Posted on November 11, 2009 by Akhand
By Basudev Mohapatra
In A democratic set up, when the government fails to uphold the basic rights of people living at the grass root level, it is the duty of the civil society to act for the cause and build pressure to protect the rights of common people, was the theme of the Mahapanchayat (the grand [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by Akhand
Bhubaneswar (Orissa) : Armed militants of the outlawed CPI (Maoists) on Wednesday gun down three persons at Pandratola village in Orissa’s Rayagada district bordering Andhra Pradesh.
“The outlawed ultras killed three and injured two very badly,” District Superintendent of Police AK Singh said adding that rebels were good in number and they [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by Akhand
Orissa government decided to conduct an intensive joint raid and constitute committee under the Chairmanship of the Additional Secretary of Steel and Mines Department to check the theft of minerals.
State Chief Secretary T K Mishra will soon write letters to the Director General of Police, Collector, Mines Department and the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by Akhand
By Rajesh Kumar Behera
The religious sentiments of the Khadipala villagers related to a fresh water soft shell turtle has bent down the forest officials and the local administration to take possession of the turtle .Finally, the officials returned with empty hand on Wednesday as the orthodoxical god fearing people refused to hand over the turtle [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2009 by Akhand
By Rajesh Kumar Behera
The long wait of the 26 crew members of the ill-fated Mongolian based sunken Ship”MV.Black Rose” , who were stranded at a Paradip based hotel since last 9th September after the Black Rose ship sunken due to technical snag near Paradip port ,to go to their country and to see their family [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2009 by Akhand
Rajesh Kumar Behera in Kendrapara, Orissa
Trawler seized and 8 fishermen arrested by forest officials for catching fish illegally inside the prohibited area of Gahirmath Marine Sanctuary The Bhitarkanika forest officials ,on Monday , arrested 8 fishermen and seized a mechanized fishingt vessel from their possession while they were catching fish illegally by entering unlawfully into the [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2009 by Akhand
Indian Navy has said that it has made all possible plans to ensure that a repetition of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack- like incident does not take place.
Addressing the media during the navy drill organised as a part of Navy Week, off the Paradip coast in Orissa, Rear Admiral P. Murugesan, VSM flag officer [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2009 by Akhand
Rajesh Kumar Behera in Kendrapara, Orissa
Much to the joy of turtle lovers and researchers , the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have started arriving to Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary ,the world’s largest rookery and one of the favourite nesting place of the endangered species, as the Bhitarakanika National Park authority have come across six carcasses of [...]
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Posted on November 8, 2009 by Akhand
New Delhi: Government today indicated that China may be a source of arms for Maoists with whom it is willing to have a dialogue but they should abjure violence.
“Chinese are big smugglers… suppliers of small arms. I am sure that the Maoists also get them,” Pillai said when asked if the Naxals were having links [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2009 by Akhand
Rajesh Kumar Behera in Kendrapara (Orissa)
Since last Thursday the inhabitants of Khadipala village and its nearby villages under Pattamundai block of Kendrapara district are worshipping a rare fresh water turtle as the carapace of the turtle is marked with the eyes of the Lord Jagannath . The rustic and gullible villagers considering the turtle as [...]
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