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Bhubaneswar, August 28: Battling communal violence of unprecedented proportions after VHP leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and four others were killed in Kandhamal district last Saturday, Orissa police are yet to start a thorough inquiry that will lead them to the 30-odd assailants. In the last four days, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced the setting up of a judicial inquiry commission to unravel the truth and sent two police IGs and two DIGs to Kandhamal. (Expressindia.com)
Kandhmal has a history of communal flare-ups Aug 28, 2008
BHUBANESWAR: Caught in the vortex of conversion and reconversion, Kandhmal's agony is manifold. Like most other tribal-dominated districts, this southern Orissa district, too, grapples with poverty, deprivation, illiteracy and malnutrition. (India Times, India)
Three more killed as Indian religious riots spread Aug 27, 2008
BHUBANESWAR, India, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Three bodies were found overnight in an eastern Indian state racked by clashes between Hindus and Christians, taking the death toll to 11, as violence spread to new districts on Wednesday, police said. Hindu mobs have damaged more than a dozen churches and attacked Christian homes and an orphanage this week after the murder of a Hindu leader in Orissa's Kandhamal district, a tribal area where Christian missionaries have been active for years. (AlertNet)
Rift in Sangh Parivar over VHP leader's death Aug 27, 2008
Bhubaneswar, August 27: At least two BJP ministers in the Naveen Patnaik Government may be forced to resign to mollify the angry cadres of the Sangh Parivar after the killings at Kandhamal last Saturday laid bare the deep divide between the BJP and other saffron outfits like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal in Orissa. The split came to the fore on Monday when some legislators of the saffron party blamed the administration for the killings and said they wouldnt allow the Assembly to... (Expressindia.com)
Violence continues in Orissa, toll 9 Aug 27, 2008
BHUBANESWAR: The signs are extremely ominous. As the death toll from the Orissa violence rose to nine, the situation on Tuesday threatened to spiral out of control with mob seeking revenge for the killings of VHP leader Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his disciples, vandalizing churches and prayer halls. (India Times, India)
Hindu hard-liners set fire to orphanage Aug 26, 2008
Police personnel stand guard in front of a church in Bhubaneswar, India, Monday, during a strike called by the World Hindu Council to protest Saturday's killing of a Hindu religious leader and four others by suspected communist rebels in another district of the state. . (MSNBC -- International)
Three more killed in fresh violence in Orissa Aug 26, 2008
BHUBANESWAR: An indefinite curfew was on Tuesday clamped in Orissa's communally-sensitive Kandhamal district following fresh violence in the wake of the killing of VHP leader in which three persons were killed. "We have information about death of three persons in Raikia area. The details are being collected," Revenue Divisional Commissioner of Southern Division Satyabrata Sahu told PTI over phone. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Orissa riots: Woman burnt to death Aug 26, 2008
Bhubaneswar: A young woman was burnt to death and a church official seriously injured when a mob torched an orphanage in an Orissa village, sparking tension across the State on Monday even as thousands observed a State-wide shutdown called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to protest the killing of one of its leaders. A 22-year-old woman was killed and a church official badly injured when angry mobs burnt down an orphanage in Khuntpali village in Barhgarh district, 300 km from Bhubaneswar on Monday. (Sify.com, India)
Orissa simmers; no-confidence notice against govt Aug 26, 2008
BHUBANESWAR: The Congress on Monday served a notice of no-confidence against the BJD-BJP government in Orissa over the killing of VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati as the House was stalled amid pandemonium by both ruling BJP and Opposition members. "We have given a notice of no-confidence. This House has no trust in the government," Leader of Opposition J B Patnaik told reporters here after the House was adjourned for the day amid uproar by both ruling BJP and opposition Congress members. (India Times, India)
VHP shutdown halts traffic across Orissa Aug 25, 2008
BHUBANESWAR: Rail and road traffic was disrupted across Orissa on Monday and thousands of people staged demonstrations in several places as part of a statewide shutdown called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest the killing of a leader of the organisation on Saturday. "Train services have been affected across the state," JP Mishra, spokesperson of the east coast railway, said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Govt doctors in Orissa to tender resignation en masse Aug 24, 2008
