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
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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)
