”Orissa” News

India's top court clears Posco, Vedanta projects in key rulings

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's top court Friday cleared South Korean steel giant Posco's plan for a 12-billion-dollar plant in a controversial case seen pitting farmers' interests against growing industrial development.
08 9 2008 10:50AM (...more)

Rains kill seven, displace over two million in India

KOLKATA (AFP) - Flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain in eastern India killed seven more people and displaced more than two million, officials said Wednesday.
06 19 2008 5:00PM (...more)

Police, Maoist rebels battle in India

BHUBANESHWAR, India - At least 13 Maoist rebels and six paramilitary soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in eastern India on Monday, days after carefully coordinated rebel attacks killed 13 police and two civilians.
02 19 2008 2:02AM (...more)

Villagers take POSCO officials hostage in Orissa

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Four officials from South Korean steelmaker POSCO were abducted on Saturday in Orissa by villagers protesting against a planned $12 billion project, a company spokesman and police said.
10 13 2007 9:04PM (...more)

Maoists shut down NALCO mine in Orissa, 14 dead

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – Maoist rebels killed 10 policemen in Orissa and shut down a mine operated by state-run National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) as they stepped up attacks ahead of a general election. Police said
04 16 2009 12:37AM (...more)

Bride among 15 killed as train rams car in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) – A train rammed into a crowded jeep returning from a wedding in Orissa on Sunday, killing 15 people including the bride, officials and eyewitnesses said. An express
02 25 2009 9:48PM (...more)

Vedanta ready to begin bauxite mining in Orissa

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vedanta Resources Plc said it is ready to start mining bauxite in Orissa and will show next month that it is complying with court orders so
01 24 2009 4:42AM (...more)

FACTBOX - Religious clashes in Orissa

Reuters - The murder of a Hindu religious leader in Orissa has sparked violent clashes between Hindus and Christians that have killed at least 11 people this week.
08 28 2008 6:43PM (...more)

Villagers burn woman accused of being witch

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - An Indian woman accused of witchcraft was beaten, gagged and burnt to death in a remote eastern village, police said on Friday.
05 31 2008 4:28AM (...more)

Bear mauls five people to death in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - A bear jumped on a group of people passing through a cashew plantation in Orissa, killing five and injuring several, police said on Wednesday.
05 1 2008 2:34AM (...more)