http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 04 May 2012 04:43:32 GMT Fri, 04 May 2012 04:43:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_does_not_want_foreigners_in_Maoistaffected_areas_127924 Bhubaneswar: Odisha has decided to discourage visits by foreigners to Maoist-affected areas, Tourism Minister Prafulla Samal said Thursday."We will tell all the tour operators not to take foreign tourists, for the time being, to the areas wh... Fri, 04 May 2012 04:43:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Two_kidnappings_Maoists_release_MLA_hold_on_to_collector__127735 Balipeta (Odisha)/Raipur, April 26 (IANS) Freedom for one, continuing captivity for the other. Maoist guerrillas Thursday released Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka more than a month after they kidnapped him but their comrades in neighbouring Chhattisg... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:10:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_plan_peoples_court_to_decide_fate_of_Hikaka_127461 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Wednesday accused the Odisha government of not taking steps on their demands and announced they would decide the fate of legislator Jhina Hikaka, who is in their captivity since the past over three weeks, in a peoples' court... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:28:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_speeds_up_process_to_secure_legislators_release_127231 Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday said it is speeding up the process to secure the release of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who has been held hostage by Maoists for the past 20 days.Home Secretary U.N. Behera said steps are being taken for t... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:33:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_release_Italian_hostage_MLA_still_missing__127179 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Thursday released Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo after keeping him in captivity for nearly a month, officials said as the fate of another hostage, Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka, contin... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:36:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_release_Italian_hostage_127128 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Thursday released Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo after keeping him hostage for nearly a month, sources said.He had been kidnapped with another Italian, Claudio Colangelo, from a forested area of Kandhamal district March 14... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:51:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hostage_crisis_Odisha_yet_to_decide_on_fresh_demands_126996 Bhubaneswar: Odisha has yet to decide on the latest Maoist demands for the release of an Italian and a legislator being held captive by the rebels since last month, even as the deadline given by the abductors ends Tuesday."We have yet to de... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:30:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_crisis_Uncertainty_over_hostages_release__126946 Bhubaneswar: Odisha's efforts to secure the release of an Italian tour operator and a state legislator kidnapped by the Maoists last month plunged into uncertainty Sunday with the rebels failing to budge from their demands.Maoist leader Sabyasa... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:49:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_refuse_to_release_Italian_hostage_126895 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Friday refused to release the Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo they have kept hostage in Odisha since March 14, though the government has offered a swap.Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda in an audio message which was aired b... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:28:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_hostages_Maoists_yet_to_respond_to_swap_offer_126884 Bhubaneswar: Two mediators Friday sought clarification from the Odisha government on its swap offer to secure the release of an Italian and a state legislator from Maoist captivity and also said the rebels had not responded to it yet.The interl... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:03:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hostage_crisis_Odisha_to_release_27_prisoners_126801 Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to facilitate the release of 27 prisoners, including eight Maoists, to secure the release of an Italian tourist and a legislator, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Wednesday.The Maoists have held ... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:53:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_reiterate_demands_to_release_Italian__126718 Bhubaneswar: Maoists holding one of the two Italians hostage since March 14 reiterated Monday that the government must concede their demands in order to secure his release.Sabyasachi Panda, a rebel leader known as Sunil, said in a latest audio ... Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:06:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Odisha_Maoists_yet_to_respond_to_mediators_appeal_126672 Bhubaneswar: Maoists are yet to respond to the appeal made by their mediators two days ago to release an Italian held hostage by them in Odisha since March 14, an official said Monday.  "There has been no response from the Maoists so... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:38:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hope_of_Italians_release_brighten_after_mediators_appeal_126654 Bhubaneswar: The chances of an early release of the second kidnapped Italian, held by Maoists in Odisha since March 14, brightened with the rebel-appointed mediators Saturday expressing satisfaction with the government's stand and appealing for ... Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:09:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_release_one_abducted_Italian_126426 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Sunday released one of the two Italian hostages they had abducted March 14. The rebels said they will release the other Italian only after the government fulfills some of their demands.After his release Claudio Colangelo sa... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:40:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_abduct_Odisha_MLA__126360 Bhubaneswar: Maoists abducted a legislator of Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) early Saturday, police said.About 100-150 armed rebels abducted Jhina Hikaka, 37, from a hilly area between Koraput and Laxmipur, about 500 km from state capit... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:56:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Italian_hostage_crisis_Interlocutors_want_presence_of_jailed_Maoist_leader_126334 Bhubaneswar: Talks to secure the safe release of two Italians taken hostage by Maoists since over a week in Odisha's Kandhamal district resumed here Friday amid a demand by the interlocutors that a top jailed Maoist leader be included in the ne... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:05:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_abduct_two_Italians_in_Odisha_126093 Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Leftwing rebels abducted two Italians from a forested area in India's eastern Odisha state, an official said Sunday. The Indian government has informed Italy about the incident and its efforts at trying to get them release... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:33:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Opposition_rejects_charge_sheet_on_Odisha_gang_rape_125711 Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha Monday rejected the police charge sheet on the alleged gang rape of a woman in the state and demanded a CBI probe to unearth the truth.   "We condemn the... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:07:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/__Cobra_rescued_from_premises_of_Odisha_secretariat_125386 Bhubaneswar: A snake helpline team rescued a cobra snake from the premises of the Odisha secretariat here Saturday, said a helpline volunteer.  Subhendu Mallick, the founder of the helpline and who led the rescue team, said the snake was ... Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:20:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/Posco_seeks_lifting_of_curbs_on_project_site_entry_125331 Bhubaneswar: Posco-India, a subsidiary of South Korean steel major Posco, Thursday asked Odisha to lift the restriction on entering the site of its proposed steel plant in the state to carry out project work.The local authorities restricted the... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:19:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/____Green_lobby_wants_Odisha_projects_impact_reaudited_124504 Bhubaneswar: A network of civil society organisations Monday urged authorities to re-visit the environment impact assessment (EIA) carried out for different projects in Odisha, as many of those "undervalued" the damage.  Water I... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:49:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/India_successfully_testfires_missile_interceptor_124368 Bhubaneswar: India Friday tested a ballistic missile interceptor from a defence base in Odisha to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles, a senior defence official said.The indigenous Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was fire... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:21:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hooch_kills_24_in_Odisha__124324 Bhubaneswar: At least 24 people died in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with medicines, authorities said.The victims from Cuttack and Khordha districts fell ill Tuesday after taking the drink that officials said contained drugs used... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:06:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Bird_flu_Odisha_begins_culling_poultry_birds_124103 Bhubaneswar: Veterinarians and state officials Thursday began culling poultry birds in parts of Odisha's Khordha district after bird flu was detected in the area.  District Collector Roopa Mishra said the culling operation was started in ... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:37:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/Odisha_alerts_officials_after_test_confirms_bird_flu_124007 Bhubaneswar: Odisha has alerted all its district authorities in view of the detection of a bird flu case in the state, an official said Monday."The government sent samples of around 300 birds, mostly crows and poultry, to the High Securi... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:35:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Children_shoot_tough_questions_at_Nobel_laureates_123873 Bhubaneswar: Why does hair turn grey as we grow old? Why can't water available on the moon be brought to earth? These were some of the questions posed by children to Nobel laureates participating in the Indian Science Congress (ISC) here.Some of... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:47:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/India_needs_more_women_scientists_says_Nirupama_Rao_123846 Bhubaneswar: Calling for out-of-the-box thinking to harness the potential of science, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao Thursday called for increased participation and retention of women scientists for overall development of the nation.In... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:55:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Security_stepped_up_in_Bhubaneswar_ahead_of_PMs_visit_123755 Bhubaneswar: Authorities have stepped up security in Odisha ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state capital Bhubaneswar Monday.Manmohan Singh is slated to arrive in the evening and spend the night at the Raj Bhavan, the offi... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:50:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/PrithviII_missile_test_postponed_123552 Bhubaneswar: India Wednesday postponed the test of its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha due to a technical snag, a defence official said."The test was postponed due to a technical snag," S.P. Dash, directo... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:43:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/Probe_sought_into_killing_near_Posco_project_site__123470 Bhubaneswar: Opposition parties Thursday demanded a probe into the killing of a construction worker the day before in clashes near the site of steel major Posco's $12 billion project in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district.Chief Minister Naveen Pat... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:17:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Connivance_of_officials_in_Odisha_illegal_mining_Panel_123398 Bhubaneswar: A central commission probing allegations of illegal mining in several mineral-rich states Monday said it has found prima-facie evidence of illegal mining in Odisha which would not have been possible without the involvement of offic... Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:04:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/India_tests_nukecapable_AgniI_missile_123205 Bhubaneswar: India Thursday tested its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from a military base in Odisha, official sources said.The missile, which can strike a target 700 km away, was tested from a facility... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:24:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Miscreants_crush_child_to_death_in_bid_to_rape_mother_123138 Bhubaneswar: A group of miscreants crushed a child to death in a bid to rape his mother in Odisha, police said Thursday. The brutal crime was committed Wednesday night by at least three people at Ghasian village in Bolangir district, nearly 400 ... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:52:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/One_hurt_in_Odisha_train_accident_123102 Bhubaneswar: One person was injured early Wednesday when a passenger train collided with a goods train in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, police said. The accident took place when the driver of the Koraput-Howrah Samaleswari Express jumped the sig... Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:45:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_orders_probe_into_five_tiger_cubs_death_123079 Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday ordered a probe to find out if the death of five tiger cubs' in a zoo here Nov 18 was due to the negligence of the staff, an official said. The cubs, including one of A white tiger, were found dead three... Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:28:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Beauty_contest_at_tribal_fest_Orissa_town_shuts_down_122632 Bhubaneswar: A town in Orissa observed a complete shutdown Monday to protest a plan by the district authorities to hold a beauty contest during a tribal festival next month, police said.  Shops downed their shutters and both private and g... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:28:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/__Orissa_hastens_post_flood_reconstruction_122470 Bhubaneswar: Orissa has set up panels to speed up reconstruction work in the districts hit by two rounds of floods last month, an official said Saturday.  The floods triggered by heavy rains for several days had killed at least 80 people ... Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:10:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/17_killed_in_Orissa_accident_122454 Bhubaneswar: At least 17 people were killed and over 25 injured when a tipper truck carrying them overturned in Orissa's Koraput district early Friday, police said.The accident occurred near the block headquarters town of Dasmantpur, about 550 ... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:25:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/India_successfully_test_fires_ncapable_Agni_II__122346 Bhubaneswar: India Friday successfully test fired the nuclear capable Agni II missile from a defence base in Orissa.The surface-to-surface missile with a range of over over 2,000 km was test fired in Bhadrak district, said S.P. Dash, director of ... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:39:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Orissa_airdrops_food_as_floods_get_worse_122245 Bhubaneswar: Orissa Saturday started airdropping of food packets in marooned villages as a fresh round of floods triggered by heavy rains in the past four days got worse, officials said."One helicopter has started airdropping in the distri... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:23:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Orissa_flood_toll_20__121952 Bhubaneswar: The death toll from floods that have so far affected more than two million people in Orissa over the past week rose to 20 Tuesday, officials said.Out of the latest deaths, two were reported from the coastal district of Kendrapada a... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:44:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Orissa_steps_up_flood_relief_efforts_121889 Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government Monday stepped up food relief to people affected by floods that have left 16 dead and thousands homeless in the last one week, offcials said.  Special Relief Commissioner P.K. Mohapatra said the governme... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:52:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Two_die_as_goods_trains_collide_in_Orissa_121534 Bhubaneswar: Two people were killed early Wednesday when two freight trains collided head on in Orissa's Keonjhar district, officials said.  The trains collided near Tigiriapalli village in the mineral-rich district, police officer Prakas... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:27:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Dengue_toll_rises_to_16_in_Orissa_121237 Bhubaneswar: One more person died of dengue at a private hospital here Thursday, taking the death toll in the outbreak of the infectious disease in Orissa to 16 this month, officials said.  The man who died in Apollo Hospital was in his 5... Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:07:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Shutdown_in_Orissa_against_power_plants_121098 Bhubaneswar: Normal life was affected in two Orissa districts Tuesday with people blocking roads and carrying out marches to protest proposed power plants in the area.Vehicles went off the road in several places of Sambalpur and Boudh districts ... Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:02:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_NALCO_gets_green_nod_for_bauxite_mining_120722 Bhubaneswar: State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) has received the final forest clearance to renew its bauxite mining operation in Orissa's Koraput district, the company said Monday.  NALCO received the clearance July 20 for ... Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:10:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/___India_successfully_tests_short_range_missile_120566 Bhubaneswar: India Thursday successfully tested a new short range missile from a defence base in Orissa, official sources said.  The Prahaar missile, which can hit a target 150 km away, was tested from the Integrated Test Range in Chandip... Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:29:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/10_die_in_Orissa_accident_120129 Bhubaneswar: At least 10 people returning from a marriage function were killed when a multipurpose vehicle carrying them rammed into a truck in Orissa's Jajpur district Wednesday, police said.The accident took place near Jajpur road, about 100 k... Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:34:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/__Maoists_sneak_into_Bengal_to_disrupt_polls_118025 Bhubaneswar: At least 150 hard core Maoist rebels have sneaked into West Bengal from Orissa to stir up violence and disrupt the state assembly polls, a senior police official said Wednesday.  Many of the rebels who operate in Saranda fore... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:20:52 GMT