- Flood action plan: Orissa to spend Rs 1,208 cr in 45 days
Seeking an early release of assistance from CRF, Orissa government today earmarked spending of Rs 1208 cr
01 Oct, 2011, 04.31 PM IST
- 27 deaths in Orissa flood, relief operations intensified
With seven more deaths, the toll in the current spell of Orissa flood rose to 27, as the state government today intensified relief operatio...
27 Sep, 2011, 04.15 PM IST
- 11 die, Orissa flood maroons 3003 villages
With the flood situation in northern Orissa further worsening, the state government today intensified air-dropping of food packets
25 Sep, 2011, 03.55 PM IST
- IAF pressed into relief operation, flood to make Dussera a low key affair
The devastating floods ravaging 19 of the 30 districts and the possible flash flood in the coming weeks has forced the people to decide aus...
15 Sep, 2011, 11.20 PM IST
- Natural disaster-prone Orissa roping ISRO, NRSC
A decade after the natural calamity-prone Orissa got devastated by Super Cyclone, the Naveen Patnaik government is taking help of technolog...
29 Oct, 2009, 07.40 PM IST
- Orissa flood situation grim, toll rises to 36
Torrential rain has caused second flood in the state in less than a fortnight taking the toll to 36 and marooning hundreds of villages.
20 Jul, 2009, 10.02 PM IST
- 16 killed in flash flood in Orissa, more rains forcast
The clouds have struck with a vengeance Orissa with at least 16 people killed in the flash floods. In the past 48 hours.
14 Jul, 2009, 08.12 PM IST
- BJD ready to sit in Opposition, not to support UPA
As the UPA was poised to form government at the Centre, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Saturday ruled out extending support to the Congress-...
16 May, 2009, 07.59 PM IST
- Artists lend a brush to flood victims
Auction house Saffronart’s charity sale for Bihar and Orissa flood relief efforts has generated collections of around Rs 4 crore.
18 Nov, 2008, 01.24 AM IST
- Orissa flood situation worsens
Flood situation in Orissa worsened today after 43 new breaches on embankments in Mahanadi delta region submerged more areas even as the del...
25 Sep, 2008, 01.46 PM IST
- Heavy rains pound India; 163 killed over 4 days
Most of the dead were from Uttar Pradesh
23 Sep, 2008, 01.40 PM IST
- Flood worsens in Orissa
Orissa is battling to save lakhs of people trapped by overflowing rivers.
22 Sep, 2008, 02.38 AM IST
- Naveen seeks Rs 1,500 cr from Centre for flood-hit Orissa
Orissa government on Saturday asked the Centre to declare it as a national disaster and immediately release Rs 1,500 crore as assistance fr...
20 Sep, 2008, 10.13 PM IST
- Orissa flood scene worsens, 7 breaches in Mahanadi system
Mahanadi, caused at least 7 breaches and swept away many villages.
20 Sep, 2008, 12.05 PM IST
- Govt nods for flood management policy
The government has agreed in principle to formulate a comprehensive policy on flood management, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
27 Nov, 2007, 01.19 PM IST
- Floods disrupt road communication in south Orissa
Floods in Rushikulya river in south Orissa have disrupted road communication at two places while three reservoirs in Ganjam district were o...
07 Aug, 2007, 01.05 PM IST
- 'We can choose our friends... not our neighbours'
Manmohan Singh on Monday said peace talks between India and Pakistan can’t proceed unless the latter shows its commitment to dismantle terr...
29 Aug, 2006, 03.29 AM IST