http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:39:29 GMT Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:39:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Arrest_of_exminister_sought_in_Odisha_gang_rape_125467 Bhubaneswar: Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) P.L. Punia Monday sought the arrest of former Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy in connection with the gang rape of a woman in the state.  "Maha... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:39:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/__Row_over_housing_quota_allotments_in_Odisha_123012 Bhubaneswar: The allotment of houses and land to individuals for the past several decades under the state's discretionary quota has sparked off a major row in Odisha, with an anti-graft group Monday demanding they be cancelled.  Some loca... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:42:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/___Fasting_Bihar_law_student_serious_others_slam_Nitish_118085 Patna: One of the fasting law  students of a university demanding placements is battling for life in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital but Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has no time to look into their case, students said Thursday.... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:20:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Naveen_Patnaik_rules_out_supporting_Congress_116002 Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said his party will not support the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre.  “The BJD will not support the... Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:50:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Four_held_for_burning_to_death_Orissa_executive_115898 Bhubaneswar: At least four people have arrested for burning to death a steel factory executive in his vehicle in Orissa's Bolangir district, police said Friday.  They were arrested late Thursday, District Superintendent of Police A.K. Sar... Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:22:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Government_vehicles_auction_put_on_hold_115888 Bhubaneswar: Auction of vehicles belonging to two Orissa officials who failed to clear a contractor's bill was put on hold after a court was told the dues will be settled in a week.  The court ordered the auction of the vehicles of Bhadra... Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:00:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Devotees_throng_Orissa_temples_on_Shivratri_115834 Bhubaneswar: Devotees observed fast and thronged temples of Hindu god Shiva across Orissa Wednesday on the occasion of Shivratri.  More than a lakh devotees have already visited the 11th century Lingaraj temple here since the wee hours, a... Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:34:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/_Orissa_intensifies_efforts_for_collectors_release_115568 Bhubaneswar: Malkangiri district collector R. Vineel Krishna continued to be in Maoist custody for the eighth day Thursday even as Orissa intensified efforts for his release by evening. Negotiations hit a roadblock after the rebels set new conditio... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:18:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/Orissa_hostage_crisis_may_linger_Mediator_Lead_115520 Bhubaneswar: The release of an Orissa district collector and a junior engineer kidnapped by Maoists on Feb 16 may take some more time as a key rebel ideologue is still behind bars, a mediator said Monday. G. Haragopal, one of the three mediators c... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:41:22 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Hostage_crisis_Patnaik_urges_Maoists_to_extend_deadline_115465 Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday appealed to the Maoists not to harm the Malkangiri district collector and an engineer they are holding captive and urged them to extend their deadline that lapses in the evening.   &nb... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:15:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Cyber_support_for_abducted_Orissa_collector_115463 Bhubaneswar: From colleagues to social activists to well-wishers, support poured in from all quarters on social networking website Facebook for the safe release of Orissa district collector R. Vineel Krishna, who was abducted by Maoists Wednesday. ... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:49:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/_Orissa_collector_still_hostage_Maoists_snap_road_links__Lead_115448 Bhubaneswar: Amid hectic backchannel talks, Maoists in Orissa Friday snapped road links to Malkangiri and submitted a fresh set of demands to release the collector of the district who continued to be in their custody for the third successive day, p... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:46:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/_Orissa_begins_backdoor_talks_with_Maoists_for_collectors_release_115435 Bhubaneswar: After halting anti-Maoist operations, Orissa has began back channel discussions with the rebels as the 48-hour deadline given by them for the release of an Orissa district collector and an engineer they had abducted Wednesday neared, o... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:10:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hundreds_hold_rally_seeking_Orissa_collectors_release_115411 Bhubaneswar: Residents of Orissa’s Malkangiri town observed a shutdown and held a massive rally Thursday demanding the safe release of the district collector abducted by Maoists rebels a day earlier.      Most of government ... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:35:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/Maoists_set_conditions_for_Orissa_collectors_release_Third_Lead_115374 Bhubaneswar: Giving a 48-hour ultimatum, Maoists have demanded a halt on combing operations to release an Orissa district collector, police said Thursday, a day after the abduction. This is the first time the rebels have taken an IAS officer hostag... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:11:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/Maoists_abduct_district_collector_in_Orissa_Second_Lead_115340 Bhubaneswar: The collector of Orissa's Malkangiri district, who went missing Wednesday evening, has been kidnapped by the Maoists who have set two conditions for his release, authorities said Thursday.      It is for the first tim... