds rescued  Jul 20, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The flash floods that were triggered by heavy monsoon rains continued to play havoc in Orissa with the death toll climbing to 36 on Monday and officials rescuing hundreds of victims. The heavy downpour from last week has flooded most of the state's rivers and streams. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Weak start to Indian monsoon theatens drought  Jul 15, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR, India July 15 (Reuters) - Much of India is facing the threat of a major drought after the worst start to the vital monsoon in eight decades, despite flash floods in the east that killed at least 15 people. In the northeastern states of Assam and Manipur, authorities have already declared droughts after scant rain. (Scientific American)

    Orissa MLA goes missing, cops clueless  Jul 4, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The disappearance of Athagarh Independent MLA Ramesh Rout has unnerved state administration. For the second successive day, three police teams in Orissa and one in Kolkata were busy tracing the MLA, whose whereabouts are not known since he submitted his resignation to the Speaker on June 20. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Central forces deployment in Kandhamal extended  Jul 4, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: 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. The central government had on Wednesday withdrawn from the region four companies of central paramilitary forces - the last of the central forces posted there to maintain peace. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Many die in acute Indian heatwave  Jun 26, 2009
    Orissa has traditionally borne the brunt of heatwave deaths in India - 2042 people died of heat strokes in the state in 1998 alone, our correspondent Sanjaya Jena in Bhubaneswar says. The death toll has come down over the years as people have been careful about leaving home in the scorching heat, officials say. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Small town, big return in realty  Jun 26, 2009
    According to Sanjeev Shrivastava, director , Assotech group, their projects in Gwalior, Rudrapur and Bhubaneswar are getting huge response. Developers who are building projects in smaller cities are getting positive response. (India Times)

    Law panels OK with gays, but govt prefers ban  Jun 25, 2009
    Now, when a gay march is due to be held this Sunday in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Bhubaneswar to mark the 40th anniversary of the global movement, the Delhi HC is in the process of delivering its much-awaited verdict on whether section 377 of the Indian Penal Code should be "read down" to decriminalise private, consensual sex between adults. While making a case last year before the high court for retaining the archaic ban on homosexuality, governments counsel P P Malhotra claimed that,... (India Times, India)

    DLF, Raheja want to surrender SEZs  Jun 2, 2009
    DLF, the country's largest real estate company, has requested the Board of Approval to denotify four of its approved SEZs 25 acres in Gujarat, 25 acres at Rai, Sonepat in Haryana, 25 acres in Kolkota and another 25 acres in Bhubaneswar in Orissa. Raheja Universal controlled by Suresh Raheja, the youngest of the Raheja brothers who split about two decades ago, has requested the board to denotify its 50-acre IT/ITES SEZ in Navi Mumbai and also sought part denotification of a portion of its 30 acre... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)

    Orissa puts on hold Hindalco, Vedanta refinery expansion  May 30, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Orissa government on Friday put on hold Hindalco industries and Vedanta Aluminium's expansion plans of their refineries in the state even as it approved investment of rs 2,859 crore in steel sector, official sources said. The decision to keep the expansion plans of Hindalco Industries (HIL) of Aditya Birla Group and Vedanta Aluminium Ltd of Vedanta Resources on hold was taken at the single window clearance committee keeping an eye on the possible non-availability of bauxite and... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)

    CYCLONE AILA  May 27, 2009
    (Additional reporting by Serajul Islam Quadir, Ruma Paul and Nizam Ahmed in Dhaka, Sujoy Dhar in Kolkata and Jatindra Dash in Bhubaneswar; Editing by Alison Williams). news is provided by. (AlertNet)

    Grassroots Initiatives in Disaster Risk Reduction and CDRF Pilot: A Dialogue Workshop and Learning Exchange  May 27, 2009
    3rd to 5th June, 2009, CYSD Hall, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Organised by Swayam Shikshan Prayog edge Links On behalf of National Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction (NADRR). (AlertNet)

