Orissa floods: 2,600 villages submerged, 8 dead

Orissa floods: 2,600 villages submerged, 8 dead Bhubaneswar: Flood's fury in Mahanadi and other rivers has wreaked havoc in Orissa submerging about 2,600 villages spread over 19 districts and leaving eight dead as the state government on Sunday stepped up relief and rescue operations for 11 lakh affected people. The floods, which claimed eight lives and left three others missing so far, have snapped road communications at several places in Puri, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Sambalpur, Boudh and...
02:11 PM, Sep 11, 2011

Heavy rain triggers floods in Orissa

Heavy rain triggers floods in Orissa One person has died so far in the floods in Cuttack district. ...
09:19 PM, Oct 05, 2009

Five killed, scores injured in Orissa tornado

Five killed, scores injured in Orissa tornado Winds at an average speed of 200 km per hour swept through 11 villages. ...
09:22 PM, Mar 31, 2009

Daring Dalit starts green revolution against myth

Daring Dalit starts green revolution against myth If a Dalit grows coconut tree, he loses a family member, myth says. ...
02:08 PM, Jun 01, 2008

Man locks up mentally ill son in loo for 14 years

Man locks up mentally ill son in loo for 14 years Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has lashed out at the former chief of the ICC anti-corruption unit Paul Condon, who earlier stated that the ACU was aware that in the 1990s and in the following years, all of cricket's leading countries were involved in fixing major matches. I don't understand the purpose of his statement now. If the ACU knew that fixing was so widespread, what action did they...
12:26 PM, Mar 20, 2008

Temple off limits, Dalits to convert

Temple off limits, Dalits to convert Orrisa Dalits are becoming Buddhists because despite HC orders, they are still not allowed inside Jagannath temple. ...
11:55 AM, Jan 05, 2007

20 lakh marooned in Orissa floods

20 lakh marooned in Orissa floods Flood havoc in Orissa as more than 20 lakh people have been marooned in 12 districts across the state. ...
11:48 AM, Sep 03, 2006
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