http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 11 May 2012 06:09:52 GMT Fri, 11 May 2012 06:09:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Tourism_at_Odisha_sanctuary_falls_prey_to_Maoists_128129 Sunabeda (Odisha), May 11 (IANS) It is home to over 30 tigers and many more leopards. But Odisha's Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary is still failing to attract wildlife enthusiasts and tourists due to the fear of Maoists, say forest officials. &nbsp... Fri, 11 May 2012 06:09:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Lawyers_enforce_12hour_shutdown_in_Odisha_128006 Bhubaneswar: A 12-hour shutdown called by lawyers Tuesday demanding action against a woman district collector for allegedly misbehaving with some of their colleagues hit normal life in parts of western Odisha, police said.The lawyers were protes... Tue, 08 May 2012 09:06:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_does_not_want_foreigners_in_Maoistaffected_areas_127924 Bhubaneswar: Odisha has decided to discourage visits by foreigners to Maoist-affected areas, Tourism Minister Prafulla Samal said Thursday."We will tell all the tour operators not to take foreign tourists, for the time being, to the areas wh... Fri, 04 May 2012 04:43:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Two_kidnappings_Maoists_release_MLA_hold_on_to_collector__127735 Balipeta (Odisha)/Raipur, April 26 (IANS) Freedom for one, continuing captivity for the other. Maoist guerrillas Thursday released Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka more than a month after they kidnapped him but their comrades in neighbouring Chhattisg... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:10:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Maoists_release_Odisha_legislator_Hikaka_127698 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Thursday released Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka in the state's Koraput district after holding him captive for more than a month.Reporters and photographers surrounded a relieved and healthy looking Hikaka as he came with a... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:00:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_plan_peoples_court_to_decide_fate_of_Hikaka_127461 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Wednesday accused the Odisha government of not taking steps on their demands and announced they would decide the fate of legislator Jhina Hikaka, who is in their captivity since the past over three weeks, in a peoples' court... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:28:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_offers_to_withdraw_cases_as_hostage_crisis_worsens_127401 Bhubaneswar: With the hostage crisis worsening and a day to go before the deadline set by the Maoists lapses, Odisha Tuesday offered to withdraw cases against people named by the rebels in exchange for the release of state legislator Jhina Hikak... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:33:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_speeds_up_process_to_secure_legislators_release_127231 Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday said it is speeding up the process to secure the release of Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka who has been held hostage by Maoists for the past 20 days.Home Secretary U.N. Behera said steps are being taken for t... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:33:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_release_Italian_hostage_MLA_still_missing__127179 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Thursday released Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo after keeping him in captivity for nearly a month, officials said as the fate of another hostage, Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka, contin... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:36:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_release_Italian_hostage_127128 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Thursday released Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo after keeping him hostage for nearly a month, sources said.He had been kidnapped with another Italian, Claudio Colangelo, from a forested area of Kandhamal district March 14... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:51:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Maoist_leaders_wife_freed_Odisha_hostage_crisis_continues_127048 Bhubaneswar: An Italian and an Odisha legislator continued to be in the custody of Maoists Tuesday even as a top rebel's wife - whose release from jail had been demanded as one of the conditions to set free the hostages - was acquitted by a cour... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:48:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hostage_crisis_Odisha_yet_to_decide_on_fresh_demands_126996 Bhubaneswar: Odisha has yet to decide on the latest Maoist demands for the release of an Italian and a legislator being held captive by the rebels since last month, even as the deadline given by the abductors ends Tuesday."We have yet to de... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:30:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_crisis_Uncertainty_over_hostages_release__126946 Bhubaneswar: Odisha's efforts to secure the release of an Italian tour operator and a state legislator kidnapped by the Maoists last month plunged into uncertainty Sunday with the rebels failing to budge from their demands.Maoist leader Sabyasa... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:49:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_refuse_to_release_Italian_hostage_126895 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Friday refused to release the Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo they have kept hostage in Odisha since March 14, though the government has offered a swap.Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda in an audio message which was aired b... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:28:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_hostages_Maoists_yet_to_respond_to_swap_offer_126884 Bhubaneswar: Two mediators Friday sought clarification from the Odisha government on its swap offer to secure the release of an Italian and a state legislator from Maoist captivity and also said the rebels had not responded to it yet.The interl... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:03:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hostage_crisis_Odisha_to_release_27_prisoners_126801 Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to facilitate the release of 27 prisoners, including eight Maoists, to secure the release of an Italian tourist and a legislator, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Wednesday.The Maoists have held ... Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:53:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_reiterate_demands_to_release_Italian__126718 Bhubaneswar: Maoists holding one of the two Italians hostage since March 14 reiterated Monday that the government must concede their demands in order to secure his release.Sabyasachi Panda, a rebel leader known as Sunil, said in a latest audio ... Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:06:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Odisha_Maoists_yet_to_respond_to_mediators_appeal_126672 Bhubaneswar: Maoists are yet to respond to the appeal made by their mediators two days ago to release an Italian held hostage by them in Odisha since March 14, an official said Monday.  "There has been no response from the Maoists so... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:38:16 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hope_of_Italians_release_brighten_after_mediators_appeal_126654 Bhubaneswar: The chances of an early release of the second kidnapped Italian, held by Maoists in Odisha since March 14, brightened with the rebel-appointed mediators Saturday expressing satisfaction with the government's stand and appealing for ... Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:09:04 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Odisha_to_decide_on_rescuing_hostages_Chidambaram_126645 New Delhi: Backing the Odisha government's approach on talks with the Maoists for the safe release of an abducted Italian and a legislator, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said any decision on using force to rescue them will have to be ta... Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:30:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_release_one_abducted_Italian_126426 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Sunday released one of the two Italian hostages they had abducted March 14. The rebels said they will release the other Italian only after the government fulfills some of their demands.After his release Claudio Colangelo sa... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:40:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Odisha_hostage_crisis_Talks_suspended_after_legislators_abduction_126375 Bhubaneswar: Talks to secure release of two Italians kidnapped by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the kidnapping of a ruling party legislator and the killing of a police officer by the rebels in the state.After holding several h... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:55:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Odisha_capable_of_handling_legislators_kidnapping_Congress_126374 New Delhi: The Congress Saturday said the Odisha government was capable of handling the situation arising out of the kidnapping of a ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator, though the central government has provided help whenever needed.Reactin... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:44:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_abduct_Odisha_MLA__126360 Bhubaneswar: Maoists abducted a legislator of Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) early Saturday, police said.About 100-150 armed rebels abducted Jhina Hikaka, 37, from a hilly area between Koraput and Laxmipur, about 500 km from state capit... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:56:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Italian_hostage_crisis_Interlocutors_want_presence_of_jailed_Maoist_leader_126334 Bhubaneswar: Talks to secure the safe release of two Italians taken hostage by Maoists since over a week in Odisha's Kandhamal district resumed here Friday amid a demand by the interlocutors that a top jailed Maoist leader be included in the ne... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:05:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Pantnagar/BJD_wins_in_Odisha_126239 Bhubaneswar: Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday won the Athagarh assembly by-election, defeating the Congress by over 47,000 votes.Former sports minister Ranendra Pratap Swain got 87,604 votes while Congress' Suresh Mohapatra trail... Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:56:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Kidnapped_Italians_Maoists_name_interlocutors_extend_deadline_126151 Bhubaneswar: Maoists Monday extended the dead line for release of the two Italian nationals they abducted five days ago, and named three interlocutors to begin a dialogue with the Odisha government. A rebel leader who called himself as Sunil ann... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Maoists_abduct_two_Italians_in_Odisha_126093 Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Leftwing rebels abducted two Italians from a forested area in India's eastern Odisha state, an official said Sunday. The Indian government has informed Italy about the incident and its efforts at trying to get them release... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:33:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Features/_Chandipur_beach_Where_the_sea_disappears_suddenly__125953 Chandipur (Odisha), (IANS) Have you seen the sea disappear in front of your eyes? A unique phenomenon rarely seen anywhere else, the sea recedes by as much as five kilometres every day on the Chandipur beach in eastern India, not just enthralling th... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:03:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Odisha_protests_neglect_in_railway_budget_125926 Bhubaneswar: Non-Congress parties, including Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Thursday held separate demonstrations to protest the state's alleged neglect in the railway budget for 2012-13.  Hundreds of BJD activists came out ... Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:17:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Opposition_rejects_charge_sheet_on_Odisha_gang_rape_125711 Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha Monday rejected the police charge sheet on the alleged gang rape of a woman in the state and demanded a CBI probe to unearth the truth.   "We condemn the... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:07:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Special_programmes_mark_Biju_Patnaiks_birth_anniversary_125482 Bhubaneswar: Several programmes was organised to pay tribute to former state chief minister and legendary leader Biju Patnaik on his 96th birth anniversary in Odisha, an official said Monday.While thousands of men and women participated in a mi... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:04:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Arrest_of_exminister_sought_in_Odisha_gang_rape_125467 Bhubaneswar: Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) P.L. Punia Monday sought the arrest of former Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy in connection with the gang rape of a woman in the state.  "Maha... Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:39:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/Posco_seeks_lifting_of_curbs_on_project_site_entry_125331 Bhubaneswar: Posco-India, a subsidiary of South Korean steel major Posco, Thursday asked Odisha to lift the restriction on entering the site of its proposed steel plant in the state to carry out project work.The local authorities restricted the... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:19:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Nuns_rape_Apex_court_stays_trial_in_Odisha_124540 New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday stayed the trial in the alleged rape of a nun during the 2008 communal violence in Odisha.The victim alleged that Aug 25, 2008, at the height of the communal riots in Kandhamal district, she was attacked by a ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:58:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/____Green_lobby_wants_Odisha_projects_impact_reaudited_124504 Bhubaneswar: A network of civil society organisations Monday urged authorities to re-visit the environment impact assessment (EIA) carried out for different projects in Odisha, as many of those "undervalued" the damage.  Water I... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:49:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/India_successfully_testfires_missile_interceptor_124368 Bhubaneswar: India Friday tested a ballistic missile interceptor from a defence base in Odisha to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles, a senior defence official said.The indigenous Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was fire... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:21:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Hooch_kills_24_in_Odisha__124324 Bhubaneswar: At least 24 people died in Odisha after consuming spurious liquor laced with medicines, authorities said.The victims from Cuttack and Khordha districts fell ill Tuesday after taking the drink that officials said contained drugs used... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:06:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/_Bird_flu_Odisha_begins_culling_poultry_birds_124103 Bhubaneswar: Veterinarians and state officials Thursday began culling poultry birds in parts of Odisha's Khordha district after bird flu was detected in the area.  District Collector Roopa Mishra said the culling operation was started in ... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:37:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Odisha_gangrape_One_suspect_arrested__124052 Bhubaneswar: After a public outcry, the Odisha government Tuesday asked police to probe the alleged gangrape of a woman in Puri district nearly a month and a half ago. A criminal case was registered against four people and one of them was arrest... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:58:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Four_booked_for_Odisha_gangrape_after_mounting_pressure_124037 Bhubaneswar: After pressure from the public and direction from the higher authorities, Odisha Police Tuesday registered a criminal case against four people for the alleged gangrape of a woman in the Puri district nearly a month and a half ag... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:52:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/Odisha_alerts_officials_after_test_confirms_bird_flu_124007 Bhubaneswar: Odisha has alerted all its district authorities in view of the detection of a bird flu case in the state, an official said Monday."The government sent samples of around 300 birds, mostly crows and poultry, to the High Securi... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:35:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Children_shoot_tough_questions_at_Nobel_laureates_123873 Bhubaneswar: Why does hair turn grey as we grow old? Why can't water available on the moon be brought to earth? These were some of the questions posed by children to Nobel laureates participating in the Indian Science Congress (ISC) here.Some of... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:47:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/India_needs_more_women_scientists_says_Nirupama_Rao_123846 Bhubaneswar: Calling for out-of-the-box thinking to harness the potential of science, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao Thursday called for increased participation and retention of women scientists for overall development of the nation.In... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:55:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Make_your_home_free_from_corruption_Kalam_tells_children_123813 Bhubaneshwar: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Wednesday appealed to schoolchildren participating in the Indian Science Congress (ISC) here to work to make their home free from corruption.Answering questions fielded by some students present ... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:24:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/PM_says_China_overtaking_Indian_science_RD_spending_to_double_123791 Bhubaneswar: Admitting that India's position in the world of science was being overtaken by countries like China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday announced that spending on research and development (R&D) would more than double by th... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:35:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Science/PM_for_changing_face_of_Indian_science_RD_spending_to_go_up_123780 Bhubaneshwar: India's position in the world of science was being overtaken by countries like China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday and announced that spending on research and development (R&D) would go up two percent of the GDP ... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:23:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/PM_arrives_in_Bhubaneswar_123767 Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Monday evening to inaugurate the 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC) Tuesday, an official said.Odisha Governor M.C. Bhandare, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and leaders of the opposition Con... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:23:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Orissa/Security_stepped_up_in_Bhubaneswar_ahead_of_PMs_visit_123755 Bhubaneswar: Authorities have stepped up security in Odisha ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state capital Bhubaneswar Monday.Manmohan Singh is slated to arrive in the evening and spend the night at the Raj Bhavan, the offi... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:50:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Bhubaneshwar/PrithviII_missile_test_postponed_123552 Bhubaneswar: India Wednesday postponed the test of its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha due to a technical snag, a defence official said."The test was postponed due to a technical snag," S.P. Dash, directo... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:43:27 GMT