Bhubaneswar, Sat, 23 Aug 2008 NI Wire. Nearly 3,000 doctors working in public hospitals in Orissa have threatened to follow a mass resignation on August 27 protesting against Government s apathy toward them. (Newstrack India)
Suspected Maoist rebels kill 5 in eastern India Aug 24, 2008
The area is about 215 miles (350 kilometers) west of state capital, Bhubaneswar. Today in Asia - Pacific. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
4 VHP leaders shot dead in Orissa Aug 24, 2008
BHUBANESWAR: At least five persons, including four prominent VHP leaders, were on Saturday night shot dead by unidentified gunmen, suspected to be Maoists, at an ashram for girls when Janmashtami celebrations were on in Orissa's communally-sensitive Kandhmal district. ( ). (India Times, India)
Gaon Kalyan Samitis in every revenue village Aug 20, 2008
Statesman News Service BHUBANESWAR, Aug 19: "There will be one Gaon Kalyan Samiti in every revenue village of the state" said Mr SK Lohani, mission director of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) here today. Addressing the state level media workshop on community monitoring of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) he said: "priority is being given to Gaon Kalyan Samitis. Community participation holds the key to the success of any development programme, and that is why, while designing the... (The Statesman)
Biranchi murder case: Police file charge sheet Aug 18, 2008
BHUBANESWAR; Police have filed a chargesheet against two men for allegedly murdering judo coach Biranchi Das on April 13, an official said on Monday. The charge sheet has been filed in the court of the sub-divisional judicial magistrate Sunday against Raja Acharya and Akhya Behera, inspector in charge of city's Badagada police station P.K. Patnaik said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Kingfisher told not to shift passengers to Air Deccan Aug 16, 2008
Delhi-based J K Mittal was made to travel to Bhubaneswar in a Deccan flight though he purchased a Kingfisher Airlines ticket through the airlines website ... At the airport, Kingfisher staff informed Mr Mittal that the airline did not have a flight that day between Delhi and Bhubaneswar. (India Times)
Jindal steel plant to be commissioned in 2010 Aug 14, 2008
BHUBANESWAR: Jindal Steel and Power Ltd is optimistic about commissioning the first phase of the proposed six mtpa steel mill in Orissa's Angul district by October 2010. JSPL Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Naveen Jindal, who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here, told reporters that the work for the first phase of the project was progressing well. (Economic Times)
Mentally ill woman kept chained for 15 years Aug 13, 2008
Both her legs have been tied with a rope and a chain connecting it is tied to a wooden pole in a straw-thatched room that the family earlier used as a cowshed in Nacchipur village of Jagatsinghpur district, some 120 km from Orissa capital Bhubaneswar in eastern India. She has been living in the shed - like an animal, with no clothes on. (India Times, India -- Community News)
India tests multi-barrel rocket launcher Pinaka Aug 13, 2008
The multi-barrel rocket launching system (MBRLS) was tested from the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) in Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district, some 230 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. It was a product launch, S.P. Dash, director of the Chandipur defence base, told IANS over telephone. (Sify.com, India)
Heart patient dies in Delhi during VHP roadblock Aug 13, 2008 Should Clinical Trials Be Outsourced? Aug 10, 2008 Naina Devi disaster: Safety first Aug 5, 2008 Films to impart management lessons Aug 4, 2008 Gennum acquires IP firm Jul 31, 2008 Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008 Maoists spotted by locals in Orissa Jul 28, 2008 India Plans Jungle Warfare Training to Fight Naxalite Rebels Jul 17, 2008 India police killed in mine blast Jul 17, 2008 Sand artist Sudarsan wins in Berlin Jul 16, 2008 Gasps and applause as groom drops in on his own wedding Jul 15, 2008 Techie skydives to nuptial bliss Jul 14, 2008 Indian groom skydives 2.1 km to wedding venue Jul 14, 2008 Seven injured in bear attack Jul 13, 2008 Looking forward Jul 8, 2008 India police find commando boat Jul 8, 2008 India temple stampede kills six Jul 5, 2008 Many pilgrims give Puri Yatra a miss Jul 4, 2008 After attack on Greyhounds, cops in blame game Jul 2, 2008 India police survive rebel attack Jul 1, 2008 Civilian spared to tell horror tale Jul 1, 2008 Precision of guerrilla attacks shocks cops Jul 1, 2008 Official: 40 police officers feared drowned after rebel attack in eastern India Jun 29, 2008 Bear has brief reunion with 'family' Jun 29, 2008 Heat of inflation hits the tea pot Jun 28, 2008 Chinese