Six killed in a religous procession stampede in eastern India

Thousands of  Hindus participate in this religious procession but arrangement are always very weak. Today is the opening day of the procession and millions of Hindu devotees would particiapte. But stampede would...

Heartbreak over cub confiscation

A tribal man in India rescued an abandoned bear cub for his daughter to help her overcome her mother's death, but has now had the cub taken away from him by forestry officials because he is breaking the rules."They...

India Test Fires Agni-III Third Time

"Chandipur (ABC Live): India on Tuesday test fired Agni-III missile, Surface to surface IRBM from Chandipur Indian Army's Integrated Test Rang at Chandipur in Orissa coastal line."

One-year-old boy married to dog in Orissa

"Driven by superstition, the family of a one-year-old boy married him off to a dog to keep him free from diseases all his life in Orissa's tribal-dominated Jagatsinghpur district."

Fierce battles between Indian police and Maoist rebels

"Heavy fighting is continuing between police and Maoist rebels hiding in a jungle in the Indian state of Orissa. The battle comes two days after 13 policemen were killed when 500 Maoist rebels attacked a police...

Indian Maoists kill 14 in Orissa

The BBC is reporting that a rebel group in India have attacked a police station and killed 13 people."Maoist rebels in India have attacked a police station in the eastern state of Orissa, killing 13 officers.A...

Four South Korean officials taken hostage in India

NEWDELHI, Oct 13: Four employees of POSCO-India, the Indian arm of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, were taken hostage by the villagers opposing the setting up of the proposed 12 million tonne per annum capacity steel plant in Indian eastern state Orissa's Jagatsinghpur...

Tidal waves pound Orissa Coast

Berhampur, August 14: At least 13 houses were washed away and three more houses damaged under the impact of high tidal waves in Podampeta, a sea-side village under Palibandha gram panchayat in Ganjam...

India Successfully Tests Missile Able To Hit China

"India announced Thursday a successful test-firing of a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile than can reach the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai. The Agni-III missile was launched from Wheeler Island, 180 kilometres (110 miles) northeast of Bhubaneswar,...

Orissa could steel a deal with Mittal

"Mittal will visit Orissa on Friday to discuss investment proposals with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik."

Water, water everywhere

"Heavy rains in Orissa, Andhra and Kerala cause deaths and damage to property while Mumbai is reminded of 26/7 and Pune goes on flood alert."

Physical rehabilitation of disaster victims ignores many issues

"Many agencies worked for the rehabilitation of the victims of 1999 cyclone in the Erasama block of Orissa. But, there is more to a natural disaster than rebuilding broken houses."

India's monsoon rains kill 161

Rains bring more woe. "In all, eight of India's 28 states have been facing the monsoon fury. Uttar Pradesh and western Maharashtra state, where 43 and 41 people were killed since May 26, accounted for a majority of the fatalities. "

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