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...
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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...
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"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."
"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."
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"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...
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...
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...
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 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,...
"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."
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. "