Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 13:02
Floods brought on by the rising waters of the Mahanadi River in Odisha have so far claimed 45 lives and left a further 4.8 lakh persons marooned in 460 villages of the state, said reports on Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, August 11, 2014, 01:03
Death toll due to floods in Odisha climbed to 45 and number of people affected by the deluge to over 32.9 lakh on Sunday as the situation improved gradually with receding water level in many areas.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 10, 2014, 17:02
Security has been tightened in and around the Berhampur circle jail with top Maoist Sabyasachi Panda lodged in it.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2014, 22:52
An encounter took place between two rebel outfits, Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) and CPI(Maoist) in Palamau district in the early hours today, in which at least 15 TPC men were killed, police said.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2014, 22:41
Fresh rains triggered by a low pressure compounded the miseries of flood victims in Odisha.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2014, 16:47
Plight of the flood-hit in Odisha was compounded by fresh rains triggered by low pressure though water level receded slowly after claiming 37 lives and affecting over 24.28 lakh people, relief department officials said.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 9, 2014, 01:00
The death toll in the Odisha floods rose to 37 on Friday even as situation improved in most parts of the state, reports said.
Last Updated: Friday, August 8, 2014, 01:12
Though the state police got some success in their operation against the Maoists recently, Director General of Police Sanjeev Marik on Thursday said more intensified anti-Maoist operations were required.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 7, 2014, 23:33
Vast areas in the delta region of Mahanadi river system were inundated by flood waters while the water level in other rivers dropped slowly as the death toll due to rains and floods which hit over 17.8 lakh people climbed to 35.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 7, 2014, 16:36
With several rivers in Odisha in spate, Centre assured all help to the state to tackle the situation caused by floods which has affected vast areas.
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