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Over 1,700 birds die in Chilika

Contamination of a portion of Chilika lake around Nalabana Birds Sanctuary in Orissa has resulted in the deaths of over 1,700 migratory birds within a span of 45 days, a senior official said, and......

1 cop killed while defusing bombs in Puri

A policeman was killed and four others including two civilians were injured while defusing bombs seized from a village in Odisha's Puri district. The victim was identified as Ranjan Kumar Sarangi,......

No temple entry for Dalits: Govt to resolve issue

Slammed by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes over a tradition banning the entry of Dalits to a Hindu temple in Puri district, the Orissa government on Saturday said it would look into......

Bengal polls: Major WINNERS and LOSERS

The Trinamool Congress on Friday secured absolute majority in the 294-member West Bengal assembly, winning 163 seats and leading in 23 others as results of 264 seats have been declared so far.......

The most wanted Al Qaeda leaders hiding in Pakistan

An Egyptian surgeon, who joined a jihadi cell when he was just 15. He even became the leader of a small group of student militants, who were dedicated to overthrow Gamel Abdel Nasser's regime. He......

Taxmen recover Rs 30,000-crore black money

Taxmen have seized black money to the tune of a whopping Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) in the country in the past two years, said the Central Board of Direct Taxes which is set to get......

All about the proposed New Telecom Policy

Amidst the controversy over the allocation of spectrum and grant of telecom licences, the government on Monday said all licences are proposed to be renewed after 10 years instead of the 20-year......

Sensex at 20K: How long will the bull run last?

Investors have a reason to cheer as the Sensex continues to stay above the psychologically significant 20,000 mark. Statistics show India has emerged as the best performing market across the......

Mamata vows to make Singur the 'showpiece of Bengal'

Roughly two years after the Tatas pulled the Nano project out of Singur, Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said at a rally recently, "I will make Singur the showpiece......

'India is a good news story with so much hope'

US Ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer, while throwing open the 35th anniversary celebrations of the US-India Business Council at the gala reception in the cavernous National Building......

How Yana, Kalki learnt Hindi

Vikas Kumar is better recognised as Inspector Deshmukh of Kotey Sikkey on Sony Entertainment Television. But we don't know that this actor is also a language trainer for many Bollywood actors. An......

Kashmira Shah launches topless calendar

Kashmira Shah launched her new calendar on Sunday, titled 'Kashessential,' where she has apparently gone topless. The actress, who has featured in films like Yes Boss and Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha and......

Can this sexy gal become the Next Big Star?

Starting today, we will launch a new series where we will showcase actors trying to get a foothold in the film industry. The life of a struggler can be very tough, and they do need a......

Bihar to Bollywood, this Friday

Neha Sharma made the journey from Bihar to Bollywood to try her luck at stardom. Her first Hindi film will be this week's release Crook: It's Good To Be Bad, starring Emraan Hashmi. The Mahesh......

Looking at Moscowin Kaveri

Ravi Varman is perhaps the only Indian cinematographer from India to have won an international award. He received the best cinematography award at the 23rd International Film Festival in......

Fletcher could come a cropper with India: Swann

India's new cricket coach Duncan Fletcher could come a cropper in his very first assignment when the team tours England this year as he might try to double guess his former wards, a lot of whom he......

Images: India end Asia Cup drought

Openers Gautam Gambhir and Karthik hit boundaries early in their innings. Karthik started off with a boundary as his edge off Nuwan Kulasekara flew past the lone slip fielder in the first over of......

Grant ready to take on Chelsea in FA Cup final

Two years after steering Chelsea's princes into the Champions League final, Avram Grant was celebrating again on Sunday after Premier League paupers Portsmouth booked a place in the FA Cup......

Day of reckoning for giant European clubs

Juventus and Bayern Munich square off in a Champions League match on Tuesday which will end with one of the illustrious pair suffering the same fate as Liverpool and making an early exit from the......

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Q. which is the nearest lake to your residence?
Samson Aseervatham: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-nearest-lake-to-your-residence/23587596/answers/

Q. who was raktabahu the invader
Bimalanandan Mahapatra: A. chilika n anshupa more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-was-raktabahu-the-invader/23166999/answers/23587602

Q. Which is the longest lake in Asia?Where is it?
Subrat Kumar Dash: A. In mythical times, king Raktabahu came to ransack the rich temple city of Puri in Orissa. Being a successful pirate he had a huge fleet of pirate...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-longest-lake-in-asiawhere-is-it/23151516/answers/23167084

Q. Where is chilika lake?
Subrat Kumar Dash: A. Chilika Lake. It is in Orissa. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-is-chilika-lake/23036973/answers/23151531

Q. apke sher ke famous river ka keya naam hai?
Ankit Saini: A. it is in Odisha ......... just 20kms from Balogaon there is astation called Chilika ....... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/apke-sher-ke-famous-river-ka-keya-naam-hai/21973045/answers/23036996

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Water sports to buoy Puri beach tourism

From the forthcoming tourist season (October-February), tourists visiting Puri would feel the thrill of adventure in the Bay of Bengal. The... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Water-sports-to-buoy-Puri-beach-tourism/articleshow/20115335.cms

Odisha to determine distance between sanctuaries and mine area

Under pressure from both the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Justice M B Shah panel, Odisha government today asked the Odisha Remote Sensing... ...

http://geospatialtoday.com/gst/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3181%3Aodisha-to-determine-distance-between-sanctuaries-and-mine-area&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=81

More dredging at Chilika to reduce silt load

The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) could go in for more dredging at the mouth if the salinity level in the lagoon is found to be slipping up.... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/More-dredging-at-Chilika-to-reduce-silt-load/2013/05/12/article1586329.ece

Specify sanctuary-wise sensitive zone- CS tells depts

Chief secretary BK Patnaik today asked the concerned departments to specify sensitive zone for each sanctuary with proper verification of actual... ...

http://www.orissaindia.com/StateNewsDetail.asp?id=ON6223

State government to re-work on boundary lines to protect the sanctuaries

The meeting decided that the distance between sanctuary and mining areas will be re-determined as per the data available with Odisha Remote Sensing... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/State-government-to-re-work-on-boundary-lines-to-protect-the-sanctuaries/2013/05/08/article1580008.ece