Orissa

We'll capture some towns, warn Naxals

indiatimes.com     Aug 9, 2008          

10 Aug 2008, 0146 hrs IST, Sunil Mohan Patnaik,TNN PARALAKHEMUNDI (ORISSA): Maoists have threatened to come out of their forest hideouts and 'capture' towns in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. In a message...                    

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ECoR for tough measures to curb rail roko agitations

hindu.com     Aug 9, 2008   1 related          

BHUBANESWAR: Finding it difficult to cope with the problem arising out of frequent rail roko agitations, the authorities of the East Coast Railway have underlined the need for an all-round resolve to curb such incidents. While...                    

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Fresh ‘low’ presages rains into next week

thehindubusinessline.com     Aug 8, 2008   1 related          

Vinson Kurian Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 Northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal off the Orissa and West Bengal coasts is on Friday hosting the latest of the ‘low’s that beat forecasts by a full day. The system is...                    

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SriLankan Airlines moots link to city

hindu.com     Aug 9, 2008          

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State government is yet to avail the recommendation from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to upgrade the Biju Patnaik airport into an international one, neighbouring Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan...                    

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Stir over bridge hits traffic on highway

hindu.com     Aug 9, 2008          

Staff Reporter BERHAMPUR: The road communication between Rayagada and Parlakhemundi was disrupted on Friday due to road blockade at Gumuda in Rayagada district by the Gumuda Sethu Nirman Samiti. It was demanding speedy...                    

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Tribals may not swap hill for Rs 10 crore

business-standard.com     Aug 9, 2008          

Bauxite mining activities of Sterlite, which were obstructed by local communities in the Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district of Orissa, have now got the go-ahead from the Supreme Court but petitioners say that popular...                    

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Likely to start bauxite mining in 36 mths: Vedanta

moneycontrol.com     Aug 8, 2008   35 related          

Sterlite has got the go ahead for bauxite mining in Orissa. CV Krishnan of Vedanta Resources said there was no other nongovernmental opposition to bauxite mining in Orissa. Vedanta is likely to commence bauxite mining in 36...                    

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ArcelorMittal announces steel projects in Jharkhand, Orissa

moneycontrol.com     Aug 8, 2008   2 related          

ArcelorMittal has announced two steel projects to be established in the two states of Jharkhand and Orissa, with a total investment of US $ 20 billion, which will include iron ore mines, power plants and steel plants of 12...                    

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Sterlite gets nod for Bauxite mining in Orissa

moneycontrol.com     Aug 8, 2008   13 related          

Sterlite has got the go ahead for Bauxite Mining in Orissa. CV Krishnan of Vedanta Resources said that the bauxite mining project along with the alumina refinery in Kalahandi will mean a major step for the group in the...                    

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Boat mishap kills three in Orissa

newdelhinews.net     Aug 8, 2008   4 related          

New Delhi News.Net Friday 8th August, 2008 (IANS) Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) At least three people drowned after a boat carrying them capsized in a large pond in Orissa, police said Friday. The mishap occurred in a pond known...                    

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