Maoist rebels blow up railway track in Orissa
Bhalulata Village (Orissa), Feb 10 : Suspected Maoist rebels blew up a stretch of a railway track near Bhalulata in the Sundergarh region of of Orissa on Wednesday.

Maoist rebels blow up rail tracks in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 : Maoists blew up two rail tracks between in Orissa's Sundergarh district Wednesday, an official said.

Maoists blow up railway tracks on Howrah-Mumbai route
Rourkela, Feb 10 : Armed Maoists blew up railway tracks in between Bisra and Bhalulata railway stations, about 30 km from here, late last night, causing disruption of train services on the Howrah-Mumbai route.

Maoists blow up two rail tracks in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 : Maoists blew up two rail tracks between Bhalulata and Bishra in Orissa's Sundergarh district early Wednesday, an official said.

Orissa to get more central forces to fight Maoists
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 : Orissa would get three more battalions of central paramilitary forces to fight the Maoist menace in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Tuesday.

'We will not allow screening of My Name Is Khan'
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9: The Orissa unit of the Bajrang Dal Tuesday threatened to disrupt the screening of Shah Rukh Khan's movie "My Name Is Khan" across the state if the actor does not apologise for his alleged "pro-Pakistan" statement.

Jail house rock lands jailor in soup!
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 : Elvis Presley did it. But when a jailor decided to rock the jailhouse by taking it a step further by organising a dance by a semi-clad woman on Republic Day in an Orissa prison, he was suspended.

Two Maoists arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 : Two Maoists have been arrested from Gudari area in Orissa's Rayagada district Tuesday, police said.

Orissa cracks whip on illegal red beacons
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 : Eager to crack down on the rampant misuse of red beacons atop vehicles, the Orissa government has asked all the district collectors, superintendents of police and commissioners to remove them within less than a month, an official said Tuesday.

Students stage stir for Western Orissa's ''interest''
Sambalpur, Feb 8 : Students of various colleges in Western Orissa and Sambalpur University have joined hands with the advocates demanding a high court bench and unitary varsity status for VSS medical college and hospital.

Orissa seeks halt to missile tests during turtle nesting season
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8: Orissa will seek a halt to missile testing from a launch base in Bhadrak district on the state's coast during the nesting period of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, a state wildlife official said Monday.

Mayurbhanj bags MGNREGA excellence award
Baripada, Feb 8 : Mayurbhanj, geographically the biggest district in Orissa, predominantly inhabited by tribals, has bagged the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) excellence award for its significant success achieved during 2008-09.

Orissa demands more forces to fight Maoists
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 : Orissa has demanded five more battalions of central paramilitary forces to fight the Maoists, an official release said Monday.

Bajrang Dal activists booked for protest against beauty contest
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 : Dozens of Bajrang Dal activists were Monday booked for violent protests against a beauty contest to be held in Orissa's Berhampur town, police said.

Maoist guerrillas blow up rail track in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 : A rail track was blown up by Maoists early Monday near Bhalulata railway station in Orissa's Sundergarh district, an official said.

Maoists blow up tracks on Howrah-Mumbai route
Rourkela, Feb 08 : Armed Maoists blew up railway tracks in between Bhalulata and Mahipada railway station, about 35 kms from here late last night, causing disruption of train services on the Howrah-Mumbai route.

Maoists blow up rail track in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 : A rail track was blown up by Maoists early Monday near Bhalulata railway station in Orissa's Sundergarh district, an official said.

Maoists kill BJP worker in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 : Maoist guerrillas killed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in Sundergarh district of Orissa accusing him of being a police informer, an official said Sunday.

Maoists kill poor labourer suspecting him to be police informer in Orissa village
Sundergarh, Feb.7 : In yet another instance of Maoists' atrocities against the poor people, a villager in Orissa's Sundergarh district was gunned down by Maoists after suspecting him to be a police informer.

Church of England's Vedanta shares sale welcomed
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 : Human right activists, tribal leaders and social activists in Orissa Sunday welcomed the Church of England's decision to sell its shares in British mining major Vedanta due to its dissatisfaction with the company's rights' record in the state.

Maoists kill one in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 : Maoist guerrillas killed one person in Sundergarh district of Orissa early Sunday suspecting him to be a police informer, an official said.

Woman sold for Rs.25,000 by husband, rescued
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 : A woman, who was sold by her husband for Rs.25,000 in Orissa, was rescued Saturday from Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Sunday.

India tests long-range nuclear-capable Agni-III missile
Bhadrak (Orissa), Feb 7 : India Sunday tested its indigenous long-range nuclear- capable Agni-III missile, catapulting the country into a select group of nations that have intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)-capability, defence sources said.

