At least three security personnel were killed and six others injured, four of them critically, in a fierce encounter with Maoists in Orissa's Gajapati district early on Wednesday, the police said.
The spiritual leader, who is arriving in Orissa on Monday on a four-day visit to the state, would consecrate and inaugurate the monastery, built at a cost of Rs 8 crore, religious chief of Tibetan settlement at Chandragiri, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche told media persons in Bhubaneswar.
The Orissa high court has granted conditional bail to a journalist of Gajapati district who was arrested on September 20 on charge of having links with the Maoists.
Even as the robe-clad monks and elderly chapus seek divine intervention in the monastery, several others in the refugee camp are taking out candle light procession every evening urging the Chinese government to stop crackdown in Lhasa and other areas of Himalayan state.
Telangana will have to wait a while before it finds a representation in the Narendra Modi cabinet.
Naxalites attacked a police station and adjoining Orissa State Armed Police camp at R Udayagiri in Gajapati district of the state in the wee hours Friday.
West Bengal and Odisha have evacuated lakhs of people from vulnerable areas to safety as severe cyclonic storm 'Yaas' is nearing the coast and is expected to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Bhadrak district early on Wednesday morning.
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The depression, which was initially over west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas, moved westward and intensified into a deep depression.
The member said ground staff of private airlines do not recognise the MPs
The elaborate rituals, which commenced early in the morning, concluded after the three wooden chariots of Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Goddess Subhadra reached their destination at Gundicha Temple from Sri Mandir well before evening.
Chants of 'Jai Jagannath' rent the air all over as the news about the Supreme Court giving its nod for holding the world famous car festival in the pilgrim town reached the state bringing cheers among people, irrespective of caste, creed and religion.
Over 2 lakh people living in and around the vulnerable coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been evacuated with Cyclone 'Hudhud' set to hit the two states no Sunday with winds gusting up to 195 kmph.
Jagan maintains a cordial working relationship with the BJP leadership. This may help him get additional financial support from the Centre.
On the first day of winter session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the Opposition.
The party also sought to justify its protest in the Lok Sabha.
Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, along with his disciples, paid obeisance to the idols on their respective chariots.
BJD managed to retain 112 seats securing another term for Patnaik in the CM chair.
Exactly a year after the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin struck the state, another storm is heading towards the Odisha coast.
Cyclone Hudhud pounded the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha with heavy rain and winds of almost 200 kmph on Sunday killing four people and left a trail of destruction with Vishakapatnam where the very severe storm made landfall the worst hit.
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The net loss of the carrier marginally decreased to Rs 5,388.82 crore (Rs 53.88 billion) in 2013-14 as against Rs 5,490.16 crore (Rs 54.9 billion) in the previous fiscal.
Modifying its June 18 order in which it had said that this year's Yatra cannot be allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the apex court permitted holding of the Yatra after taking note of Odisha government's stand that it 'can be held in a limited way without public attendance'.
The ATC who handled the flights has been told to undergo 'corrective training'.
Gaikwad booked a seat on flight AI 806 from Mumbai to Delhi for Wednesday earlier on Tuesday through his staff which was promptly cancelled by the airline. This was followed by another attempt to book a seat on AI 551 from Hyderabad to Delhi, again for on Wednesday, which was cancelled, too.
Taxes on ATF in India are among world's highest, and are seen as key reason for mounting losses of airlines.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other dignitaries greeted the people on Lord Jagannath's annual car festival.
'Please don't celebrate me if you are not going to listen to my voice.'
The cyclone would bring light to moderate rains at most places and 'heavy to very heavy downpour' at some places on November 6.
However, The Lok Sabha did not take up notices for no-confidence motion
Historians say the coastal state had witnessed a number of minor and major struggles against foreign powers even before the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, which has so far been regarded as the first war of Indian Independence.
The high-velocity cyclone Phailin that hit Odisha about a week ago is estimated to have destroyed around 26 lakh trees in the state.
According to the SRC, the evacuation of eight lakh people is the largest-ever evacuation operation in the country.
The vanity project, of absolutely no use to most Indians, will suck money that could be used for health and education, says Aakar Patel.
Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant said, "All airlines have come together banning him (Gaikwad), but it is our fundamental right (to travel by air)."
Thirty-five Union ministers on Friday huddled in a strategy meeting for an image make-over for the government on a day when Congress began its foot march against the land bill from the symbolical Bhatta Parsaul village.
An estimated 9 lakh devotees witnessed the world famous 'Ratha Yatra' of Lord Jagannath on Wednesday with religious fervour, enthusiasm and a spirit of camaraderie amid tight security.
The panel will be asked to give report by March-April next year.
The India Meteorological Department said rainfall would be accompanied by gale wind speed reaching 140 to 150 kmph and gusting to 165 kmph along and off Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts.