    Cyclone Aila kills nearly 200 in Bangladesh, India  May 27, 2009
    Bhubaneswar; Editing by Alison Williams). . (Scientific American)

    Cyclone hits Bangladesh, India; 33 dead  May 26, 2009
    Villagers, holding umbrellas made of palm leaves, made their way as clouds hung low on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, yesterday. Thousands were stranded in heavy rains. (Boston Globe)

    Storm Aila kills 32 across Bengal  May 26, 2009
    23 dead, 1 lakh affected as Cyclone Aila hits Bengal - India - The Times of India. 23 dead, 1 lakh affected as Cyclone Aila hits Bengal. (India Times, India)

    73 killed as Cyclone Aila hits India, Bangladesh  May 26, 2009
    Villagers walk with their umbrellas made of palm leaves as rain clouds loom over the sky in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Monday, May 25, 2009. Strong winds and heavy rains from Cyclone Aila lashed eastern India and Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least 15 people and stranding thousands in their flooded villages. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Orissa raises cyclone warning  May 25, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Orissa has raised the storm warning levels along its ports and alerted coastal residents as a cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal on Monday. Fishermen have been asked not to go out to sea. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Sons rise in Orissa politics  May 23, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Call it catching up with family politics prevalent in the national scene or just lack of choice, several politicians, mainly from the triumphant Biju Janata Dal (BJD), fielded their sons during the just-concluded elections and came out with flying colours. Of the five scions of politicians, four are from the BJD and one from the Congress. (India Times, India)

    BJD rides huge 11.5% rise in vote share to power  May 20, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: A steep rise of 11. 5% votes in its favour propelled the ruling BJD to a landslide victory in the recent assembly elections in Orissa as it grabbed 103 seats in the 147-member house. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    BJD government to take charge tomorrow in Orissa  May 20, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Orissa will be sworn-in tomorrow. "I have been invited to form the government by Governor M C Bhandare," Patnaik, who called on the governor at the Raj Bhavan on Wednesday, told reporters. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Congress looks set to return to power with results so far giving it a clear lead.  May 16, 2009
    1225 The BBC's Sanjaya Jena in Bhubaneswar says: Although the BJP has suffered severe losses in Orissa, the party has succeeded in polarising votes in its favour in the district which witnessed anti-Christian riots last year ... 1100 The BBC's Sanjaya Jena in Bhubaneswar says: Initial trends suggest Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's BJD (Biju Janata Dal) party is sweeping assembly and parliamentary seats. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Naveen Patnaik may have tough day on Saturday  May 15, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Who will be the next Orissa chief minister. Whether Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and caretaker chief minister Naveen Patnaik will be able to retain his gaddi for third successive tenure, is anybodys guess. (India Times)

    Bhubaneswar sisters bag NASA prize  May 13, 2009
    Sisters bag NASA prize for project - Bhubaneswar - Cities - The Times of India ... BHUBANESWAR: A rocket design-based on Oris 00004000 san temple architecture prepared by two sisters of Bhubaneswar was adjudged the best at the space settlement design contest organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. ... Pooja Bhattacharya and Swastika Bhattacharya of Bhubaneswar have won the grand prize from among 309 projects submitted by 875 students. (India Times, India)

    Orissa heat wave toll rises to 31  May 11, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 31 on Monday, an official said ... Bhubaneswar recorded a high of 40. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Karat warms up to Patnaik  May 9, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: With only the last phase of elections left on May 13, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat on Friday flew down to Bhubaneswar for talks with Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik on the chances of the Third Front forming a non-Congress, non-BJP government at the Centre, amid rumours that the BJD wouldnt hesitate to rejoin NDA if BJP emerges as the single largest party ... Prakash Karat flew down to Bhubaneswar for talks with Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik on the chances of the Third Front forming a... (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Paramount set to recruit pilots  May 5, 2009
    It plans to add Shillong, Silchar, Imphal, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi and Cooch Behar to its network over the next year. Indian carriers have suffered a combined loss of Rs 10,000 crore last fiscal. (India Times)