design for Indian Railways Jun 27, 2008 Heartbreak over cub confiscation Jun 26, 2008 Man In India Jailed For Caring For Orphaned Bear Jun 25, 2008 Cholera-hit Indians 'face hunger' Jun 24, 2008 Orissa stops air dropping, announces relief for 7 more days Jun 24, 2008 Left not to withdraw support Jun 24, 2008 Man jailed for keeping bear at home Jun 24, 2008 Soul Curry: Goodbye, my butterfly Jun 23, 2008 India floods push people onto trees, alligators flee Jun 21, 2008 Orissa announces financial, medical aid for Kalpana Das Jun 21, 2008 Cost of living in smaller cities shoots up Jun 20, 2008 Flood situation in Orissa grim Jun 19, 2008 Flood alarm in Orissa; river levels rise Jun 19, 2008 Floods Leave 300,000 Homeless in India's East Jun 19, 2008 UGC to set up 14 world-class universities, 316 colleges Jun 14, 2008 Sun TVs SFM to launch in Shillong on 13 June Jun 13, 2008 How Not To Build New IITs Jun 11, 2008 Sacked Assam minister in jail Jun 8, 2008 Puri's lone devadasi fasts for the Lord Jun 7, 2008 12-hour shutdown shutdown by Trinamool begins in WB Jun 6, 2008 Orissa clears 10 mega projects Jun 4, 2008 Moscow pat for artist Jun 2, 2008 Epic journey of dance Jun 1, 2008 Have Indian architects failed to come up with solutions in line with India's needs? May 25, 2008 Mauritian civil servant discovers Indian roots May 24, 2008 Rains cool Orissa May 15, 2008 CJs time sought before Vedanta verdict May 15, 2008 * India tests nuclear-capable missile May 8, 2008 India tests ballistic missile capable of reaching China May 7, 2008 Indian coach murder suspect held May 6, 2008 Adopt flexi land policy Apr 21, 2008 Biranchi murder: Top Orissa cops shifted Apr 19, 2008 Sex abuse case: Orissa ex-Speaker likely to be quizzed Apr 18, 2008 Sun TV To Launch 'FM Station' In Nasik & Vadodara Under SFM Apr 17, 2008 Two held in Indian coach killing Apr 15, 2008 Rigging slur on BJD Apr 14, 2008 India marathon boy coach killed Apr 14, 2008 Budhia's coach shot dead Apr 14, 2008 The Grid to Render the Web Obsolete? Apr 10, 2008 Railways willing to take up Khurda-Bolangir line Apr 8, 2008
Railway officials in Orissa said protesters delayed trains by squatting on railway tracks in various places, including Sambalpur, Rourkela and state capital Bhubaneswar. Road traffic in the state was also hit by the VHP protest. (Sify.com, India)
IIM-A prof's husband kills self Aug 13, 2008
She is a visiting professor at the University of Manitoba and has taught at the Xavier's Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. Currently, she is the Associate Editor of Indian Psychological Abstracts and Reviews and Book Review Editor of International Journal of Cross Cultural Management. (India Times, India)
An Indian patient is treated for suspected cholera in a hospital in Kakiriguma village of Koraput district, some 500 kilometres southwest of Orissa state's capital, Bhubaneswar. Manprett Romana / AFP / Getty Article Tools. (Time.com)
(with inputs from Banglaore, Thiruvanathapuram, Guwahati, Kurukshetra, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Shimla, Hyderabad, Ajmer and Bhubaneswar). Related Stories. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Students at the Xavier Institute of Management in Bhubaneswar are learning Management mantras from the likes of Shahrukh Khan, Shyam Bengal and Ashutosh Gowrikar ... Three mainstream Bollywood films, Manthan, Swades De are now study material for Rural Management students at the Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar. (NDTV.com)
ASIC Architect will immediately become part of the Snowbush IP team, which is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and will maintain its Santa Clara and Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India offices. Gennum designs semiconductor solutions and IP cores for advanced consumer connectivity, enterprise, broadcast and data products. (EETimes)
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
BHUBANESWAR: Nepali Maoists have infiltrated into India with the locals spotting such cadres in Orissa's Malkangari district bordering Chhattisgarh where 53 securitymen and two civilians were killed in the last three weeks. "We have received information about infiltration by Nepali Maoists, but nothing can be confirmed unless they are nabbed," a senior intelligence officer said, adding that Nepal sometime ago had indicated to India that a section of Maoists could cross over. (India Times, India -- Community News)
A landmine attack by Naxalites on a vehicle killed 17 policemen in the eastern state of Orissa yesterday, Director- General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda said in a telephone interview from the capital, Bhubaneswar, today. The attack happened in Malkangiri district and all the policemen in the vehicle died,'' he said. (Bloomberg)