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:23:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/__BJD_worker_held_for_disrespect_to_tricolour_114165 Bhubaneswar: A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) worker was arrested Wednesday allegedly for disrespecting the national flag at a party function here Sunday, police said. Acting on three complaints, the city police arrested Janakar Sahu under the Preventi... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:01:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/___NALCO_bags_energy_conservation_award_113354 Bhubaneswar: State-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) bagged a top prize for efficient utilisation and conservation of energy, the company said Tuesday.  The company bagged the first prize at the National Energy Conservation... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:50:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Train_kills_three_teenagers_110822 Bhubaneswar: Three teenagers were killed on the spot when they came under a train Tuesday in Orissa’s Dhenkanal district, police said.The accident took place near Kuanripal village when the Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Gariba Rath express hit them, S... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:13:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Engineers_booked_after_elephants_electrocuted_in_Orissa_109298 Bhubaneswar: Three engineers of a private power distribution company in Orissa have been booked for the deaths of three elephants by electrocution in Keonjhar district, an official said Tuesday.The engineers of the North Eastern Electricity Supply ... Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:29:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Tremors_felt_in_coastal_Orissa_after_Andaman_quake_106412 Bhubaneswar: Tremors were experienced in parts of coastal Orissa Sunday morning, causing some amount panic among residents following an earthquake in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. People living in high-rise buildings and apartments rushed out o... Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:04:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Orissa_evacuates_4000_people_due_to_cyclone_Laila_Lead_104779 hubaneswar: Orissa Thursday evacuated nearly 4,000 people from three seaside villages and moved them to safer places amid fears of high tidal waves due to the severe cyclonic storm Laila formed over the Bay of Bengal, officials said.The residents w... Thu, 20 May 2010 17:15:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoist_strike_hits_bus_services_in_Orissa_104531 Bhubaneswar: Traffic was hit in several parts of Orissa Tuesday as a two-day strike by Maoist guerrillas protesting the government offensive against them came into effect. Roads were deserted in the three southern districts of Gajapati, Malkangiri... Tue, 18 May 2010 06:03:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/Invasive_weeds_threatening_Indias_biodiversity_103256 Bhubaneswar: Toxic weeds, which came along with wheat that India imported over the last few years, now pose a serious threat to its crops, people and livestock, says a scientist associated with the National Invasive Weeds Surveillance Programme.&qu... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:50:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Threat_to_replicate_Dantewada_blood_bath_in_Orissa_103052 Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoists have again sent a threat e-mail to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, warning of orchestrating an attack akin to Chhattisgarh's Dantewada massacre in his state, police said Thursday."The chief minister's offic... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:34:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Coolers_help_zoo_animals_beat_heat_102327 Bhubaneswar: Coolers and water sprinklers are being used at Orissa's Nandankanan zoo to protect animals from heat as several towns recorded 35-38 degrees Celsius temperature."Coolers have been installed in the enclosures of Squirrel monkey and... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:33:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Maoist_threat_to_power_plants_in_Orissa_101773 Bhubaneswar: Security at power plants in Orissa has been increased after intelligence inputs of a threat from left-wing extremists, an official said Thursday."We have increased security for hydro and thermal power units. A few days ago we had ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:43:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Scattered_rainfall_brings_relief_to_Orissa_101740 Bhubaneswar: Scattered rainfall has brought relief to the people in several parts of Orissa Wednesday evening, the meteorological centre here said.Rainfall occurred in the south coastal belt. Bhubaneswar and its adjoining Cuttack city also witnesse... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:25:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/Orissas_first_community_radio_station_goes_on_air_100372 Bhubaneswar:Orissa's first community radio station has gone on air in Konark.The radio station, named Radio Namaskar, has been established by non-governmental organisation Young India near the Sun Temple of Konark. It is completely managed by local ... Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:20:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/Crime_branch_to_probe_murder_of_elderly_lawyer_100285 Bhubaneswar: Orissa has ordered the crime branch of its police to probe the murder of an elderly lawyer early this week in Mayurbhanj district, officials said Friday.Kalicharan Pradhan, 74, was killed in an attack Feb 8 by some miscreants at his vil... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:25:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/_Jail_house_rock_lands_jailor_in_soup_100064 Bhubaneswar: 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.Nirakar Mohanty was suspended Tuesday aft... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/rissa_cracks_whip_on_illegal_red_beacons_100023 Bhubaneswar: 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 T... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:48:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/600_tonnes_of_iron_ore_seized_in_Orissa_99615 Bhubaneswar: Mining officials have seized at least 600 tonnes of iron ore in Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district in a continuing crackdown on illegal mines, an official said Wednesday."The ore was seized from Thakurani reserve forest area. ... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:54:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/Girl_student_hit_by_bus_dies_99428 Bhubaneswar: A girl student was crushed to death Monday when a speeding school bus hit her in Orissa's Sundergarh district, police said.Dinapriya Swain of Aurobindo High School died when she was on her way to school on her bicycle in Rourkela. &nbsp... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:21:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Tribals_hold_rally_to_mark_killings_97149 Bhubaneswar: A large number of tribals rallied in Orissa's Jajpur district Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of 14 tribals in police firing while protesting against a proposed steel project there.Carrying posters and banners, th... Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:51:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/Orissa_court_convicts_six_in_Kandhamal_riot_case_96199 Bhubaneswar:A fast track court in Orissa Wednesday sentenced six people to three years imprisonment for torching the house of a villager in Kandhamal last year, an official said."Six people have been convicted in the Kandhamal riot case. Each o... Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:35:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Senior_BJP_leader_in_Orissa_quits_protesting_RSS_interference_96076 Bhubaneswar: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Orissa and former Member of Parliament M.A. Kharavela Swain Tuesday resigned from the party protesting alleged interference by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in party affairs.The bure... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:19:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/DisasterAccident__Two_injured_as_half_demolished_building_collapses_95645 Bhubaneswar: At least two people were injured when a half demolished building collapsed here Thursday, police said.The local civic authorities had partially demolished the structure Wednesday as it was deemed to be old and not safe. The remaining pa... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:31:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneswar/Five_Maoists_arrested_in_Orissa_95550 Bhubaneswar: Five Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Orissa's Sundergarh district during a combing operation, police said Thursday.They were arrested Wednesday night.         "We have arrested five Maoists dur... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:37:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Three_troopers_killed_in_Orissa_landmine_blast_93892 Bhubaneswar:   At least three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed Friday after Maoists blew up their vehicle in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said. The vehicle carrying the personnel was returning to the Malka... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:20:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Raids_on_leading_Orissa_mining_company_93809 Bhubaneswar:   Orissa's vigilance department, probing an alleged multi-crore mining scam in the state, raided the offices of a leading mining company here and found irregularities in running of several mines, a senior official said Thursda... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:26:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Orissa_suspends_licences_of_482_ore_traders_93651 Bhubaneswar:   Intensifying its crackdown on illegal mining, the Orissa government has suspended licences of at least 482 traders of different ores after they failed to produce adequate documents, officials said here Wednesday. The licenc... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:42:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_kill_three_in_Orissa_93649 Bhubaneswar:   Maoist guerrillas killed three people and injured two others in Orissa's Rayagada district, police said Wednesday. "As per our information, Maoists killed three people late last night (Tuesday). About 45-50 armed Maois... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:41:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Crew_of_sunken_Mongolian_ship_leave_for_home_93603 Bhubaneswar:   After they were stranded for two months in Paradip port in Orissa, the 26 crew members of the sunken Mongolian ship MV Black Rose left for their countries Tuesday. They were allowed to go home after the International Transpo... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:03:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Eight_Orissa_men_held_for_fishing_at_turtle_nesting_site_93575 Bhubaneswar:    At least eight fishermen were arrested for fishing in the prohibited area of a turtle nesting site in Orissa's Kendrapada district, a senior forest official said Tuesday. The forest officials caught the fishermen Mond... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:22:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_loot_construction_material_in_Orissa_93544 Bhubaneswar:    Maoist guerrillas Tuesday attacked a contractor's storehouse and looted construction material worth more than Rs.100,000 in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said. More than 25 Maoists attacked the storehouse at MP... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Orissa_villagers_refuse_to_release_rare_turtle_93488 Bhubaneswar:   Residents of a village in Orissa are refusing to release a rare turtle which they have trapped because they believe it as an incarnation of god, official said Tuesday. Wildlife officials have visited the residents of Khadip... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:25:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Orissa_orders_suspension_of_work_in_30_iron_ore_mines_93346 Bhubaneswar:    Orissa has ordered the suspension of work in at least 30 iron ore mines after the operators failed to produce documents to show their mining activities were legal, a senior mines department official said Monday. The s... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:13:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Villagers_worship_rare_turtle_in_Orissa_93172 Bhubaneswar:    Hundreds of villagers in Orissa's Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since Thursday as it has eyes similar to that of a Hindu deity, a forest official said Saturday. The turtle was brought Thursda... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:55:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/One_killed_in_Orissa_clash_93167 Bhubaneswar:    At least one person was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers Saturday over a piece of government land in Orissa's Dhenkanal district, police said. The clash took place in Amlapada village, about 170 km fr... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:27:20 GMT