    Realtors making flats according to customer needs  May 2, 2009
    People are on buying spree in places like Gwalior, Mathura, Bhubaneswar, Meerut, and Bhopal. Rajeev Rai, vice-president of Assotech Group, says that their project in Bhubaneswar has seen excellent response in the last couple of months. (India Times)

    Sporadic attacks and steady turnout, plus all the news and comment as the vote unfolds  Apr 16, 2009
    1052 The BBC's Sanjaya Jena in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, says: Police have started taking refugees housed in government relief camps to polling booths. Christians were forced to flee from their villages after a spate of ethnic and communal violence last year. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Cyclone Bijli approaches Orissa  Apr 16, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa government on Thursday alerted collectors of all coastal districts to remain alert as a severe storm formed in the Bay of Bengal may intensify and hit the state, officials said. "We have alerted the collectors of all coastal districts," Additional Special Relief Commissioner B Baral told IANS.. (India Times, India)

    Maoists shut down mine in eastern India, 14 dead  Apr 13, 2009
    Mon, 07:10 13 Apr 2009 GMT. Police said at least 100 rebels attacked a NALCO bauxite mine guarded by police in the mineral-rich state of Orissa late on Sunday. (AlertNet)

    Orissa man ends life after losing job  Apr 11, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: A 25-year-old man from Orissa, who had lost his job with a Mumbai software firm last year, committed suicide by consuming pesticide, police said here on Saturday. Prasanta Jena, a resident of Nian Gorada village of Puri district, lost his job last December due to the global recession. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    BJP nominee in hate speech row  Apr 11, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Ashok Sahu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Orrissa's Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency, was booked for delivering an inflammatory speech at a public meeting in the region where 38 people, most of them Christians, were killed during communal violence last year, police said on Saturday. "We have registered a case against Sahu. The matter is under investigation," S. Praveen Kumar, district superintendent of police, said. (India Times, India)

    Staines killer files nomination for Orissa assembly polls  Apr 10, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, convicted in the killing of an Australian missionary and his minor sons, filed his nomination for Ghasipura assembly constituency in Orissa, a top official said. Dara Singh, presently lodged in a Keonjhar jail, submitted his papers to the sub-collector of Anandapur through an agent identified as Netrananda Mahanta. (India Times, India)

    COMMENT: One Cook Too Many  Apr 10, 2009
    Not much should therefore be read into his claims made soon after a joint NCP, BJD and CPM rally in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday that this tie-up was only Orissa-specific. Pawar stated in a press conference that, "as of now i am with the UPA, but i cannot comment on any alliance after polls.". (India Times, India)

    Green group uses Nano to hit Tata on Orissa turtles  Apr 8, 2009
    According to Siddhanta Das, conservator of forests, Bhubaneswar circle, the mass nesting at Gahirmatha started on March 21 and continued till March 24. In these four days, around 1. (India Times, India)

    French firm to redesign Mumbai CST  Apr 5, 2009
    Besides the Mumbai CST station, New Delhi, Howrah, Agra, Chennai Central, Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Pune, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mathura, Patna, Secunderabad and Thiruvananthapuram railway stations will also be developed as world class stations. Text. (India Times, India)

    Staines killer files nomination  Apr 5, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: Dara Singh, serving a life term for killing Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two small sons in 1999, on Saturday filed by proxy his nomination papers as an independent candidate from Orissa's Ghasipura assembly constituency but these are likely to be rejected, an official said. "A man named Nityananda Mohanta filed the nomination paper on behalf of Singh," returning officer Surath Chandra Mallick said. (Sify.com, India)

    'I am not part of a Third Front'  Apr 3, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Friday said he was not part of the Left or any Third Front but did have an association with Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which is Friday organising a rally he will now address over the phone ... "He cancelled his trip to Bhubaneswar because of some technical snag in the aircraft. He will address the gathering through telephone," BJD general secretary Damodar Rout said. (Sify.com, India)

    If I ruled India  Apr 1, 2009
    CHANDRA MISHRA, 26, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA. As prime minister my attention would be focused on education and infrastructure. (BBC News)