By Sandeep Sahu BBC News, Bhubaneswar. At least 17 Indian policemen have been killed in a landmine blast in the eastern state of Orissa, the authorities say. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Bhubaneswar: Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has become the first Indian to win a world championship held in Berlin for his sculpture on global warming. His victory will see his name entering the record books again. (Sify.com, India)
So too did everyone who was invited and much of the population of Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern state of Orissa. That is because the groom - Shishir Mishra, a top skydiver from India's air force - parachuted into his wedding. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Bhubaneswar, July 13: Grooms reaching the wedding venue and the altar on horseback, palanquin or four-wheeler is pass. In Bhubaneswar today, Sisir Mishra, a New Delhi-based aircraft technician working with the Indian Air Force, literally dived to his matrimonial bliss. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Shisir Mishra, an accomplished sky diver, jumped from a helicopter and landed in a sports ground close to the bride's home in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa state, India ... Shisir Mishra, an accomplished sky diver, jumped from a helicopter and landed in a sports ground close to the bride's home in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa state. (Xinhuanet, China)
BHUBANESWAR: At least seven people, including administration official, sustained injuries after a wild bear attacked them in Orissa's Nuapada district, an official said on Friday. The bear attacked six villagers in Hatisara village located within Sunabeda wild life sanctuary, some 600 km from here, on Thursday. (India Times, India)
At the time we contacted them they were about to start the search for a sponsor to equip their new children's eye care centre within their two-year-old institute at Bhubaneswar ... The Bhubaneswar institute offers care irrespective of ability to pay ... The inauguration of the Miriam Hyman Eye Care Centre in Bhubaneswar was attended by several top-level dignitaries from the Indian government, the British Council and the Indian Administrative Service. (BBC News)
By Sandeep Sahu BBC News, Bhubaneswar. Security forces in eastern India have recovered a police launch which sank following an attack last month by Maoist rebels. (BBC News)
The BBC's Sanjaya Jena in the state capital, Bhubaneswar, says that at least one million people from different parts of the state and abroad have congregated in Puri to take part in a nine-day cultural fiesta. Our correspondent says that despite the mishap, all the rituals of the Car festival were smoothly completed with only a short delay. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Normally, two pairs of express trains run between Kolkata and Puri and one pair between Kolkata and Orissa's capital city Bhubaneswar. During Rath Yatra, extra coaches are provided with every train and special trains run between Kharagpur and Puri. (Sify.com, India)
Orissa home secretary T K Mishra said in Bhubaneswar that had the Greyhounds commandoes been cautious, Sunday's ambush wouldn't have happened. "They should have avoided the water route. Even if they had to take it, they should have sailed in small groups than take a single boat," he said. (India Times, India -- Community News)
By Sandeep Sahu BBC News, Bhubaneswar. Helicopters ferried the wounded security personnel to hospital. (BBC News)
BHUBANESWAR: It was no less than a rebirth for Manoranjan Dey, the assistant driver of the boat which was attacked by the Maoists at Balimela in Malkangiri district on Sunday. After the boat capsized, Dey was caught by the rebels and grilled for hours before he was set free in the night with a warning not to help the police in future. (India Times, India -- Community News)
BHUBANESWAR: Maoist attacks in Malkangiri have, in recent times, become somewhat routine in the areas bordering Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Aware that policing in these places presents complexities for the administrations, they strike almost at will. (India Times, India -- Community News)
The attack occurred on the Machakund river in Malkangiri district, 375 miles (600 kilometers) south of Bhubaneswar, the state capital. Authorities were investigating the incident, but Gajbhiya said they suspected the communist rebels. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
BHUBANESWAR: Enforcing animal protection laws can sometimes be a beastly affair. This became apparent on Friday when a sloth bear was reunited with her human family, only to be tearfully separated soon. (India Times, India)
Apart from the four metros, the other 13 cities monitored by the government are Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizwal, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patna, Shillong, Shimla and Thiruvananthapuram ... Delhi, the national capital, saw tea prices rising to Rs 119 from Rs 106 a kg, while in Mumbai the rates have gone up marginally at Rs 144 from Rs 140 a kg. Tea prices in Aizwal and Bhopal went up to Rs 120 from Rs 110 a kg. In Bhubaneswar and Patna, the prices rose by 8% to Rs... (India Times)
