Topic: Orissa

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the verdict of Orissa High Court that had quashed the state government nominated...

It's Avatar, but for real

Walking with the Comrades by Arundhati Roy Penguin ?????. In the blockbuster science fiction film Avatar, unbridled capitalism has left the Earth...

Special incentives for non-mineral investors

Orissa which has attracted investments worth over Rs 9 lakh crore across sectors, mostly from mineral-based industries, is open to incorporate...

Death toll hits 79 in Indian floods

The death toll from severe flooding in the eastern Indian state of Orissa has risen to 79 with an estimated five million people affected, local officials said on Wednesday.Two bouts of extremely heavy rain this month have led rivers to burst ...
Indian air force helicopters dropped food parcels and hundreds of boats shuttled stranded people to safer ground as surging floodwaters hit eastern...

60 dead, four million affected in India floods

Sixty people have died and four million have been affected by flooding in eastern India that has led to a major relief effort from local and international aid agencies, officials said Monday."It's tough to cope with two successive floods within ...

26 die in Indian floods, 200,000 evacuated

At least 26 people have died and nearly 200,000 have been evacuated as a result of massive flooding in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, a minister said on Thursday.The floods were triggered by torrential monsoon rains across Orissa, causing ...
State-run Korea Electric Power Corp. subsidiary Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement with Sahara India Power Corp. Ltd. to...
NEW Vedanta Resources PLC's (VED. LN) bauxite mining project in eastern India hasn't received environmental clearance, the government said over the...
Photos of the day selected by the Photo Editors at the National Post. . View yesterday's gallery. REUTERS/Philip Brown. A boy smiles as he runs...