    Red rampage in Orissa tiger reserve  Mar 30, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR/ BARIPADA: In their first major offensive inside a tiger reserve, Maoists damaged three forest range offices, set ablaze at least two motorcycles and beat up tourists and forest staff inside the Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday evening. The Red rebels burnt down forest department establishments at Chahala, Dhudruchampa and Upper Barahkamuda, which boast of good animal presence and are located in the core area of the 2750 sq km reserve forest. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Helicopters attract voters in Assam  Mar 29, 2009
    Assam Congress party president Bhubaneswar Kalita and former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Mukut Mithi were excited seeing the crowd response and waved at them, little knowing that a vast majority of these people were there to have a look at the chopper carrying them. "Of course we came to the rally to have a look at the helicopter... the feeling is really great," Dhiren Ingti, an elderly peasant said as his face gleamed with joy even as his grey hair was ruffled with the choppers rotors... (Sify.com, India)

    Three killed in Orissa cracker blast  Mar 29, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: At least three people were killed when a large number of crackers went off accidentally in a fireworks manufacturing unit in Orissa on Sunday, an official said. The explosion in Nuapalli village of Ganjam district, about 200 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, was so powerful that the house where the crackers were being manufactured collapsed. (Sify.com, India)

    BJD, NCP talks on seat-sharing fail  Mar 26, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday said it would field candidates from one Lok Sabha and 10 assembly constituencies in Orissa after seat-sharing talks with the state's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) apparently failed. NCP state president Prasanta Nanda, however, said their list of candidates had the BJD's consent, even as party denied the claim. (Sify.com, India)

    Judicial probe ordered into Orissa police firing  Mar 23, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: A police officer has been suspended and a judicial probe ordered into an incident of police firing that left one person dead and several injured in Orissa's Dhenkanal district, authorities said on Monday. The officer in charge of the local police station has been suspended and Rs 100,000 ex-gratia payment has been announced for the family of the victim, an official statement said. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Hindu leader shot dead in Kandhamal  Mar 19, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: Armed Maoists have gunned down a Hindu leader in Orissa's Kandhamal district, which witnessed communal violence last year after the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, police said on Thursday. About 15 to 20 Maoists killed Prabhat Panigrahi in Rudiguma village on Wednesday night, District Superintendent of Police S Praveen Kumar said. (Sify.com, India)

    BJD cut 11-year-old tie in 11 minutes  Mar 19, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: Stepping up the attack on Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, BJP on Wednesday accused the BJD supremo of breaking the 11-year-old alliance between the two parties "unilaterally" in eleven minutes. Refuting Patnaik's allegation that BJP had broken the alliance, the saffron party's Orissa unit President Suresh Pujari said, "It took barely one minute for Naveen Patnaik to cut ties with us. It is ridiculous on the part of Patnaik to claim that BJP broke the alliance of 11 years in 11... (Sify.com, India)

    Delimitation affects finalization of candidates in Orissa  Mar 17, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Finalization of candidates for the upcoming elections has become an uphill task for parties in Orissa as dozens of poll warriors find their traditional battlefields missing after delimitation of constituencies. Hit hard by delimitation exercise, which has not only abolished some seats but changed the nomenclature of several others by converting general seats into reserved ones and vice versa, many sitting Lok Sabha members as well as MLAs are hunting for new seats and alignments. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    'Third front' in Orissa poll fray  Mar 16, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: India's eunuchs have for long been fighting for recognition as the 'third sex ... There are over 15,000 eunuchs in the state, of whom about 2000 stay in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar ... A ray of hope came their way during the recent municipal polls in Bhubaneswar in December when around 30 transgenders staying at a city slum were included in the voters' list as female. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    BJD not to support UPA or NDA: Naveen Patnaik  Mar 14, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Hinting that it was open to aligning with the Third Front after the Lok Sabha polls, the BJD has said that it will not support either a Congress-led or a BJP-led government at the Centre. ( ). (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Mayawati to meet Third Front leaders  Mar 14, 2009
    But CPI general secretary A B Bardhan told reporters in Bhubaneswar that the Front will decide who would be the prime minister only after the elections. Speculation that Mayawati is insisting that the Front declare her prime ministerial candidate stems from her representative Satish Mishra's remarks at Thursday's public rally near Tumkur, around 60 km from here, at the launch of the Third Front. (Sify.com, India)