Chinese team to inspect stations in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar- Railways-Transportation-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times ... Chinese team to inspect stations in Bangalore, Bhubaneswar27 Jun, 2008, 0949 hrs IST, PTI ... A 12-member Chinese team will arrive here on July 12 on a week-long visit to inspect the railway stations at Bhubaneswar and Byppanahalli in Bangalore. (India Times)
By Sanjaya Jena Bhubaneswar. An inseparable bond developed between man and bear. (BBC News)
Munda, a member of the indigenous tribes who live in the forests of eastern India, said he found the sloth bear cub last year while gathering firewood near his village of Gahatagaon, about 125 miles north of the state capital, Bhubaneswar ... "We have decided to give him a job in our animal rehabilitation center in Bhubaneswar as a caretaker" once he is released from jail, Das said. (CBS News -- World)
The cholera epidemic started in Kashipur, in Rayagada district, nearly 500km (310 miles) from the state capital, Bhubaneswar. Bookmark with. (Yahoo News -- India)
Press Trust of India Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (Bhubaneswar) With flood waters receding from many areas, Orissa government has stopped air dropping of food packets and announced distribution of relief materials for seven more days, official sources said. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced extension of relief distribution in worst affected district of Balasore alone. (NDTV.com)
Bhubaneswar: CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan on Tuesday said the Left would stick to its ''firm'' stand on the nuclear issue but did not foresee the fall of the UPA government at the Centre. The Left parties are not keen to withdraw support from the UPA government but if they (UPA) fall on their own how can we prevent it,'' Bardhan remarked while describing the June 25 meeting on the nuclear deal as ''crucial. (Sify.com, India)
BHUBANESWAR: A tribal man in Orissa has been jailed for keeping a sloth bear at his home although he pleaded that he did so simply because the animal refused to embrace the jungle. Officials arrested Rama Singh Munda, 40, of Rutisila village in Keonjhar district, 225 from here, for allegedly violating wildlife law that bars a person from keeping bear as a pet. (India Times, India)
I informed my wife that I had been summoned to the Bhubaneswar Special Circuit House to collect an order for a new assignment. My mother, overhearing this, asked if I could also take her to the dentist. (India Times, India)
BHUBANESWAR, India, June 20 (Reuters) - Flood victims in eastern India took refuge on treetops as monsoon rains swamped homes and continued to spread misery among millions. Swelling rivers continued to break through mud embankments in the country's east and northeast on Friday, killing at least 50 people in the past 10 days and affecting more than three million. (AlertNet)
Bhubaneswar, Fri, 20 Jun 2008 NI Wire ... She is now admitted at the Kalinga Hospital, a private multi-speciality health centre in the capital city of Bhubaneswar. (Newstrack India)
The price rise in five non-metro cities in different regions of the country like Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Shimla -- are either more or at least in line with that of metropolis ... 25 per kg, while those in Shimla rose by about 63 per cent, Lucknow by 53 per cent, Bangalore by 50 per cent, Bhubaneswar by 44 per cent and Hyderabad by 30 per cent. ... Wheat flour (atta) prices have become expensive by over 63 per cent in Lucknow at Rs 13 a kg. In Bangalore, it went up by 33 per cent, Hyderabad by... (India Times, India)
BHUBANESWAR: Thousands of people are going without food in Orissa's flood-hit Balasore district as the swirling waters have made it impossible for the administration to reach the marooned villages, officials admitted on Thursday ... Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to occur at a few places with extremely heavy falls (more than 25cm) at isolated places over north Orissa, the Bhubaneswar meteorological office said in a release. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Bhubaneswar: Floods tightened their grip over Orissa today, causing the water levels of major rivers to rise as relief and rescue operations were stepped up with the help of Air Force choppers to provide succor to lakhs of affected people, including those in over 850 marooned villages. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik undertook an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas today. (Sify.com, India)