Man slashes tongue fearing police arrest in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7: A man slashed his tongue in Cuttack town of Orissa after his landlord filed a police complaint accusing him of stealing valuables from the house, police said Sunday.

Maoists kill one, blow up railway track
Sundargarh, Orissa, Feb 7 : Maoists killed one person here and blew up a railway track in Bihar's Jamui on Sunday, TV reports said.

Agni-3 long range missile launched successfully from Orissa
Balasore (Orissa), Feb.7 : India on Sunday successfully test-fired and launched the long-range Agni-3 missile from an interim testing rangehere.

Orissa tribal leaders question EU team visit to Kandhamal
Bhubaneshwar, Feb. 7: Elders and leaders of various tribes in Orissa's Kandhamal District have voiced suspicious about a European Union (EU) delegation visiting their region saying it would hamper peace and re-ignite violence.

Maoists blow up railway tracks; kill officials ahead of shutdown
Jharkhand/ Bihar/ West Bengal/ Orissa, Feb 7 : Maoists attacks have been reported ahead of a 72-hour shutdown call given by them from Sunday across the four states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal.

Orissa-Jharkhand police destroy two Maoist camp
Rourkela, Feb 06 : Two Maoist camps were destroyed in Nuagaon under Jharkhand area after a joint raid by the Orissa police and the Jharkhand police, Rourkela Superintendent of Police Diptesh Pattnaik said here today.

Cheenath flays Manmohan, Naveen for not keeping promises
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6: Archbishop Raphael Cheenath today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of not keeping their promises of providing adequate compensation to the 2008 Kandhamal riot victims.

Naveen demands Rs 100 cr special grant for farmers
New Delhi, Feb 6: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the Centre to give a special grant of Rs 100 crore to his state for providing farm machineries to farmers at subsidised rates as the level of farm mechanisation in the state was quite low.

ECoR to extend Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express train
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 : In a bid to avoid rush in regular trains, East Coast Railway(ECoR) has decided run the Bhubaneswar-Tirupati weekly special train to run till February 26.

Kandhamal situation still not normal, says archbishop
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6: The situation in Orissa's Kandhamal district, where at least 38 people were killed during communal violence in 2008, is still not normal, the archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar said Saturday. District officials however denied the claims.

Varun wants BJP focus on the Ganga, cows and temples
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 6 : Contrary to new party chief Nitin Gadkari's campaign for development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi Saturday said the party should focus on the Ganga, safety of cows and care of temples.

BJP criticises permission for EU team's Kandhamal visit
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Orissa unit Saturday criticised both the union and state governments for permitting an European Union (EU) delegation to visit the Kandhamal district where at least 38 people were killed during a communal riots in 2008.

Hardcore Maoist arrested in Orissa with huge cache of arms
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 6 : A hardcore maoist, who is also an explosive expert, has been arrested with huge amount of arms and ammunition in Rayagada district of Orissa, police say.

Three girls die smoking out mosquitoes
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 : Troubled by mosquitoes, three girls sharing a hostel room in Orissa's Gajapati district decided to light some twigs and neem leaves to smoke out the blood-suckers - to fatal consequences.

Maoist camp busted, two ultras nabbed in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 : Two Maoists were nabbed during a raid on a rebel camp in the Kalimela area of Malkanagiri district of Orissa Saturday, police said.

Kandh leaders flay visit of EU delegation to Kandhmal
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 : Kandh tribal leaders today said the European delegation and the Orissa government will be held responsible if fresh violence erupts in strife-torn Kandhmal.

Two students die of asphyxia
Berhampur, Feb 6 : Two school students died of asphyxia while another fell sick and was admitted to hospital in critical condition.

Gurudas blames Centre for skyrocketing prices
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 : AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta today came down heavily on the UPA government at the Centre for ''playing into the hands of the multinationals and capitalists at the cost of the poor'' whose miseries have compounded with the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.

EU delegation assess situation in strife-torn Kandhmal
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 : The 11-member European Union delegation, comprising mostly the diplomats of nine countries, visited the strife-torn Kandhmal district for the second-day today to assess the situation prevailing there during the post riot period.

Gurudas blames Centre for the skyrocketing price rise
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 : AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta today came down heavily on the UPA government at the Centre for "playing into the hands of the multinationals and capitalists at the cost of the poor" whose miseries have compounded with the skyrocketing price rise of essential commodities and inflation.

EU delegation meets Christian leaders in Orissa
Bhubaneshwar, Feb 5 : Visiting eleven-member delegation from the European Union (EU) met Christian leaders in Orissa on Thursday.