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LWE menace: Odisha to focus on Maoist hit southern districts

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 17:37

The Odisha government has decided to improve road connectivity and take in Maoist-hit southern districts to contain the left wing extremists, who have been targeting civilians in certain pockets of these areas.

Congress strike over mining scam partially affects Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 13:04

A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition Congress in Odisha Tuesday over the alleged multi-crore mining scam evoked mixed response in the state, police said.

Nuke capable Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired from Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 10:33

India on Tuesday successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha.

High security for Congress` 12-hour bandh in Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 00:38

Odisha police on Monday decided to step up security measures in view of the opposition Congress` 12-hour bandh tomorrow.

Congress promises free power for poor as campaigning ends today

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 16:06

With the high voltage campaigning for the January 8 elections to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation ending on Monday, opposition Congress promised free power to the people living below poverty line while ruling BJD assured voters of overall development.

Odisha teacher calls a girl witch, suspended

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 15:37

A woman teacher was suspended in Odisha for calling a minor girl a witch and sending her back from the school, an official said Monday.

Teenaged girl kills herself after being sexually molested

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 15:03

Bhubaneswar: A teenaged girl who was sexually molested by a boy of her age while returning after a bath in a nullah (drain) in Odisha`s Jajpur district committed suicide by hanging herself at home.

Deadlock between district authorities, panchayat continue in Odisha

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 12:35

The month-long deadlock between the district authorities and panchayat members of Bandhugaon block of Odisha`s Koraput district is on despite the administration`s steps to break it.

Congress questions Odisha CM`s `silence` on mining scam

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 23:18

Calling for probe by CBI into mining scam in Odisha, senior Congress leader Niranjan Pattnaik on Sunday questioned what he described as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik`s silence on the issue.

BJP rules out any tie-up in Odisha for 2014 polls

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 16:27

BJP on Sunday ruled out forging alliance with any political party, including its erstwhile partner BJD, in Odisha for the elections to the Assembly and the Lok Sabha.