BHUBANESWAR, India - Indian soldiers evacuated thousands of stranded people from submerged villages on Wednesday, as floods triggerred by heavy monsoon rains swept across the country's east and northeast ... "Flood waters have submerged thousands of acres of land, disrupted electricity, roads and rail communication in many districts," S. Barai, a senior state government official told Reuters in Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern state of Orissa. (Planet Ark, United States)
The universities, when they come up, will be located at Amritsar, Pune, Kolkata, Coimbatore, Mysore, Visakhapatnam, Gandhinagar, Jaipur, Patna, Bhopal, Kochi, Bhubaneswar, Greater Noida and Guwahati. Sharma said he wwas "looking forward and positive" about the plan. (India Times, India -- Community News)
SFM already operates in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Tirupati, Madurai, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Bhopal, Pondicherry, Kozhikode (Calicut), Indore, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy, Rajahmundry, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Mangalore, Kannur, Allahabad, Jabalpur, Mysore, Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Nasik, Vadodara, Rajkot, Aurangabad, Ahemdabad, Warangal, Nagpur, Kochi, Gulbarga and Asansol. SFM will launch four more stations across the... (Indiantelevision.com)
That's because they haven't even decided which city in Rajasthan will eventually host an IIT. Likewise IIT Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Patna and Bhubaneswar will be admitting students this year, but with no infrastructure, faculty or even buildings in place. They will, instead, have ghost presences in existing IITs. (India Times, India)
"We have decided to expel Bora as he went against the interest of the party," Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhubaneswar Kalita said. Bora was on Saturday remanded to judicial custody till June 21 after he was arrested red-handed on Tuesday while trying to give a bribe of Rs 10 lakh to a CBI official investigating the murder of Daniel Topno, a political leader, in 2000. (Sify.com, India)
Bhubaneswar: The practice of controversial 'devadasi' tradition in the 12th century Sri Jagannath temple in Puri might have ended long back, but 75-year-old Sashimani, the lone surviving devadasi, joined lakhs of women to observe a ritual wishing long life for her 'husband. Claiming to have married to the Lord Jagannath since her childhood, Sashimani observed the 'Sabitri brata' wishing a long-life of the lord. (Sify.com, India)
Kolkata/ Hyderabad/ Bhubaneswar: A 12-hour shutdown began on Friday in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa against the hike in fuel prices. The Trinamool Congress, who dubbed the fuel hike as 'unfortunate and unprecedented', has called a shutdown in West Bengal. (Sify)
BHUBANESWAR: Seeking to accelerate its industrialisation process, Orissa government on Tuesday cleared 10 mega projects, including a ship building yard and repair facility and a petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals investment region (PCPIR). The mega projects got the nod at the high level clearance authority (HLCA) meeting, which rejected a proposal of Jindal Photo Limited that sought enhancement of capacity of its proposed power plant from 1,000 MW to 2,000 MW.. (India Times)
Bhubaneswar, June 1: Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has added yet another feather to his cap. His 15-ft Lord Ganesh in sand a comment on the phenomenon of global warming has won him the peoples choice award at an international sand sculpture championship in Moscow. (Calcutta Telegraph)
June 10: Group dance performances by Sutra Dance Theatre (KL), Odissi Dance Academy (Bhubaneswar, India) ... June 13: Nrityagram (Bangalore, India), Srjan (Bhubaneswar, India). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The German architect and townplanner Otto Konigsberger, for instance, (chief architect and planner for the Mysore state from 1939 to 1941) was commissioned to design Orissas new capital Bhubaneswar. He then went on to become director of housing in the Government of India from 1948 to 1951 before moving to Britain and heading a university department in tropical architecture. (India Times)
Bhubaneswar: A Mauritian civil servant has discovered that his great great grandfather was an Indian - in all likelihood from Orissa - and was brought to Mauritius as an indentured worker over 135 years ago. Ramroop Jugurnauth, 47, is a civil servant in the Human Resource cadre in the Ministry of Civil Service of Mauritius. (Sify.com, India)
Bhubaneswar and Cuttack received showers and overcast conditions prevailed during most parts of the day. The average day temperature over large parts of the State has dropped over the past few days. (Newindpress)
Bhubaneswar, May 14: Members of the Dangaria Kandha tribals from Kalahandi have appealed to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, K.G. Balakrishnan, to hear them before delivering the final verdict on the Vedanta Group s bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills. Talking to reporters here today, Jitu Jakesika and Dodi Pusika, who belong to the Dangaria Kandha community, said they have faxed an appeal to the chief justice on behalf of both the Dangaria and the Jharania Kandha tribes along... (Calcutta Telegraph)
