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Opposition demands CBI investigate woman`s murder in Odisha

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 13:38

Both the opposition Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party demanded a CBI inquiry into the death of a woman teacher who was set on fire for allegedly refusing to withdraw a sexual assault complaint.

Odisha police yet to trace teacher`s killer, CBI probe sought

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 00:48

Police are yet to trace the man who set a female teacher on fire allegedly for not withdrawing a molestation case against her senior, prompting opposition Congress and BJP to demand a CBI probe into the matter on Tuesday.

Odisha judge gets used bullets, detonator in parcel

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 20:57

A judge in Odisha received a parcel containing a threat letter, two used bullets and an obsolete detonator, police said.

Faced with controversies, Odisha halts coal block allocations

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 13:20

Odisha has decided to halt process of allocating coal blocks in the state given the controversey this has generated in the past, senior official of the state`s steel and mines department said Monday.

Cyclone-hit slum dwellers celebrate Diwali with solar lights

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 12:35

About 35,000 dwelling units in 163 slum pockets have been damaged by the cyclone in the town, official sources said.

Odisha to adopt disaster proofing power system

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 12:17

Having suffered loss of about Rs 1,000 crore in power infrastructure due to cyclone Phailin, Odisha government has decided to take up `disaster proofing` of the system in some parts of worst-hit Ganjam district.

Political parties attack Odisha CM over burning of teacher

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 19:23

The Odisha teacher who died after being set ablaze allegedly for refusing to withdraw a complaint of molestation was on Saturday cremated at her village in Puri district, even as Opposition parties targeted Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the incident.

Parties attack Naveen Patnaik over burning of teacher

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 19:22

Odisha teacher who died after being set ablaze for refusing to withdraw molestation complaint was cremated in Puri, even as Opposition parties targeted Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the incident.

Cyclone damages salt industry in Ganjam district

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 18:33

The recent cyclone Phailin and subsequent floods have caused a major damage to the century old salt industry in the coastal areas of Ganjam district, affecting the livelihood of around 20,000 people.

Rape and murder accused found juvenile

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 00:13

A local court on Friday found the three young men accused in the much-hyped attempted rape and murder of a minor girl case in Odisha`s Kendrapara district as juvenile delinquents.