    Orissa: Patnaik wins trust vote  Mar 12, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday won the trust motion by voice vote in the assembly amid controversy as the opposition Congress and the BJP accused him of manipulating the victory. Governor M C Bhandare has sought the video recordings of the one-day special session. (India Times, India)

    BJP-BJD split: Meet the man behind the math  Mar 11, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: When an 11-year-old relationship breaks up, there is bound to be blame flying back and forth. But ask Orissa BJP workers what went wrong between the BJP and the BJD and they credit the split to one man: Pyari Mohan Mohapatra. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    No decision on joining Third Front: BJD  Mar 11, 2009
    "I heard Gowda-ji on TV. But as of now, we are not committed to joining any front or alliance," BJD spokesperson Damodar Rout said over telephone from Orissa capital Bhubaneswar. "We have not taken up the issue at all. As chief spokesperson of the BJD, I am saying we are not committed to any front at this time," he asserted. (Sify.com, India)

    BJP withdraws support to BJD Govt  Mar 8, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: The BJP late Saturday announced it was withdrawing support to the Orissa government headed by Naveen Patnaik of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) after their seat-sharing talks failed, ending their decade-old alliance. "Chief Minister Patnaik should immediately resign since the BJP and the BJD had fought the last assembly elections together," BJP Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra told reporters here. (Sify.com, India)

    Seat-sharing with BJD within 48 hours: BJP  Mar 7, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: Optimistic about continuing the decade-old BJP-BJD alliance, BJP's special emissary to the state MP Chandan Mitra has said the seat sharing formula with the regional party for the coming Assembly and Lok Sabha polls would be finalised within 48 hours. Soon after his arrival on Friday night, the Rajya Sabha member held brief discussions with party leaders followed by preliminary talks with Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Maoists blow up a railway station  Feb 28, 2009
    Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas on Saturday attacked a railway station and blew up its building in Orissa's Sundergarh district, police said. Nearly 100 rebels attacked the Bhalulata railway station, asked three employees to vacate the building and blew it up with explosives, Inspector General of Police Pranabindu Acharya said. (Sify.com, India)

    India wedding party hit by train  Feb 23, 2009
    The accident, which involved a passenger train, happened at about 1600 local time (1130 GMT), some 300km (186 miles) west of Orissa's capital of Bhubaneswar, railway spokesperson GP Mishra said. "As the vehicle rammed into the Bolangir-Puri Intercity Express it caught fire, leaving very little chance for the travellers to survive," local police official BK Das told the BBC.. (BBC News)

    Man found murdered in Kandhamal district  Feb 21, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: A 40-year-old Christian man has been found murdered in Orissa's Kandhamal district, police said on Saturday. At least 38 people, mostly Christians, were killed in the district in communal riots last year. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Indian boy marries dog to ward off tigers  Feb 19, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR, India - An infant boy was married off to his neighbors' dog in eastern India by villagers who said it will stop the groom from being killed by wild animals, officials and witnesses said Wednesday. Around 150 tribespeople performed the ritual recently in a hamlet in the state of Orissa's Jajpur district after the boy, who is under two years old, grew a tooth on his upper gum. (MSNBC -- International)

    12 hurt in Orissa landmine blast  Feb 16, 2009
    BHUBANESWAR: At least 12 security personnel were hurt Monday when their vehicle was blown up by a landmine blast triggered by Maoist rebels in Orissa's Gajapati district, police said. The landmine went off when the vehicle carrying the personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) was passing next to a hill near Andheri village in Gajapati, some 470 km from here. (India Times, India)

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