AFP, BHUBANESWAR, INDIA Thursday, May 08, 2008, Page 5. India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile yesterday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defense ministry said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile Wednesday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defence ministry said ... In Wednesday's test, 180 kilometres northeast of Orissa's state capital Bhubaneswar, "all the sub-systems of the missile functioned in a copybook manner, giving an outstanding integrated performance of the missile in terms of range and accuracy," Kar said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
But police officials in Bhubaneswar insisted Mr Acharya had been arrested. Fame. (BBC News)
BHUBANESWAR: EXPRESSING concern over the delay and persisting uncertainties in execution of industrial projects in Orissa, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has called for effecting a complete, transparent and flexible land acquisition policy to allow industrial activities to take off in earnest. It has advocated provision of equity stakes in the projects to the displaced farmers and people besides extending adequate compensation, land for land, permanent job... (Newindpress)
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik ordered the transfer of eight IPS officers in the state following allegations of a police-criminal nexus in the murder of judo coach and marathon kid Budhia's trainer, Biranchi Das ... According to official sources, Bhubaneswar DCP Amitav Thakur has been transferred as additional inspector general, Cuttack ... Bolangir DSP Himamshu Lal has been transferred and brought in as DCP, Bhubaneswar. (India Times, India -- Community News)
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Police are likely to interrogate former Speaker Maheswar Mohanty on Friday in connection with the sexual harassment of a Lady Marshal. A week after recording statements of five employees of Orissa Assembly in connection with the sexual harassment case of a Lady Marshal, police had served notice to Maheswar Mohanty for interrogation. (India Times, India -- Community News)
SFM has already launched FM stations in different cities, which includes Jabalpur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Tirupati, Madurai, Jaipur, Indore, Bhubaneswar, Tuticorin, Lucknow, Kannur, Allahabad, Kozhikode (Calicut), Bhopal, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy, Rajahmundry, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Guwahati, Mangalore, Mysore and Jamshedpur. The company will shortly roll out 13 more stations, as it holds license for 45 FM Radio... (TopNews)
The BBC's Sandeep Sahu in Bhubaneswar says Mr Das was hit by two of the bullets and was declared dead on arrival at hospital. Our correspondent says police have ruled out a link to any feud over Budhia Singh and suspect the involvement of a well-known local gangster. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Bhubaneswar, April 13: Accusing the BJD of misusing the states machinery and using money to influence voters of Laxmipur Assembly constituency, which went to polls yesterday, Samruddha Odisha, a regional party, has urged the Election Commission of India to conduct an independent probe withholding the counting. Samruddha Odisha president Jatish Chandra Mohanty told reporters here today that he had drawn the attention of the Chief Election Commissioner to BJDs false moves. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Biranchi Das was killed after being approached by three attackers at his judo club in the city of Bhubaneswar ... The BBC's Sandeep Sahu in Bhubaneswar says Mr Das was hit by two of the bullets and was declared dead on arrival at hospital ... Deputy Commissioner of Bhubaneswar police Amitabh Thakur said checkpoints had been set up to stop the attackers escaping. (BBC News -- South Asia)
"Das was shot twice by a gunman and he died before he could be taken to hospital," said deputy police commissioner Amitabh Thakur said in state capital Bhubaneswar. No possible motive was given for the attack on Das, who was sacked as Budhia's coach last year and arrested after the boy accused him of torture. (India Times, India)
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BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Railways on Monday finally spelt out its plan of action to bring the Khurda-Bolangir new broad gauge line, which was sanctioned 13 years ago, back on track here ... Sharing the progress on the proposed world-class railway station at Bhubaneswar, Mr. Jena said the railway was scouting for suitable land for the project. (Hindu)
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