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Orissa to spend spend 14 crores to develop Buddhist sites to attract tourists
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Report by Akshya Rout; Jajpur: To attract more tourists to Langudi, Kaima, Neulipur, Tarapur and other hills in Jajpur district, the state government will spend 14 crores within four years, said Ashok Tripathy the secretary of tourism and culture department of Orissa on Saturday.&nb...
Ahead of I-Day Maoists, security forces exchange fire in Orissa
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Report by Deba Prasad Dash; Malkangiri: Security forces and Maoists exchanged fire in a forest in Orissa’s Malkangiri district on Sunday morning and police claimed that some of the rebels had sustained injuries. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of a large number of ...
Raksha Bandhan celebrated with joy in Orissa
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Scores of students and members of civil society on Saturday gathered at the Naveen Nivas here, and tied Rakhi on chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Similarly, at the Abhishek Hall of the Raj Bhawan, the students tied Rakhi on governor MC Bhandare. Students...
Low pressure triggers flood threats in Orissa
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Incessant rains under the influence of a low pressure have triggered flood threats in the interior and coastal districts.
Following heavy rains in the upper catchments of river Mahanadi, the first floodwater has entered into the river. Similarly, water level ...
Orissa Vigilance collects Rs 1 cr spot tax in July
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Bhubaneswar: During July, the State Vigilance conducted raids indifferent business premises operating under its divisions of Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Balasore and Koraput, which led to detection of 30 commercial tax evasion cases. The Vigilance also co...
Orissa government tightened security ahead of Independence-Day
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Report by Deba Prasad Dash; Malkangiri: With the red rebels have given the call to observe black day on August 15 and Minister of State (Independent) for Labour & Employment Puspendra Singh Deo is all set to unfurl the tri-colour at the DNK Ground here on Monday, security has...
29 samples found Dengue positive in Orissa today
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Report by OrissaDiary.com correspondent; Bhubaneswar: As per the Orissa Health department latest press release out of 124 samples tested in various hospital of state 29 samples found Dengue positive today.
Today 124 samples were tested . Out of that 93 in SCB , 22 in MKCG...
Orissa Cabinet meet on Tuesday
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik will preside over a meeting of the State Cabinet at the State Secretariat here on Tuesday afternoon.
According to sources, the meeting will deliberate on five agendas including, a draft bill proposal to curb the issuance of fake ...
Orissa govt. cancels doctors' leave due to cases of dengue found increasing
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Report by Jyoti Prakash; Bhubaneswar: Orissa govt. cancelled leave of doctors after the cases of dengue found increasing and creating an alarming situation in the state.
A division bench of Justices B P Das and M M Das directed the Government to ensure that the situation ...
Apex court raps Orissa on Kandhamal relief measures
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Report by OrissaDiary.com correspondent; Bhubaneswar: Orissa govt. may now face the anger of Supreme Court for mishandling Kandhamal riots which killed ore than dozens of people.
The Apex court in its hearing has said, the Orissa government has a lot to explain on its han...
Orissa: 6 gates of Hirakud dam opened
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Sambalpur: Following incessant rainfall in the upper catchments of river Mahanadi, the water level in the Hirakud dam rose to 615.65 feet on Friday. Though the optimum level of the dam is 630 feet, the dam authorities opened six sluice gates on Friday afternoon to maintai...
Heavy rainfall likely to occur in Orissa due to low pressure
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Report by OrissaDiary.com correspondent; Bhubaneswar: Strong and gusty surface wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely to prevail along and off the state coast. Sea condition is likely to range from rough to very rough during this period, said Sarat Sahoo, director ...
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